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Blowfly performs tonight at the 31st Street Pub with Blueprint from Soul Position and locals BZE, J. Malls & Omar-Abdul and The New Alcindors. Blowfly is the alter ego of songwriter Clarence Reid who collaborated with R&B acts from the 60's and 70's ranging from Sam & Dave to KC & The Sunshine band. Reid created the alter ego, hid underneath a low rent superhero costume, to protect his career as a songwriter. Read Manny Theiner's article, "Raunchy rapper Blowfly lands at 31st Street Pub" from this past week's Pittsburgh City Paper. The article examines Blowfly's influence on rap music (1965's 'Rap Dirty' is considered by some to be the very first rap song) and even indie DIY culture. The video here is not of the greatest quality but you get an idea of what the show is about. This content is obviously NSFW due to the lyrical content of Blowfly