Various factions love Hip Hop in different ways. The ballers love the flashy side of Hip Hop with bottles at tables, twerking, and bling. The underground backpacking types love Boom Bap beats, deft lyricism, and repping for the culture. Most of the shows that reach Asia are the former because plane tickets to the other side of the world are expensive and Flo Rida is a more accessible artist than Del the Funky Homosapien. This upcoming Wednesday, backpackers, real heads, and anyone who loves underground or middle-ground Hip Hop should rejoice because Melting Part is bringing Stones Throw artists Knxwledge and Mndsgn to Taipei on Wednesday June 18.

Knxwledge has been making music since the Myspace days and he’s won two Grammys, one with Kendrick Lamar and one with Anderson .Paak ground NxWorries. Does that mean that he’s above ground? With beats made for artists like Joey Bada$$ and Earl Sweatshirt, Knxwledge straddles both worlds perfectly. Mndsgn has put out three albums on Stones Throw and fuses Jazz, Soul, and Psychedelic into beats for artists like Doja Cat and Tyler, the Creator.

Melting Part’s party will also feature a who’s who of Taiwan’s underground with live beats made by NOD TOWN [including _tarolin, Pololu, Rodionn, Kool Klone, WADE DAO], DJs Buythat5 and. Kool Klone, host WADE DAO and dancers Lil Jiang 小蔣, Anon, Nicole 向晴, and QD.

This is a spectacle not to be missed by anyone who has love for that thing they call Hip Hop.

Check out more information at Melting Part’s Instagram below.