Duck Down Music versus Blacksmith CMJ Showcase with Jean Grae + Pete Rock + Strong Arm Steady + Boot Camp Clik + Pharoahe Monch + Skyzoo + Marco Polo with Torae and Ruste Juxx + Team Facelift

CMJ Music Marathon. Some CMJ showcases you can tell at a glance are going to be the classics everyone's buzzing about; this, no question, is one of those. The top of the bill is as strong a lineup of local talent as you could want…and at the bottom, the savvy jokers of Team Facelift are surely wondering how they got this lucky.