kickbacksundays

The program that gives underground artists a chance to gather, network, and perform returns for its third season! We had a great 2nd Season and hope to deliver those real opportunities again, for those who are hungry to take it!

Remember, we welcome everyone! KICKBACK SUNDAYS is NOT only for underground artists, it is for DJs, Producers, photographers, videographers and anyone in between! There are always promoters in the crowd looking for new talent, so we encourage you to bring any type of promo material.

THE BASICS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1) Everyone is invited and Anyone is welcome.

2) We encourage networking, so to get the best out of your experience, bring all of your promotional material ie. CDs, flyers, business cards etc.

3) There is a sign-up sheet that opens on Sunday at 12NOON at SF2 NORTH (215 W. GREENS RD. Houston, TX 77067). HOWEVER, people do come early to secure a spot on the list, so be there as early as possible or have someone line up for you. People travel from out of town to get on the list, don’t miss out! YOU MAY NOT LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE STORE UNTIL 10AM due to safety reasons enforced by HPD. PLEASE FOLLOW these rules.

4) Underground, unsigned artists, may either sign up for a performance slot which is 5 minutes. In those 5 minutes you can do whatever you want.

5) You may also sign up for one of the 3 cyphers that we have.

*It is recommended that you follow us on twitter @kickbacksundays because we announce updates as well as changes if any should occur.

This Easter Sunday, after you are done hunting eggs, stop by SF2 South from 2pm – 5pm for some cool happenings!

We are having quite a few festivities!

FIRST, we are accepting artist submissions for a Summer Showcase that we are throwing. Please bring a CD with 2 of your best tracks to submit. We are looking for a few artists who are able to travel to other cities as well. Bring your best music, we will take it from there!

SECOND we will have 4 cyphers. Three regular and 1 final round. We wanna see the best since this is the weekend before the return of KICKBACK SUNDAYS. We wanna see who is serious! Who has the juice! The winner of the Cypher will automatically be in the FINAL ROUND as the wild card for the following week when KICKBACK SUNDAYS RETURNS!

THIRD, we have an in store Meet and Greet with AER. Look these guys up! They are really about to blow up! They are on a 30 city tour opening for Hoodie Allen! The next time these guys return to Houston, they will be so big you might not get this close! GO DJ Mankind will be running the music and Red Bull will be providing the drinks!!

Who The Fuck Is That White Boy?! Coming straight out of KICKBACK SUNDAYS, swinging for the fences, Luke Duke kept his promise. He told all of us, that he would give us something to hold us over while we are in the off-season of KBS. This is actually rare for our site! This is the second mix tape we have ever posted and the first we have ever provided for download.

We would definitely have to say, that Luke Duke is working. Since the end of KBS Season#2, he has been doing shows consistently and working with countless artists/producers to build his brand. He is one of the artists from our RAW TALENT Concert Series that is showing a lot of promise. We support Luke Duke and we think you should as well. Follow him on twitter @Luke_Duke409 and of course follow us @KICKBACKSUNDAYS.

Keep your eyes on Luke Duke, but for now, all that’s required is your ears! Download Luke Duke CHEMOTHERAPY here.

ALL STAR weekend is one week away and although KICKBACK SUNDAYS Season#3 does not resume until Spring, we thought we would give the city something to keep the peace!

FLAT FITTY, luxury headwear brand, SF2 clothing store and KICKBACK SUNDAYS present a DJ exhibition and cypher with special guest DJ Baby Chino!

There will be 3 DJs spinning in the exhibition, showcasing skills and diversity of style. Our special guest, the worlds youngest DJ aka DJ Baby Chino will be in the house as well. Just a fun time for ALL STAR weekend! There will also be 3 cyphers and a final cypher, we want to see who is best! We will be announcing via twitter the names of the DJs participating in the exhibition! Stay tuned! We are looking for a one more DJ, a wild card slot! Tweet us if you are down!

FLAT FITTY will be showing off their product of fresh and fly headwear, snaps, fitted, 5 panels etc. they have it all! There will be a lot of giveaways so don’t miss out on a dope event, that is FREE (which is unheard of during ALL STAR weekend).

Presented by Pushermania, check out Doughbeezy as he continues to build his name in Austin, TX.  Great job as always! Follow these people on twitter @Doughbeezy, @Pushermania, @itsshaybay and of course @kickbacksundays.

Special shout out to Matt, always supporting the real.

Filmed & Edited by: @itsshaybay of SNP Images

Check out C.I.T.Y. Chronicles! Someone has been working and it shows! We have been watching the progress since KICKBACK SUNDAYS. Besides being booked for multiple shows,  releasing a project that was well received, he has visuals to go with it. Oh and by the way, we love the website and vlog! Keep up the great work, we see everything.

Follow C.I.T.Y. on twitter @citychronicles and check him out here by clicking on the #RAWTALENT tab!

1) How long have you been rapping?  About 5 years

2) If I wasn’t rapping, I would be… doing something i dont love as much as rapping.

3) Where are you from? What is the hip hop/rap scene like where you are from?  Houston, Texas.  The rap scene is versatile in my eyes.  You have some rappers that stick to the orgins of houston rap.  Which emulate those like the screwed up click, ugk, the geto boys and the rest of the greats.  Then you have some trying to diversify the scene and experiment with other types of hip/hop, but still keep their southern roots instilled.  Which i think makes for great music.

4) How did you hear about KBS and what made you decide to attend?  A close friend of mine d.j blade told me about it.  His crew thw southstar dj’s were DJing the event in season one, and blade told me to come check it out.

5) Has KBS been beneficial to you and if so how?  Very much so.  I was one of ten artist chosen for the raw talent concert.  Ms. Susie and Ms. Teresa picked ten artist from kbs whom they felt were impressive, and i was blessed to be one of the ten.  It led to recording a cypher at studio 713 and recording a video for the cypher also.  Which all was proceeded with an opportunity to perform at warehouse live infront of 600 plus fans.  The show was a success and that led to the all the raw talent artists performing the cypher to open up a lil keke concert at warehouse live a couple months later.  Although things didnt stop there, i was offered a chance to open up for zero and trae at the house of blues.  Meaning more opportunities are yet to come, and im thankful.

6) What do you plan to do outside of KBS to advance your career? Continue to perfect my craft, and release my debut ep FLAMETIME.  Also continue to work hard and do my best to get my name out there and hopefully the skys the limit.

7) What are you currently working on? What projects if any have you released.  Flametime 1 & 2 are in the works.   Both are pretty much complete, just have to put the finishing touches on them(im a perfectionist).  Shout out to my producer southstar sounds.  He produced all the track on both eps.

8) Have you met anyone at KBS or as a result of KBS that you look up to?  I respect doughbeezy and where he has gotten. Were both from the southeast, we once recorded at the same studio back in 07, but never met lol.  I remember seeing him 3 years ago infront of bikini beach trying to sell his mixtape, and i actually freestyled against him trying to see what he had (thats just the competitor in me).  Fast forward 3 years and he has came a long way.  I respect his hard work and his consistency.  It has paid off….

9) Who are your influences and if you had to compare your style to someone, who would it be?  Growing up i listened to too short, 2pac,  The Dead end alliance, and mostly Lil Wayne and anything Cash Money.

10) Who do you believe is the best unsigned rapper in Houston and why?  I am, reason being is i feel i can make any type of song, cross-over to any genre,and i have multiple styles.  also i feel im an enterainer, i give my all on the stage.  I am a complete artist, i can do it all.