Free the Optimus
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About Free the Optimus
Free The Optimus is an Asheville, North Carolina based hip hop collective focused on bringing improvisational lyricism to jazz influenced boom bap soundscapes. C.Shreve defines Free the Optimus as “a call to action—to set free our optimal ability & our optimistic perspective, and to transform the world around us.” In live performance form, FTO consists of C.Shreve the Professor and Mike L!VE on vocals, DJ Jet on the turntables, and a rotating selection of guest MCs & musicians. The jazz / hip hop mindset of free form improvisation and collaboration is a vital component to the FTO live experience, as songs and structure are often tossed aside in favor of the energy and groove of the moment. Free The Optimus has toured and shared stages with The Hieroglyphics, Cannibal Ox, Nappy Roots, Talib Kweli, DJ Enuff, Big K.R.I.T., Three 6 Mafia, Guilty Simpson, BJ the Chicago Kid, Planet Asia, Blueprint, The Palmer Squares, Tanya Morgan, Illogic, Rapper Big Pooh, and many more. FTO has performed at Hopscotch Music Festival, Blue Plum Festival, Beats and Bars Festival, Harvest Boone, Hidden In The Hollow, DURM Hip Hop Summit, Boone in Blossom, Raleigh Fall Music Festival, and GURP Fest. C.Shreve's new project "Daddy Love To Rap" released December 2017 as did "The Lost Files". Both are available on all outlets. 2016 & 2015 Best Hip Hop Group in the Carolinas 1) Free your optimistic perspective 2) Do your best 3) Transform the world soundcloud.com/freetheoptimus
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Genres:
Alternative Rap, Rap, Hip Hop
Band Members:
C.Shreve the Professor, Mike L!VE, DJ Jet
No upcoming shows
Send a request to Free the Optimus to play in your city
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Similar Artists On Tour
concerts and tour dates
Past
FEB
02
2024
Asheville, NC
Different Wrld
I Was There
SEP
16
2022
Asheville, NC
Static Age Records
I Was There
MAR
28
2020
Boone, NC
The TAPP Room
I Was There
MAR
18
2020
San Antonio, TX
Limelight
I Was There
MAR
17
2020
Austin, TX
Santa Cruz Studio Theater
I Was There
MAR
13
2020
Asheville, NC
Asheville Music Hall
I Was There
Show More Dates
About Free the Optimus
Free The Optimus is an Asheville, North Carolina based hip hop collective focused on bringing improvisational lyricism to jazz influenced boom bap soundscapes. C.Shreve defines Free the Optimus as “a call to action—to set free our optimal ability & our optimistic perspective, and to transform the world around us.” In live performance form, FTO consists of C.Shreve the Professor and Mike L!VE on vocals, DJ Jet on the turntables, and a rotating selection of guest MCs & musicians. The jazz / hip hop mindset of free form improvisation and collaboration is a vital component to the FTO live experience, as songs and structure are often tossed aside in favor of the energy and groove of the moment. Free The Optimus has toured and shared stages with The Hieroglyphics, Cannibal Ox, Nappy Roots, Talib Kweli, DJ Enuff, Big K.R.I.T., Three 6 Mafia, Guilty Simpson, BJ the Chicago Kid, Planet Asia, Blueprint, The Palmer Squares, Tanya Morgan, Illogic, Rapper Big Pooh, and many more. FTO has performed at Hopscotch Music Festival, Blue Plum Festival, Beats and Bars Festival, Harvest Boone, Hidden In The Hollow, DURM Hip Hop Summit, Boone in Blossom, Raleigh Fall Music Festival, and GURP Fest. C.Shreve's new project "Daddy Love To Rap" released December 2017 as did "The Lost Files". Both are available on all outlets. 2016 & 2015 Best Hip Hop Group in the Carolinas 1) Free your optimistic perspective 2) Do your best 3) Transform the world soundcloud.com/freetheoptimus
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Genres:
Alternative Rap, Rap, Hip Hop
Band Members:
C.Shreve the Professor, Mike L!VE, DJ Jet
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