Where You Should Be Thursday: We Shot JR’s Barack Obama Benefit

Stonedranger and the rest of the anonymity-craving gang at We Shot JR have organized a Barack Obama benefit, but the lineup works whether you’re an Obamaniac or just a local hip-hop head. Lil Wil, a Dallas rapper whose single “My Dougie” has topped 1.2 million views on YouTube, is the headliner. The rest of the bill is filled out by Hawatha and Johnny Moog, with Sober and Prince William spinning records between sets. Admission is $6, it’s BYOB, and it all goes down at 3612 Commerce, a gallery space down the street from Doublewide, on Thursday night. “I think it’s pretty great that these rappers, none of whom are very political, are coming together to donate their time to this,” Stonedranger says. (And yes, it’s weird calling someone that, but I play by the rules. Usually.)