Aw yeah, this is where it’s at for all you hepcats and kittens looking to get smitten with some new sounds from your hometown. If you’re a follower of local hip-hop blog 2Ls On a Cloud — and you should be — then you’re already pumped. Anything 2Ls puts together you know is gonna bring some serious heat. This summer’s installment of the ongoing Birth of the Originals series brings Isaiah Rashad — possibly the dopest rapper to come out of Chattanooga, um, ever — ATL’s Scotty, plus hugely talented yet still under-the-radar locals S.T.A.N., Finess, Brian Cameron and Bohemian Hype Cult. But it’s not all wildin’ out and whoopin’ it up — as the folks at 2Ls are a socially conscious lot, they’re using their event as way to educate on the issue of teen suicide in our community.
— Sean L. Maloney