Kosha Dillz & His Hustle To Happiness

Over the last several years I've had the opportunity to get to know MC Kosha Dillz and the privilege of watching his career and character evolve and blossom.  The man also known as Rami Even Esh has come along way from the formerly incarcerated KD Flow.  Graduating from freestyles and CD-R's to commercial releases in record stores and characters in video games.

2012 was quite the rollercoaster for Kosha Dillz - starting with a Super Bowl commercial and grinding through Paid Dues Festival, Warped Tour, Rock The Bells, tours with RZA, Matisyahu and Alex Clare, being in the BET Cypher and ultimately ending with what he does best - freestyles on stage.  All of his traveling certainly took a lot of effort and money, and also provided a platform for a lot of content creation.  Now he needs to edit all that content and he's reached out for donations so he can complete the documentary of his trials and tribulations - a film he calls Kosha Dillz Is Everywhere: The Hustle to Happiness.

Check out his clever Kickstarter video and then figure out if you've got a buck or two to send his way.  His Kickstarter campaign is here.

Ben Harper Announces Benefit Show at The Mint

One week from today, Ben Harper, a musician whose voice, energy and following could easily fill the El Rey Theatre, is taking his talents to The Mint. Not only will he be delivering a rather exclusive performance for the intimate venue, he'll also be generating money for a good cause.

This won't be Harper's first time either - he is a constant do-gooder, usually using music as his vehicle to create that good. He doesn't just kill you with kindness on stage - he does plenty off stage to help those less fortunate then him. On Monday September 19th he'll be doing good for Babette Ho to support her efforts to fight an advanced cancer.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday September 13, 2011 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased here.