The Lyricist Lounge is a hip hop showcase of rappers, emcees, DJs, and Graffiti artists.
It has spawned the album Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, Lyricist Lounge 2 and ', as well as a television show, The Lyricist Lounge Show.
The Lyricist Lounge was founded in 1991 by hip hop aficionados Danny Castro and Anthony Marshall. It was a series of open mic events hosted in a small studio apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City.