Lyricist Lounge
The Lyricist Lounge is a hip hop showcase of rappers, emcees, DJs, and Graffiti artists. It has spawned the album "Lyricist Lounge, Volume One", "Lyricist Lounge 2" and "", as well as a television show, "The Lyricist Lounge Show". The Lyricist Lounge was founded in 1991 by hip hop aficionados Danny Castro and Anthony Marshall. It was a series of open mic events hosted in a small studio apartment in the Lower East Side section of New York City.