Monthly open mic at Capri Theater hosted by Crystal “Azteca” Ruiz the first Monday of every month
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Plymouth Christian Youth Center and the Capri Theater’s next “Freedom of Xpression” will be Monday, Aug. 2, hosted by Crystal “Azteca” Ruiz.
The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the theater will be open for tech rehearsals and workshops between 6 and 7 p.m. “Freedom of Xpression” is free and open to the public. Artists can sign up between 5:30 and 7 p.m. the night of the event. Concesssions will be sold by the Capri Theater Apprentices.
The featured artist for August is hip hop artist and rapper Justice Akki-Aquil Brown. Born on May 16, 1993, “my father was gunned down, and in 1996 my older brother, and my two sisters were taken from my mom,” Justice explains. “We all ended up living together with my great-aunt Connie, moving back and forth from Denver to California.”
When Justice was five years old, he moved to Coon Rapids, and was first introduced to music in my suburban elementary school, “where they had a fine music program, and I excelled in it,” he says. His older brother started teaching Justice how to rap and to perform Hip Hop. In 2006 he started free styling and writing songs. He is currently recording his own “Mega” mix tapes. He is also preparing for college where he plans to study music and engineering.
June is Terrell Woods A.K.A Carnage The Executioner. A multi-task expert by nature, he is widely recognized for his mind-numbing lyrical dexterity, abnormal freestyling ability, boundless energy on both stage & songs, and uncanny knack to compose musical symphonies with his mouth and body through beat boxing. Years of performing locally & touring nationally, as well as collaborating with countless musicians from all genres has contributed to Carnage’s constant progression and helped him develop a knack for teaching. He teaches both private and group beatboxing lessons in community and school settings, extensively covering the fundamentals of beatboxing while adding in components of basic rhyme/rap-writing structure.
Carnage’s aptitude for forming a bond with just about any musician or artist both artistically and personally has enabled his steady rise and current success. Carnage’s unwavering work ethic and kind heart have earned him the respect of many of Independent and commercial music’s most reputable artists. He has been featured on over 50 releases and spends a great number of hours per month in the studio composing new material.
Carnage has been called one of the top 5 rappers in MN in the Star Tribune, and, “The emcee to keep your eyes on”, in The Minneapolis City Pages. His mixtape, “The Carnology Vol. 0.5 EP” nominated as ‘One of the Top 10 Albums That Matter In The Past 2 Years’ in the Star Tribune. Carnage was also nominated for a Minnesota Music Award for ‘Best Hip Hop Artist/Group’ in 2006 for his work as beat boxer with Desdamona (the two go by the name of Ill Chemistry).
For more information, contact Crystal at cruiz@pcyc-mpls.org. For information about the upcoming “Freedom of Xpression” session, please visit the Capri Calendar.
