First-Annual KKFI Benefit Concert

Charles Larry, better known to the city’s hip-hop denizens as
F.L.O., wants to help support radio station KKFI 90.1. Having
grown up with Mz. Shai, host of the station’s Saturday night Show-Me
Mix Show, F.L.O. has a personal interest in making sure the station
and its DJs avoid the recessionary ax. As a local concert promoter,
F.L.O. estimates that he has put on more than 100 shows over the course
of six or seven years, all without a single incident of major violence.
(In the topsy-turvy world of underground rap shows, that’s a remarkable
feat.) F.L.O. has agreed to fully finance Saturday’s First-Annual
KKFI Benefit Concert, sending half of the evening’s proceeds to the
station. Standing proud on the roster — which is split between
rock bands and hip-hop artists — is local rap veteran James
Christos (pictured). F.L.O. describes Christos, whose rap career
spans more than a decade, as a “new millennium mixture of Kanye West
and Lil Wayne.” Joining Christos on the hip-hop portion of the night’s
roster are locals Joe Cool Xta-C, Swass Blasty, Royce Diamonds,
Overkill and R&B-reggae mixer VG. (The show begins at 8 p.m. with
the bands going first.) As the airwaves go digital, stations like 90.1
could use some extra dough. James Christos to the rescue?