Local hip-hop artists performed to a packed house at the Silk Bar & Cafe Friday night.

The show was a promotion of local artists in the hip-hop community. They came with original beats and rhymes to showcase themselves for a chance to open for Bay Area rapper E-40 during a performance later this year. The performers will be contacted by the club managers with the details for the show and if they are performing. It was unclear how the judging was taking place.

R&B singer Adam Aldama aka Sizzle, who has been around the Sacramento hip-hop scene for about three years, sang two of his newest songs while the dance floor let loose.

"It's a pretty cool show," Sizzle said. "Cool artists too. I'm looking forward to the chance to perform with E-40 though."

The main performance for the night was Turf Talk, an indie rapper who originated in the Bay Area and is fairly new to the Sacramento music scene, closed the night out showcasing some of his newest beats.

The small dance floor of the 21-and-up club, doubled as the stage for the dozen performers showing off their skills. The layout of the club was simple with with only minimal sound equipment, leaving the rappers to show off only their voices and lyrics, free of Auto-Tune and other production.

The crowd was mostly friends and family of the performers. This was the first time Silk Bar & Cafe held a showcase like this, and they hope to do it more often and have even more people attend the very lively events.

To contact Silk Bar & Cafe and check for future show listings, please visit their website.