Artists &
Selectors

"An original New York City skinhead who came up through CBGBs — hardcore punk, reggae, hip hop — all running in the same current."

Rico Dejoie doesn’t need an introduction in Kansas City — but he deserves one anyway. As the force behind Boss Hooligan Sound System and owner of Boss Vintage Records, he’s spent decades doing the work: digging for records, building community, and showing up for the underground when the underground needed it most.

He came up as an original New York City skinhead, cutting his teeth in the scenes surrounding CBGBs — hardcore punk, reggae, and hip hop all running in the same current before anyone thought to separate them. That crossover sensibility never left.

He’s toured with Rancid, headlined Boulevardia, and for over 24 years has run Hooligan Holiday — a three-night KC event that started as a house party for people who had nowhere else to be and grew into one of the city’s most genuine underground traditions, bringing in acts like Hepcat, Slapshot, and Sick of It All.

At Dub & Bud, Boss Hooligan brings exactly what sound system culture demands: deep crates, pure vinyl, and a selector who knows the difference between playing records and playing a room.

"Representing Funky Alien Family — sound system culture built on community, not clout."

Kansas City’s jungle underground runs deeper than most people know, and Don PMS — known in the scene as Polo tha Don — is one of the reasons why. A DJ and selector rooted in the raw, rolling energy of jungle and drum & bass, he’s been holding it down in KC long before the genre started getting mainstream attention.

Representing the Funky Alien Family collective, Polo tha Don brings a crew mentality to everything he does — this isn’t solo DJ culture, it’s sound system culture. Built on community, built on the music, built on showing up for the scene consistently over years.

His connections run deep. Polo tha Don moves in circles adjacent to the legacy of Grandmaster TC Izlam — the New Haven-born pioneer who served as international spokesman for the Universal Zulu Nation and spent decades building the bridge between hip-hop and jungle, creating what he called “hipstep.” TC Izlam’s contribution was celebrated after his death in 2017 by hip-hop royalty including Kurtis Blow and Grand Mixer DXT. That lineage — hip-hop culture meeting bass music culture — is exactly the thread Polo tha Don carries forward in KC.

At Dub & Bud, he brings the jungle side of the clash. The heavy, rolling, bass-forward selections that connect the sound system tradition directly to the rave floor.

"He met Tech N9ne at a rave he was throwing in 1999 — right as KC's independent rap scene was finding its footing."

Brian Fraser — known on every stage he’s ever worked as Scenario — has been the voice between the music and the crowd for longer than most people in the room have been going to shows. Before Strange Music, before Arrowhead, before any of it, he was hosting raves and running club nights in Kansas City. That’s where this started.

He met Tech N9ne at a rave he was throwing in Cameron, MO around 1999 — right as the KC independent rap scene was finding its footing. He ran a club that Tech frequently visited to premiere new music, and when Strange Music needed someone who understood stages, rooms, and crowds, Scenario was already that person.

During his years with Strange Music he served as Production Manager, Lighting Director, face paint artist for Tech N9ne, and Official Touring Host MC. His voice is on multiple Tech N9ne albums — the “Worst Case Scenario” skit on Killer, the intro to “Drill Team,” and the intro for “Low” on K.O.D. He’s worked stages across the country and stood in front of rooms that most MCs will never see.

Beyond music, Brian’s built one of the most quietly impressive production resumes in Kansas City — lighting work at Arrowhead Stadium for the KC Chiefs, and AV technical work across most of Westport’s live venues. He understands how a room works from every angle: the crowd, the stage, and the board.

At Dub & Bud, Scenario brings the one thing you can’t fake — experience. Real stage presence, real technical knowledge, and a genuine love for the culture that started at raves long before any of the accolades.