THE CHOCOLATE BAR

it’s all love at the chocolate bar. you should try it.
ok, so many of you have been asking… where’s there a great hip hop party? no to corny people, no to top 40, no to a lame dress codes, etc. etc. well, i’m here to say: THE CHOCOLATE BAR in Echo Park, every Friday night, below the Echo Room.
When i say below, i mean BELOW. a totally separate entrance, down under the bridge. what, you say? yes. this is important b/​c if you don’t pay attention and you head into the ECHO on sunset for a hip hop party, you’ll be looking deadpanned at some hip east sider kid, so tortured by his self conscious, that you’ll run right home and delete me from your friends list. so… head accross the street, down the stairs, under the bridge and enter through the well lit large back alley. (don’t let this bit frighten you. it’s all love here at the chocolate bar!)
cover charge: $ 10 to get in. if you get over that part, you should be golden. and if you’re into drinks, well you’re set b/​c they are powerful! 2 drinks lasted me the entire night and i was feeling fine. there’s a well lit large smoking section outside, so again, all’s well for that vice.
the people are gorgeous. the rainbow coalition is in full effect and most everyone is smiling. i think i saw one person frowning the entire night, but that was because he was doing an impression of MC SEARCH giving the GAS FACE. ha ha.
so i guess all that’s left is to talk about the music… the focus of the party is the music. there’s a stage at the front of the large club, where DJs rotate all night. and it’s something to watch if you’re not into dancing. you get the best of old school funk, reggae and hip hop. how can you NOT get down when dennis edwards’ «don’t look any further» comes on after some equally obscure hip hop song’s got you reciting the rhymes from what seems like no where? what’s that part of your brain called? the olfactory? it makes you move and love everyone you’re surrounded by.
they rocks the party, that rocks the party.