Armed with advice for the next generation and lots of thank-you notes, Open Mike Eagle’s funny and reflective ninth album seeks a sense of closure within his discography.
The phrase “rap show,” for the average person, likely evokes images of a bunch of teens and twentysomethings ready to mosh and go crazy. The scene at Beat Kitchen’s performance space a few minutes before Open Mike Eagle’s set, however, looked like something out of a mixer for divorced parents: The crowd was made up.