Introducing our second Queens-bred rapper (this one white... and shorter), the endangered children collector himself, Despot. This post is for the Def Jux/indie rap heads. Take a look at his music page and his feature page on the Def Jux website (this man is witty with his words). The album will be dropping soon (working title: "Balding Outta Control") but in the mean time, you can check him out on his US tour w/ Ratatat next month. The tour dates/locations are listed below.
 


In his own words: "Hello everyspace. friendly guys. last night I slept for one single hour. thank you for helping me through this difficult time of sleeping for one single hour. during these 60 minutes, I lost a fight in a dream. it was probably for the best, because I would have felt bad had I beaten that person up in said dream.

as such, I will be going on tour with RATATAT in 10 days. the tour lasts about a month and will be in the united states of america. this is the country in which I was born and raised and where we now use corn husks as currency as we did so long ago. please visit my myspace page or (soon) the definitive jux web site to check on dates. if I'm not coming to you now, I promise to come to you soon. if I come to you now and you do not come to me, we will never come to each other. come to me." -despot 



Despot US Tour Dates
Mar 21 2009 - Bogart’s w/RATATAT - Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 22 2009 - Crofoot w/RATATAT - Pontiac, Michigan
Mar 23 2009 - Metro w/RATATAT - Chicago, Illinois
Mar 24 2009 - Blue Note w/RATATAT - Columbia, Missouri
Mar 25 2009 - Slowdown w/RATATAT - Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 27 2009 - Aspen Gondola Plaza w/RATATAT - Aspen, Colorado
Mar 28 2009 - Knitting Factory w/RATATAT - Boise, Idaho
Mar 29 2009 - Showbox Sodo w/RATATAT - Seattle, Washington
Mar 30 2009 - Crystal Ballroom w/RATATAT - Portland, Oregon
Apr 1 2009 - Fillmore w/RATATAT - San Francisco, California
Apr 2 2009 - Fillmore w/RATATAT - San Francisco, California
Apr 3 2009 - The Catalyst w/RATATAT (SOLD OUT) - Santa Cruz, California
Apr 4 2009 - Hollywood Palladium w/RATATAT - Los Angeles, California
Apr 7 2009 - Stubbs w/RATATAT - Austin, Texas
Apr 8 2009 - Meridian w/RATATAT - Houston, Texas
Apr 9 2009 8:00P House of Blues w/RATATAT - New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 10 2009 - The Ritz w/RATATAT - Tampa, Florida
Apr 11 2009 - House of Blues w/RATATAT - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Apr 12 2009 - Revolution w/RATATAT - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida