Among the most innovative musical artforms rising from the underground, arguably hip-hop would vie for that distinction. From that fateful night in the Bronx in 1973, born from a lightning strike moment of DJ Kool Herc looping live breakbeats between record players, fast forward to the present as Rockwell Brewery is gearing up on Oct. 10 for an impressive lineup headlined by six Frederick affiliated hip-hop artists.

Each earned their “cred” after years of creative output. Each carved out their own lane in a city that hasn’t always embraced them. It’s a show being billed as “The Pillars,” referencing the artists still in the game who helped build the local hip-hop scene and repping it impactfully far beyond the DMV.

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