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Wednesday Night at The Morning Macchiato: The Nomad w/ Andre Mariette, MC Longshot, and more!

Last night, we went on an epic adventure to see some of the Twin Cities best talent in action. The night started at The Nomad, in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. Next, the Pourhouse in downtown Minneapolis, and we ended up making a surprise stop at Honey in a short distance away in northeast.

At The Nomad, amid the Minnesota Wild getting absolutely distroyed by the Saint Louis Blues, Andre Marriette and MC Longshot performed songs from their latest releases. Marriette dropped Cloud 8.9 two days ago available for purchase now, and MC Longshot dropped #FTP last week.

Cloud 8.9 has very smooth old school sounding productions, with lots of different elements including a sexy B3 organ sample in "Beer vs Champagne", and nice guitar elements in "Write My Wrongs" and "Pain and Pleasure"

"We all have it within ourselves, to take the extra step to make our sitiuation better. It comes from feeding people positivity. Its good to be able to feed people positivity in your music."

#FTP by MC Longshot was dedicated to all the unrest involving police brutality against black males. MC Longshot had no hesitation to speak out on such issues in songs such as "Let Me Live" and "Make A Difference" . With up tempo beats ringing in the back drop, Longshot looks to inspire social change and end racism against the minority community.

I applaud Longshot on his continued activism for the black community, that shines through his actions and through his music. We need more rappers who want to take charge and be the voice our black community is lacking, instead of worrying about profiting off music that promotes guns, violence and sex.

Also in attendance, Mike Mictlan of Doomtree, and Big Wiz with Big Jess, both from south Minneapolis. Earlier in the afternoon Andre posted on Twitter that a major label A&R executive contacted him about his music.

"I cant speak on it too much, but its really exciting and nerve wrecking, and its just going to take me to the next step. Its getting connected with the right person who believes in the music and wants to take us to the next level."

Don't worry Twin Cities, we'll have the exclusive when more information becomes available! Below are some clips from last night at The Nomad and also links to purchase Cloud 8.9 and #FTP!

Cloud 8.9 available for streaming on soundcloud :soundcloud.com/Mariettemusic

To purchase contact Andre at Mariettemusic@gmail.com

#FTP available for purchase at http://regularblackguy.com/album/ftp

Big Wiz and Big Jess at The Nomad

MC Longshot at The Nomad

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