Curry Ford West’s Commission Beer Chamber releases Orlando hip-hop mixtape

Leave it to a nostalgic hip-hop craft beer bar to dust off the once tried-and-true concept of featuring local music on a mix CD. The Commission Beer Chamber releases its second compilation of Orlando area rappers and producers this Saturday as part of its four-year anniversary end-of-summer block party in Curry Ford West. Put together by Tek the Intern and My Good Phelo, The Commission Beer Chamber Mixtape Volume 2 is both a labor of love and a show of appreciation for bar owner Benny “Mister Blanco” Colón. “As artists, we all wanted to do it for Benny, almost as a thank you for giving us opportunities and a home where we get to perform,” My Good Phelo says. “He’s built a little community there, and we know he appreciates us.” That community has blossomed into a diverse crowd of customers at a unique space decorated with art and vintage equipment and echoing with the sounds old-school New York hip-hop. The music on the new CD, also available on streaming services, is equally eclectic in showcasing varying voices of Orlando-based hip-hop, both veterans and newcomers alike. “That’s exactly what that place does,” Tek the Intern says. “Everybody that comes around...