Fuck a show: Type is celebrating the release of his new album, Amateur Hour, by hosting one himself. Actually, it’ll be a battle between a long line-up of Seattle MCs (you can find out exactly which ones on Nectar’s website.) As for the album itself? Well, it’s meant to be lighthearted, a spoof on every different kind of rap music ever produced. Type satirizes everyone: the sincere underground rapper who rhymes all too often about staying on the grind, political hip hop, the ’90s OG party rapper…the only kind of rapper Type DOESN’T unceremoniously shit upon is the contemporary commercial gangsta rapper, likely because they’re such an easy target. Though there are no voices but Type’s on this album, a long list of active Seattle producers chipped in on the beat-makin’ side: Grieves, Captain Midnite, Murder Dice, LBI, Pen Pointz, MTK, NorthCzar, West End Productions, Rudy, Sebino and DJ 100 Proof. The results are fun to dance to, but next time, it would be nice to see what Type’s capable of when he’s taking himself seriously.

Fri., Dec. 5, 9 p.m., 2008