Kicking it with Travelin' Matt

Stopped by Q Bar (staff flick above, Matt in back next to Q sign) tonight before opening to kick it with the bar's manager, Travelin' Matt, an American/Thai hip-hop head from Philadelphia. (Will refrain from calling it Illadelphia cause I've read so many articles where The Roots clown reporters for using that term.)

Matt has been in Thailand for four years, following stints doing promotions at Loud and Ruffhouse Records, as well as working in radio, and as a DJ. During his tenure at Q Bar, he has brought over some big name acts, including Afrika Islam, Cash Money, and Kid Koala. Plus, he's is the only person I know to have ever published an article on Thai hip-hop outside of Asia (select Mugshot mag for "Boogie Down Bangkok").