You don’t really know what to expect when you see a man take the stage wearing a leather bull mask with large white horns. In the case of Torito, you find an up-and-coming emcee that has a true gift for wordplay. While other rappers may rely on simple to the point of nauseating, repetitive hooks and wack-ass verses that somehow find their way to the mainstream radio, this rhymeslinger’s mastery of verbiage, hot beats that can direct you to where the party’s at, and razor sharp wit is exactly why you need to get some Torito tracks into your rotation. He’ll be celebrating the release of his new EP Crushing Rhymes Eviscerating All Matadors at The Fire this evening. The album’s opener “Gordon Bombay” is destined to be your new jam when “letting green grass flambé.” And check out one of his earlier tracks called “Simon Cowell”! I wish that it would automatically play whenever I entered and exited a room. “Before I leave to watch the Flyers at a hockey bar, I want to thank you all for coming – like a bukake star.” Classic! And it doesn’t hurt that he is a Philly sports fan. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave, 9pm, $5, 21+ – Q.D. Tran