COLORBEARER OF ATHENS, GEORGIA LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1987
April 9, 2014

Curren$y, DJ Dark Knight

Friday, Apr. 11 @ Georgia Theatre

Onetime No Limit soldier Curren$y's lyrics, delivered as they are with his defiant Louisiana drawl, are nearly exclusively centered around one subject: weed. Unlike fellow enthusiast Wiz Khalifa, though, the New Orleans-born rapper deftly weaves various interrelated narratives into the dank, dense cloud of smoke, crafting warm, cloudy, often poignant low-riding bangers. Curren$y has experienced somewhat of a critical revival the last few years, collaborating with underground favorites like Alchemist (on the superb Covert Coup) and inviting Action Bronson and Freddie Gibbs to lend verses to his great new mixtape, The Drive-In Theatre. That effort bears a surprisingly old-school feel, jazzy organ samples providing a solidly organic basis for Curren$y's characteristic slow burn. Doors are at 9 p.m.

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