Coffee Shop Hip Hop is a full-service showcase brand focused on creating unique hip hop experiences. Their events are typically hosted in smaller, more intimate settings such as coffee shops, skate shops, record stores, lounges, and anywhere else willing to have a diverse showcase of music.

They provide an alternative to what is considered at times to be an unfavourable genre. Their goal is to show that hip hop events can be a positive influence and shown in a more sophisticated light.

LLIS IT (emcee)

This Na Hoku Award winning emcee hails from Honolulu, Hawaii.

One third of Hawaiian hip hop collective Super Groupers, ILLIS IT is known for his dominating stage presence and intense performances.

Constantly collaborating with musicians from almost any genre, ILLIS IT is also an established tattoo artist and competitive Muay Thai fighter.  ILLIS IT has shared the stage with Murs, Del The Funky Homosapien, and Aceyalone to name a few.

Syntax Vernac (emcee)

This emcee has won multiple OCMA's (Orange County Music Awards) with his California-based hip hop group Speach Impediments, who went on to win the award for "Best Hip Hop" two years in a row.

Constantly touring both with Speach Impediments and as a solo act, Syntax Vernac has over a thousand live performances and double-digits worth of album releases under his belt. Doubling as a Keep Records label rep, this accomplished emcee also helps other artists with management and execution of their projects.

Syntax Vernac has shared the stage with Wu Tang Clan, Hieroglyphics, and Talib Kweli to name a few.

This is a video of the two artists shot while on tour in Hawaii: No Peers - Syntax Vernac (ft. ILLIS IT)