Brooklyn MC Your Old Droog

Your Old Droog Sat 5/31 at the Metro! For More About The Metro Click Here

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Your Old Droog is always working, sharpening his tools as he grows his celebrated catalog. Born Dmitry Kutsenko in Ukraine and raised in Brooklyn, the prolific MC is known for his sardonic lyricism, and he’s clocked more than a decade in the trenches of independent hip-hop, collaborating with some of the genre’s best, including Mach-Hommy, Roc Marciano, and the late, great MF Doom.

Droog’s latest album, last year’s Movie, feels grander than much of his output to date, partly due to the beats provided by a heavy slate of producers, including Just Blaze and Harry Fraud. Among the standouts are the Madlib-produced banger “Care Plan,” which features a rare guest verse from hip-hop legend Yasiin Bey, and “Yodi Dodi,” where Droog raps about his homebody tendencies over a sweet loop of sliding bass and delicate flute.Most recently, Droog dropped the second release in his bare-bones “Witch in the Kitchen” series, for which he spits lines in an actual kitchen while his frequent collaborator, turntable legend Edan, handles the decks. For Chicago fans, it’s enough to whet the appetite for Droog’s upcoming concert at Metro. The stacked bill, assembled by local record label Closed Sessions, features beloved locals DJ RTC and Recoechi, Ohio rapper-producer Kipp Stone, and Queens hip-hop stalwart Meyhem Lauren. Some might recognize Lauren mainly from his work on Action Bronson’s globe-trotting, cuisine-gobbling Viceland show Fuck, That’s Delicious, but hip-hop fans know him first and foremost as an endearing MC with a respectable discography. (He’s got a joint album with DJ Muggs and Madlib, for crying out loud!) This show promises a night of ultra-impressive, modern boom-bap—grab your tickets while they last.