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X-WR-CALNAME:Slick Rick w/ Retro Kidz & Tight Work Army backed by live
	 band in New York City at Highline Ballroom - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Slick Rick w/ Retro Kidz & Tight Work Army backed by live band
DESCRIPTION:From Highline Ballroom:Slick Rick w/ Retro Kidz & Tight Wo
	rk Army backed by live band | Highline Ballroom | 431 W 16 St [bret 8 
	& 9 Ave] | 9-12a | $18 adv. $20 door | highlineballroom.com\nFrom Buy 
	Tickets at Ticketmaster.com!: Slick Rick with Live Band November 28\,2
	008 Concert starts @ 9PM Doors open @ 7PM Tickets $18.00 in advance$20
	.00 day of show. Buy Tickets Online [more]  General Admission Standing
	 Room Only / All Ages / Full Dinner Menu Available Hearkening back to 
	the days when "Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" was on the tube\, "House Party
	" was on the big screen and Hammer ruled the radio\, the RETRO KIDZ ar
	e in the building -- and trust us\, you won't miss them. Draped in the
	 freshest late 80's and early 90's gear and emanating feel-good vibes 
	of yesteryear that today's blinged-out hip-hop seems to have shed\, th
	e colorful crew comprised of high school friends Sur Fresh Alot\, Firs
	t Lady\, Lucky a.k.a Gumby\, Kool Kid\, Joeski\, Ill Will\, J.Smooth a
	nd SkyTell are the latest signees to the new game-changing and genre-b
	ending lifestyle label\, BROBOT\, started by Aahmek Richards\, produce
	r Bryce Wilson and DJ/producer Junior Sanchez.  The Kidz's story picke
	d up steam months ago when one of dance music's most successful produc
	ers\, Armand Van Helden ("The Funk Phenomena\," "My My My"\, etc.) tol
	d Aahmek he was "looking for rappers with high-top fades" to star in t
	he video TriggerHappy was producing for his latest hit\, "I Want Your 
	Soul" -- a bright and fun video directed by New York sweetheart Vashti
	e. The story line follows a young guy who buys an old boom box on the 
	street\, and when he hits play\, it transports him back in time to the
	 early 90s. "And then the Retro Kidz pop up\," Van Helden says. "I've 
	had people tell me when they see the I Want Your Soul video\, 'Where d
	id you get the old school footage?' Friends at the shoot had huge smil
	es and were like\, 'Wow\, when you see them\, when they're right next 
	to you\, it just brings you back.'" The relationship didn't stop there
	 -- Van Helden offered to produce the group's debut single\, "New Era"
	\, an unapologetic\, break-heavy 90's dance reinvention that is now cu
	rrently available on iTunes. The track has garnered much love on NYC r
	adio -- starting when legendary DJ Funkmaster Flex dropped 8 bombs (ak
	in to a rewind) on HOT 97\, resulting in much media love for the Retro
	s from outlets like Vibe\, XXL\, URB\, Warp\, IQ\, AllHipHop.com\, Hip
	- Hop Weekly\, Yo! MTV Raps\, and BET.  The boys and their lovely Firs
	t Lady were even invited guests and performers at Diddy's Miami pad la
	st March. In fact\, the Retro Kidz have become quite the party starter
	s in New York\, known to roll up on a soiree and spur ear-to-ear smile
	s from everyone who sees them\, and\, according to Kool Kid\, lots of 
	double-takes. "Sometimes triple-takes\," he laughs from the Brobot stu
	dios in New York. "Sometimes people yell\, 'Big Daddy Kane! Kid N' Pla
	y!'\, and we love that we bring you that far back. Ultimately though\,
	 we are a movement. It doesn't have to be 80s. It doesn't have to be 9
	0s. We just want people to have fun again\, be stylish\, and express t
	hemselves." The Retro Kidz myspace page 
LOCATION:Highline Ballroom @ 431 West Sixteenth Street, New York, New 
	York 10011 United States
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