Tonight The Fire will be taken over by smooth jams, hot beats and feats of lyrical gymnastics when locals Kuf Knotz, Cookie Rabinowitz, Curly Castro, Jawnzap7, and Zilla Rocca enter the building. So if you are looking for some live music to get your groove on, then you’ve found the place to be. Kuf has been grinding away bringing exposure to local artists with his FREE BoomBox Collective series at World Café Live. Well, you should definitely not hesitate to drop some cash to see the lineup that he has instore this evening. Cookie Rabinowitz featuring Scholly D can certainly sexify the room as well as bring plenty of smiles to the audience while Jawnzap 7 is always ready to dazzle you with his linguistic prowess. And you should watch out for the one-two punch of Curly Castro and Zilla Rocca in any battle, especially alongside musical brethren Has-Lo as Wrecking Crew, but they can definitely throwdown on their own. However, I’m still hoping to see some collaborative efforts. Hip hop fans – please don’t sleep on this one! The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., 9pm, 8pm, 21+ (Photo by Michael Alan Goldberg) – H.M. Kauffman