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Old School Friday: Hip Hop

11 Friday Jul 2008

Posted by Vivrant Thang in Feeding The Music Jones

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by vivrant thang on old school friday

Oh there are so many places I could have gone with this. My first thought was to feature my favorite rapper ever, Biggie. I still miss that dude. What would the game have looked like today had he and Pac lived? Still pisses me off. Just senseless.

Anyway, I decided to dig in my own video archives over at my You Tube channel and feature my favorite female rapper MC Lyte and none other than the Smooth Operator, Big Daddy Kane. I was blessed to catch them on the 2007 Hip Hop Honors Tour. They were both honorees last year.

Big Daddy Kane, Smooth Operator

Big Daddy Kane and Scoob Luver get busy

I knew every word to every MC Lyte song…still do actually. She is one of the illest to ever touch the mic. And I’m mad she doesn’t look much older than she did then!

Check her out performing “Cha Cha Cha.” She’s the dopest female that you heard thus far!

I’m excited to say I’ll be seeing them again next month at this tour.

I got my doorknockers on order as we speak!

To hold me over, I’ll be painting the town pink and green with my Sorors at another True School Party tonight where one of my favorite producers 9th Wonder and DJ Dris (otherwise known as Idris Elba) will be on the wheels of steel. I already told you how True School gets down so if you’re local, this is not to be missed. Wouldn’t steer you wrong.

As always, check out the other OSF participants. If you’ve never done that, today would be the day for all you old school hip hop fans.

Electronic Village | Mrs Grapevine | Quick | Marcus LANGFORD | Cassandra | Danielle | Thembi | Chocl8t | DP | Kreative Talk | MarvalusOne | Regina | LaShonda | AJ | Sharon | Invisible Woman | Believer 1964 | Dee |SJP | sHaE-sHae

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My Favorite Things : Top Five Concerts I Attended in 2007

30 Sunday Dec 2007

Posted by Vivrant Thang in Feeding The Music Jones, Let's Rock: Concert Reviews

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 by vivrant thang on my favorite things

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When the dog bites, when the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I just simply remember my favorite things
and then I don’t feel so bad.

2007 has been a fantastic year for me musically. One of my New Years Resolutions was to attend one concert a month – and that’s actually one that I kept!

I already mentioned some of the artists I’ve been blessed to see over the past year and I’ve shared video from my musical adventures under the Feeding The Music Jones and Let’s Rock categories.

Don’t have time to peruse those lists? As hard as it was, I chose the top five.

5. Xplosion Dancehall night at Reggae Sumfest – Montego Bay, Jamaica

It was my first trip to Jamaica and I still don’t think I’ve recovered from all the second-hand ganga smoke I ingested or from staying up until 6am with those wild and crazy locals. I loved every minute of it.  This particular night featured artists like Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Movado, Lady Saw and Vegas. If you ever make it there, I warn you, it’s not for the faint of heart. They call it “jump-up” night for a reason!

4. Bailey’s Get Together with Jill Scott –  Ram’s Head Tavern – Baltimore, MD

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Jill is currently on tour promoting The Real Thing and I’ll be attending the show in Philly. However, I was fortunate enough to get a sneak preview at a private show – for FREE! This was a show I would have gladly payed full ticket price for. She preformed practically every song from Real Thing and gave us some of the old as well, including “Lyzel in E Flat.”  I swear she sang that song better than she ever has. Gave me chills. I hope you catch Jill when she comes to a venue near you.

Here’s some video of her encore that Lady Butta captured. They actually posted it on Jill’s official website!

3. Bilal – World Cafe Live, Philadelphia

You should already know that I stalk this man up and down the East Coast. I’ve seen him four times this year alone. The Philly show was by far the best of the four. He was home. Of course he was going to show out.

2. Hip Hop Honors Tour featuring Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, and The Roots f/Skillz  – Rams Head Live, Baltimore

It’s not often that I do a hip-hop show because well, there are very few rappers these days that I would dig into the bosom account and pay money to see. But THIS show was for those of us who remember letting our tapes rock til our tapes popped. Those of us who know what an MC is. I still knew all the lyrics to every song that MC Lyte and Big Daddy Kane performed. I fell back in love with the “Smooth Operator” that night! Not to mention, it was great to witness the respect that Black Thought and Skillz have for the artistry of hip-hop and those that kicked open the doors for them.

Much more video from this HOT show, including performances from my all time favorite female MC – MC Lyte – on my Youtube channel, starting on page 8

1. Prince performing at Club 3121 in Vegas

I literally almost passed out as soon as he came out on that stage. Now I understand why people used to fall out at those Micheal Jackson shows. The club is simply gorgeous and the atmosphere was electric. Being in that intimate setting in that close proximity to His Purple Royalness….nuff said. There is no experience that could eva surpass this one.

Honorable Mentions:
Capital Jazzfest – Brand New Heavies
Chrisette Michele – Black Cat, Washington DC
Eric Roberson – Eden’s Lounge, Baltimore

So there you have it. As you can see from my concert calendar, it’s on in 2008 as well.

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