Barring some unforeseen stroke of luck, this Metro show is one of the last times Little Brother will perform live—they’ll play only four more shows on their final tour, which ends on the Rock the Bells Cruise in late October. That’s it. Pardon the pun, but for the duo of Phonte Coleman and Thomas “Big Pooh” Jones, the hip-hop ship has sailed.

Little Brother got together in Durham, North Carolina, in the late 90s, and since their 2003 debut album, The Listening —produced almost exclusively by beat-making pillar 9th Wonder—they’ve been your fave’s fave for their core commitment to the craft of hip-hop. They use great samples that give you the feels, their production slaps, and their MCing is approachable yet deadly. It all makes for music that’s heartfelt, witty, and very, very Black.

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