DJ Keezy heads up an all-woman hip-hop party Saturday night at First Ave

You might call it the Lilith Fair of Minnesota hip-hop, except it involves a lot more bass and has a name that might make the boys blush.

Fresh off a 10-day run at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, DJ Keezy takes over First Avenue on Saturday for the third installment of a mainroom hip-hop party somewhat dubiously called the Klituation. The name — credited to Maria Isa, another of the performers — is a playful nod to the fact that it's an all-woman affair. As much as the ladies-first lineup is about making a statement, the event was also intended as a fun way to throw a different kind of dance party.

"I kept waiting for someone to throw an all-female event like this, but finally I just decided to do it myself if no one else would," said Keezy, aka north Minneapolis native Akeena Bronson, 26. She threw her first such event two years ago in First Ave's Record Room under the name the Fixx (she's too young to know the '80s band of the same moniker).

At the first main-room party in July, which drew almost 1,000 people, "I kept looking out at the crowd, and it was just a super-beautiful, positive vibe," she said. "Everybody seemed happy. There was definitely something different about it."

One difference, of course, was that the audience was predominantly female. It was more balanced the second time, though, and she hopes that will continue. "The men need to see how talented these women are, too."

To put it another way: You're simply not in touch with today's local hip-hop scene if you're not up on Saturday's participants. The lineup includes Keezy's main lyrical cohort, Bdot Croc — the two slayed a crowd at an SXSW showcase also featuring "Empire" cast member Bre-Z (Freda Gatz) — plus Sarah White, the Lioness, Lady Midnight, Manchita, K. Raydo and Vie Boheme, Keezy's fellow mixmaster Shannon Blowtorch and designers Coco & Breezy (9:30 p.m., $10-$12).

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