Check out the Twin Cities’ hottest newest MCs rockin’ the mic from home!
Watch: Shut Up and Rap – Quarantine Edition 4/2/20
Thursday’s sterling rap showcase is back in a new form!
Nur-D speaks with Go 95.3’s Auggie 5000 about his Quarantined World Tour
Nur-D is having a social media world tour and helping local artists along the way!
Shut Up And Rap: Pharo Amus
Pharo Amus takes home the week’s top prize at Go 95.3’s Shut Up and Rap!
Shut Up And Rap: Nigel T
Watch Nigel T take home top honors at this week’s Shut Up and Rap!
Shut up and Rap: Mic Dos
Congrats to Mic Dos being the season Champ!
Shut up and Rap: Rich Goone
Congrats to Rich Goone being this weeks champ.
Shut up And Rap: Manga Mc
This week saw Season 10 saw Manga Mc win.
SUAR and Pimento Kitchen Partner with Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce for Thirsty Island Thursdays!
Join Go 95.3 for a warm up with Thirsty Island Thursdays during Shut Up and Rap!
Shut up and Rap: Mic Dos
Mic Dos is this week’s Shut Up and Rap champ.
Shut Up and Rap kicks off Season 10
Watch Auctavias Blanchet walk out with the first Shut Up and Rap win of the season!
Shut Up and Rap Season Ten starts this week at Pimento Kitchen!
Join us for the Shut Up and Rap Season Ten Finale at, Pimento Kitchen!
Come through the Go Zone at Zombie Pub Crawl for Elite in the Ring!
Join Auggie 5000 for SUAR: Elite in the Ring at ZPC!
Deja Miquel wins Shut Up and Rap Season 9!
Deja Miquel was crowned champion of Shut Up and Rap Season 9!
Shut Up and Rap Nine Finale THIS week at Pimento!
Join us for the Shut Up and Rap Season Nine Finale at new location, Pimento Kitchen!
Shut Up And Rap Recap: 8/8/19
Watch Elique pull off the three-peat!
Shut Up And Rap Recap: 7/25/19
Watch Elique win his first Shut Up and Rap victory!
Shut Up and Rap Recap: 7/11/19
Jay Prime emerges the premiere winner at #ShutUpAndRap’s new location!
Shut Up and Rap at Soundset 2019
Who took home Soundset’s top prize to win a slot opening for 50 Cent?
Come find us at Soundset 2019!
Are you going to be at Soundset? Here is where you can find Go 95.3!
Mac Turner crowned Shut Up and Rap Season 8 Champ
Mac Turner is going to Soundset!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 5/9/19
Tylar Berry becomes the final Season 8 Shut Up and Rap Champion!
Shut Up and Rap Soundset Season: Everything You Need to Know!
Your chance to perform at Soundset 2019!
Nur-D talks #ShutUpAndRap on ‘The Wisemen Show’
Five time #ShutUpAndRap champion Nur-D talks his new project on ‘The Wisemen Show!’
Shut Up And Rap Recap 4/18/19
Shay Marie takes top honors at Shut Up and Rap!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 4/11/19
Who emerged on top at this week’s Shut Up and Rap?
Alumni: Shut Up and Rap
Here are some of the SUAR Alumni that are doing big things!
From the Beginning: Shut Up and Rap
Ever wonder the background of SUAR? Here is a timeline of the Thursday night fixture.
Shut Up And Rap Recap 3/28/19
Mac Turner successfully retained his Shut Up and Rap title!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 3/21/19
Last night’s Shut Up and Rap crowned a new champion!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 3/14/19
A new Shut Up and Rap winner was crowned in Eboni Amora!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 3/7/19
Shut Up and Rap’s Season 8 premiere at The Pourhouse finds Nur-D victorious!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 1/31/19
Did Peoplez successfully defend his Shut Up and Rap championship?
Shut Up And Rap Recap 1/24/19
Peoplez emerged victorious as your new Shut Up and Rap champion!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 1/17/19
Watch Hawkman emerge victorious at this week’s Shut Up and Rap!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 1/10/19
Did Concrete Rose make Shut Up and Rap history?
Shut Up And Rap Recap 1/3/19
Concrete Rose wins her third consecutive week of Shut Up and Rap!
Shut Up And Rap Recap 12/6/18
King Oso is crowned the new Shut Up and Rap winner!
Shut Up and Rap Recap 11/29/18
Shut Up and Rap hits the road for a Pourhouse Uptown showdown!
Go Uptown starting this Thursday with special Shut Up and Rap
Starting Thursday The Pourhouse in Uptown is the place to Go!
Shut Up and Rap Season 6 Champion: FruitPunchLoverBoy
FruitPunchLoverBoy takes a victory lap after his historic win!
Go 95.3’s Twin City Tone Podcast Welcomes Nur-D
Go 95.3’s Shut Up and Rap alumni Nur-D joins Twin City Tone for this week’s podcast!
Shut Up And Rap Recap: 11/8/18
Watch Solo Star make Shut Up and Rap history!
Shut Up And Rap Recap: 11/1/18
Solo Star defends her title in overtime against Tylar Barry – will she retain?
Go 95.3’S Twin City Tone Podcast Welcomes Tay the Air Nomad
#ShutUpAndRap alumni Tay the Air Nomad guests with Twin City Tone!
Shut Up And Rap Recap: 10/25/18
Solo Star retains her title in her first defense!
Shut Up And Rap Recap: 10/18/18
Solo Star is crowned the new #ShutUpAndRap champion!
Shut Up and Rap Recap: 10/11/18
Watch FruitPunchLoverBoy’s victory performance from last week’s Shut Up and Rap!
OKNice channel-surfs his psyche in ‘Back to Good’
The introspective rapper cuts through the television static.
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 9/13/18
Freegod Sa’vii wins the first week of Shut Up an Rap Season 6!
Submissions for Shut Up and Rap
Submit your performance for Shut Up and Rap here
Shut Up and Rap Playlist: All of our past performances!
Binge-watch all of our previous Shut Up and Rap performances here!
#ShutUpAndRap alumni MPLS Drew reveals ‘Simple Lies’
Season 5 #ShutUpAndRap finalist MPLS Drew nails a one-take video!
Shut Up & Rap Recap: Season Five Finals at the State Fair
Congrats to our winner and all of our finalists!
Go 95.3 TBT: Shut Up & Rap at the 2017 MN State Fair
Looking back on the Season One Finale of Shut Up and Rap at last year’s Fair!
Meet the Shut Up and Rap Season 5 Finalists
Thursday the State Fair sees our ShutUpAndRap Finale: check out the competing MCs!
Our Shut Up & Rap Season 5 Finale is this Thursday at the State Fair!
Prof will help judge our Season 5 Shut Up & Rap Finale!
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 7/26/18
Would KC the Truth retain the title or would J Sully swoop in for the championship?
Five Twin Cities hip-hop and R&B artists putting out heat this summer
Go 95.3’s local music reporter Sophia Khori is back with this season’s 5 rising artists that you need to be keeping up with.
KC the Truth sets Shut Up and Rap free
KC the Truth with his big victory and win at the 7/19/2018 Shut Up and Rap.
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 7/19/18
Shut Up and Rap gets the Truth from KC!
Shut Up and Rap Recap: 7/12/18
Check out our Recap of Shut Up and Rap, Week Four, Season 5!
Dungeon the Baptist wins Shut Up and Rap 7/5/18
Check out new Shut Up and Rap champion Dungeon the Baptist’s victory lap at Shut Up and Rap!
Trev wins Shut Up and Rap: 6/28/18
Check out Trev’s win and victory lap!
Shut Up and Rap Recap: 6/21/18
Check out photos from QT’s winning week at Shut Up and Rap!
Bafo Joseph wins Shut Up and Rap season premiere
Catch Bafo Joseph’s victory lap as the first winner of Go 95.3’s Shut Up and Rap Season 5
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 6/7/18
Check out our recap of Shut Up & Rap’s Season 5 debut!
Shut Up and Rap legend Ner-D reflects on his road to Soundset
Go 95.3’s Shut Up and Rap legend Ner-D reflects on how he made it to Soundset.
Go 95.3’s Soundset Shut Up and Rap Recap
Kicking off Soundset at the Go 95.3 stage, the Soundset edition of Shut Up and Rap saw Mr. Peter Parker, DJ Bonics and Mega Ran select Lt. Sunnie!
Soundset #ShutUpAndRap judge Mega Ran powers up with Go 95.3
Go 95.3’s guest judge for Soundset’s Shut Up and Rap – Mega Ran, along with K-Murdock join Chaz Kangas to discuss gamin’, wrasslin’ and hip-hop.
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 5/24/18
Kaleem the Dream took home top honors as Season 4’s winner!
Shut Up and Rap’s Soundset Edition is Sunday
Find out who qualifed for the Shut Up and Rap at Soundset!
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 5/17/18
See which Shut Up and Rap performers advanced to compete at Soundset!
Shut Up and Rap offers last chance to perform at Soundset
This Thursday, artists will compete for the last chance to perform on the Soundset stage.
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 5/10/18
Kaleem the Dream was crowned the new #ShutUpAndRap champion after one of the hardest fought competitions in #SUAR history!
Shut Up & Rap Recap: 5/3/18
This week’s winner was local rapper Peoplez!
Shut Up and Rap Recap: 4/26/18
Ner-D was champion for the entire month of April!
Shut Up and Rap Recap – 4/19/18
Check out all of our photos from last night’s showdown, and find out who our champion was!
Shut Up and Rap Recap – 4/12/18
Check out all of our photos from last night’s showdown, and find out who our champion was!
5 Twin Cities rap and hip-hop artists to watch this spring
Go 95.3’s Sophia Khori brings you a slice of the local hip-hop youth movement for this spring.
Shut Up and Rap Recap – 4/5/18
Check out all of the photos and find out this week’s champion.
Kanye vs. The Classics – ‘Heartless’ vs. ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’
Which is better: the 2008 single that set the tone for ‘808s and Heartbreak’ or the gothic novella that set the bar for literary duality?
Get to know FREEWIFI and friends
Meet your new best friends: Nimic Revenue, Student 1, Devon Reason & Khari Flowz.
Go Show: Go 95.3 presents FREEWIFI and Friends on February 24
Tickets are available now!
The List: Cardi B takes over for Alexa in Super Bowl commercial
What happens when Alexa loses her voice?
Shut Up and Rap 2017: Seasons 1 & 2 revisited
It was a big year for local talent and Go was there for every step!
Snow Show ’17: The lineup, the location, and all the details
Run the Jewels will headline this mega-party at Myth.
Photos: Shut Up and Rap Finals, live and local at the State Fair
Photos by Mike Madison All summer long, Go 95.3 has been hosting a weekly open mic showcase at Modist Brewing called Shut Up and Rap, and we finally crowned our winner at the State Fair last week! With the help of special guest judges like Prof, Mr. Peter Parker and Auggie 5000 sent one lucky […]
Shut Up and Rap – Week 4
Week 4 of Shut Up and Rap might have been the illest one yet! LikeMinds member Deonte Davis took home the title this time, come through Modist Brewing on Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.
5 R&B and hip-hop songs by MN artists to bump this summer
Lately it’s as if Minnesota hip-hop and R&B artists are trying to one up the weather with all the heat that they’re bringing. We’ve gathered up a range of tracks released recently by local artists that are ready to be added to your summer playlist. Read on and click play to hear a sampling of […]
Shut Up and Rap – Week 4 is Thursday, July 27
Want to prove you’re the best in the Twin Cities? Then Shut up and Rap!
Shut up and Rap – Week 2 Recap
Sieed Brown took home the trophy for this week’s Shut Up & Rap!
Shut up and Rap – Week 1 Recap
Auggie and Sophia Eris’ new open mic series was lit!
Auggie 5000 and Sophia Eris want you to Shut Up and Rap!
You could win a pretty dope prize.