LYNN — Looking back at their concert at Revere Beach on Jan. 28, rapper and performer, “C4” of the East Lynn rap group, Eastside Most Hated (EMH), said the show was a major success.
“There were 40 people at the event,” he said. “The reaction we got from the crowd (that) night was amazing.”
The group’s concert at Revere Beach was the fourth event they have held since their start in 2021. Their first show was held in Manchester, N.H. on Aug. 19. Even with the threat of an incoming blizzard, EMH gave their fans a show they wouldn’t forget. Their next concert is scheduled to happen at the end of February.
C4 and his fellow group members, “Melly Cash” and “Lil’ East,” said one of the highlights of the show was when the crowd started singing the group’s landmark single, “Back it Up.”
“It was a great feeling getting people to sing songs along,” Melly Cash said.
“It was a feeling of validation,” C4 added. “It was just an amazing feeling and it was telling us we did something right.”
Lil’ East said one of his favorite songs is called, “Dreams,” which goes into detail about personal aspirations and desires.
“It shows a different side of me and what I am capable of,” he said. “When I released that song it showed people a new perspective. It showed people my flow and what I am capable of.”
Before the group was first created, all three were independent rappers who lived in East Lynn. When EMH first formed in the summer of 2021, they experimented with different rap flows and lyrics to see if they were compatible as a group. The result was a close friendship between the three.
“I would say the biggest inspiration for my style of rapping is the group I have now,” C4 said. “We all put in the work together — we sacrifice ourselves. We are more like a family as the day goes by.”
“We try our best to give 100 percent for each other,” Lil’ East added. “We can get stuff done.” “Hopefully it will inspire others who want to rap to do the same.”
As for the group’s future, C4 said he doesn’t know what to expect, but hopes to let word get out about not only EMH but the city’s music scene itself.
“I see the future as very bright for all of us,” Lil’ East said.
