Debut mixtapes don’t get much better than Donnis’ recent Diary of an ATL Brave, a stunning introduction to the charismatic upstart Atlanta rapper featuring some of the catchiest production that city has to offer. Perhaps the most head-turning debut since Kid Cudi’s breakthrough A Kid Named Cudi, ATL Brave has made Donnis an instant star in the hip-hop blogosphere. Donnis splits tonight’s bill with another favorite of the rap mixtape circuit, DJ Benzi, who’s been responsible for a slew of must-download mixes, including last year’s phenomenal Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas with Diplo and this year’s Get Right Radio: Summer 2009 mix with Chester French.
Donnis w/ DJ Benzi
Tonight @ Hot Water/Wherehouse, 10 p.m.
