Party Boy

Matt Sonzala puts on Houston rap parties all over the world

A A A Comments By Keith Plocek Thursday, Sep 28 2006

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When Rapid Ric threw Bun B's "Get Throwed," a quintessential bit of Southern rap, on the turntables at Sway, the beat bounced around the Moroccan-themed club and the crowd of scenesters rose to its feet, clumping together in the middle of three candle-lit rooms. It was almost 2 a.m., two hours before last call in the City, and the tired never-never-sayers gave one last push before calling it a weekend.

Matt Sonzala

Devin the Dude has been all over the world with HoustonSoReal.

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Sonzala milled about in an oversized Trae T-shirt, snapping photos for the blog, while Summers chilled out in a grungified letter jacket, doing the low-key networking thing. Energy levels were waning, but the duo had done it again. Not their best showing, but definitely not a bust.

Fewer than 30 people showed up before midnight, but at the peak there were 70 on the floor -- a good mix, definitely not "all dudes dot com" -- and the City was reminded that Texas can bring it.

"I knew that at the end of a long weekend, that the party wasn't going to be as big as normal," says Sonzala. "And I saw Sunday night, when we went out, fucking the whole city was exploding. People were out everywhere. So I knew that Monday night wasn't going to be a huge night. But that was a good party...People who were there had fun and it was enough people to make it worth doing."

He covered his expenses, proving, once again, that he knows how to throw a party 1,500 miles from home.

"It could have been a little bigger," he says, "but it was still pretty cool. The next thing I want to do in New York is a Geto Boys night with DJ Domination and DJ Ready Red."

But not before taking Chill and Rapid Ric to Oslo, Trondheim, Amsterdam and London.

Gotta keep moving.

keith.plocek@houstonpress.com

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