Local Rap's Last Stand

"Yeah man, we're starting to build a buzz," he says. "More and more people are coming out... tonight's a little slow, but word is getting out there that a new hip-hop weekly has started."

Next Wednesday, Willie Evans Jr. from the Alias Brothers, the "N" Word, and Tough Junkie are coming down from Jacksonville to perform, along with a few local cats like the Benchwarmers and Kylla Bus. It's definitely a trek for the Jacksonville artists, but Delaini is hoping to build an alliance with other hip-hop artists throughout the state, and the Get Down is a big part of it.

"We want to get artists from other cities and bring 'em down here so that people can get a feel for hip-hop artists in other places and vice versa," Delaini says. "Hip-hop seems like it's dead right now but we want to keep the scene growing. Hopefully people will come out and support us."