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Photos: Blueprint and Safe Money showcase the vibrancy of Ohio hip-hop at WYSO's Listener Appreciation Concert

WYSO | By Ruthie Herman,
Juliet Fromholt
Published August 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM EDT
Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Ruthie Herman/WYSO
Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Ruthie Herman/WYSO
Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Ruthie Herman/WYSO
Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Safe Money performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Evan Millet launches WYSO T-shirts towards the crowd at the Listener Appreciation concert.
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Evan Millet launches WYSO T-shirts towards the crowd at the Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Juliet Fromholt at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Juliet Fromholt at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Ruthie Herman/WYSO
Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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DJ Detox performs with Blueprint at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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DJ Detox performs with Blueprint at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Blueprint performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Attendees at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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(L-R) Tara, Chris, Lee, and Rochelle at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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(L-R) Tara, Chris, Lee, and Rochelle at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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The Novaphonic team at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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The Novaphonic team at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Sara and Kyle at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Sara and Kyle at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Kathryn Mobley and Jerry Kenney at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Kathryn Mobley and Jerry Kenney at the WYSO Listener Appreciation concert.
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Ohio hip-hop took center stage at the 2025 WYSO Listener Appreciation concert. On Friday, August 1, Safe Money opened up the evening at Levitt Pavilion Dayton. The local duo of K. Carter and Tino performed backed by a live band. Columbus rapper and producer Blueprint headlined the concert, which served as a kickoff for his summer tour.

WYSO music photographer Ruthie Herman was there to capture the event.
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Juliet Fromholt
Juliet Fromholt is proud to be music director at 91.3FM WYSO and Novaphonic.FM. Juliet began volunteering at WYSO while working at WWSU, the student station at her alma mater, Wright State University. After joining the station staff in 2009, Juliet developed WYSO’s digital and social media strategy. She moved into the music director role in 2021, and in 2024, oversaw the launch of Novaphonic.FM, a 24/7 music channel curated by the WYSO team, available streaming and on WYSO HD-2.
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