De Duivel is one of the main hang-outs of the Amsterdam underground hip hop crowd. You can expect pants slung lower than you thought possible, baseball caps worn every way they weren’t intended to, and other urban attires, but the bling factor is surprisingly low.

This is because the underground hip hop scene in Amsterdam is diverse and fairly open-minded, which means that most of the materialism and misogyny that plagues hip-hop in general is notably absent here. This doesn’t mean you can expect poignant discussions about Germaine Greer, but you can expect to meet local hip hop dignitaries like graffiti artist Laser 3.14, Dutch rap pioneer Def P. and members of the street wear/art/break dance collective Ontfront. If there’s ever a performance by the latter, be sure to check it out: their gender-bending, multicultural dance act is sure to ignite the dance floor at any party.

De Duivel (“The Devil”) also functions as a gallery for street and urban art, providing something interesting to look at besides your fellow head-bobbing b-boys and fly girls. If we have to explain the type of music that’s played at this venue, this might not be the bar for you.