SET THE SMITH

Enter THE SMITH: SET THE SMITH is of the first generation to not know life before Hip-Hop music and culture. SET's older brother Gage and father Charles C. Lockhart II, had a hand in creating that scene in Minneapolis. At the suggestion of Gage, Charles Sr. formed one of city's' first Rap Crews - The I.R.M (Immortal Rap Masters) Crew. He put them on his own label and did Minnesota's first full scale Hip-Hop shows in local venues that had never seen such concerts. SET showed an interest and talent for Hip-Hop music at 5.At 5 he was masterfully creating and running drum patterns with his mouth.

SET began rhyming two years later at age 7. His brother and Siddiq Sayers (of Rhyme Sayers Entertainment) formed a crew called "Brigade" which merged with another called "Genesis". He and the others in Genesis/Brigade played Hip-Hop's "Renaissance" or "Rebirth", which happened in the very late 80's thru the mid to late 90's. It was during a few of these shows SET THE SMITH free-styled in front of crowds of people at the age of 13 in a downtown nightclub called the Rogue. Fast-forward to today through years of blood sweat and tears and you have the return/emergence of that 100% EMCEE.

Past Shows


Jan
4
th
2020
7th St Entry
Jan
4
th
2020
7th St Entry

KRUSH GROOVE

80s Hip Hop Theme Show!
with Truth Maze, Delite, SMOKE DEE and more!
Jan
4
th
2019
7th St Entry
Jan
4
th
2019
7th St Entry

Truth Maze, Truth Maze and SET THE SMITH

with DJ SUPREME and B-Boy Popping Showdown with GEE WIZZ and KING T. FREEZE

More Shows

Jun
18
th
Palace Theatre
Jun
9
th
7th St Entry

Mei Semones

May
30
th
First Avenue

Solid Pink Disco with DJ Trixie

with Daya and DJ Mateo Segade
May
11
th
First Avenue

Julien Baker & TORRES