Killah Priest show, hip-hop culture.
Theres nothing like a real hip hop show..
I’m not talking about stadiums, pyrotechnics and lights so hot you get first degree burns from them, no..I’m talking about pure hip hop broken down to its most basic components.. pure, unfiltered beats and rhymes; where the word ”emcee” still has a meaning, and bboy’s & bgirls’s are moved by music to start circles on the dancefloor. There is a certain ”realness”.. a sacred element found in those who conserve the culture. You walk into the place and it feels more like a family gathering than a show…thats when you know you’re at a real hip hop show. Its the vibe; the kinda “one love” that makes you want to buy the world a coke…or a blue long island, rather…cheers!!!
Needless to say that the Killah Priest show was ill…The opening acts were on point, Priest did his thing on stage. The crowd was vibing, the drinks were flowing, the smoke was clouding up the air..it was your classic good time. Got the chance to hang with Priest, DJ Notion, their hommie Sean and a few others backstage, and let me just state that its always refreshing to see humble, down to-earth artists in the game..It makes you appreciate music so much more as a fan when you see cool cats out there taking the time to just go out and have a good time..not taking it as a “job” per say, but actually be out there enjoying what they do. You can always tell the difference between artists who see this as “work” and take it as such, as opposed to those who see it as an oppurtunity to do what they love (but they just happen to get paid for it)…its the latter that keeps hip hop running, if you ask me..
(Mari, Killah Priest and myself)
.. & dispite the rain that threathed to thwart the show (and the whole weekend, at that!) the turn out was suprisingly well..it was a packed house.. and dispite that whole little incident where my phone fell and went missing for a good 30 minutes of my life (of which I felt like a limb was lost), I had an awesome night . It was an all-around good time and I gotta thank all those that made it possible!
xoxo
Kamikaze
