Hollywood Holt

May, 20. 2009 by Brian in Media, Music

So the other day I impulsively went to see Lady Sovereign at the Metro here in Chicago. Lady Sovereign has some good stuff (though she has an obnoxious habit of pouring her heinekens all over the crowd), but I was really there to see Chester French, who put on a really good live show. The other opener, Hollywood Holt I had never heard of. I arrived in the middle of his set only to discover that this guy was CRAZY, in all the best possible ways. Despite being like, 5 feet tall, and the FIRST opening act, he still had the modestly-sized crowd going nuts and following every command.

Along with Kanye, Kid Cudi, Lupe, the Cool Kids etc., Hollywood Holt is another Chicago artist, and leader of Chicago’s Murder Club Moped Crew. Two years ago he teamed up with his cousin, DJ/Producer, Million Dollar Mano, which was the “missing link to complete his persona.” He’s also a break-dancer and DJ, who describes his show as “like a punk-rock show, but its hip-hop music… the way I rock is crazy… I just go off.”

That sounds about right. Here are some clips: