Kansas City Hip-Hop Salutes 7th Heaven

Double down on the end of an era . .  .

Of course we're sad to see a local music institution go the way of the dodo.

Also . . .

It might be even worse that dead-tree media is the only outlet reporting the drama other than sappy social media posts where most of us learned this tragic news first . . .

For the past 50 years 7th Heaven, at 7621 Troost Ave. has been an institution for musicians in Kansas City’s underground hip-hop scene. With the store now shutting down, some of those artists who relied on the place to sell their sound, remember how it helped give them a start.

Originally opening as a record store selling a variety of music genres, the business flourished in the late 1990s and early 2000s by capitalizing on the talent of Kansas City hip-hop artists whose music was underrepresented at other music stores around the city.

Many local rappers wanted to break into the industry without the backing of a major record label, but that meant they had few options for getting their music out. That’s where 7th Heaven came in.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KC rappers remember impact of historic record store on local underground rap scene