My senior year in college, the student activities board at my school booked Blackalicious for our annual Fall concert. I was so pumped! Nia and Blazing Arrow had been dominating my playlists for some time, and I couldn’t wait to hear the tracks performed live. Alas, when the day of the show arrived, Gift of Gab was sidelined for a medical issue. So instead of Blackalicious, we got Maroons - Chief Xcel and Lateef the Truthspeaker. Lateef is an able rapper, and Maroons put on a good show, but my anticipation for Blackalicious was so great that I could only partly enjoy the performance.
Nearly the same scenario played out Saturday night at the Austin Music Hall. I had been impatiently awaiting my chance to see ferocious Atlanta MC Killer Mike for months. I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind Vol. I and II had been on my Sansa Clip nonstop. However, within minutes of arriving at the venue, I learned that Killer Mike was nowhere to be found, and in his place would be Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B.
Mistah F.A.B. put on an inspired performance, energizing the crowd with tracks from his upcoming Da Yellow Bus Rydah. The high point of his set was a regionally inspired freestyle that unified the crowd in appreciation for his considerable skills. It was a fun twenty-five minutes, but I couldn’t help but wonder how the act I intended to see would have performed.
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this is the best hiphop group ive ever heard.
by money mark on Sun Dec 6, 2009 at 05.51 pm from the entry: Chiddy Bang's "The Swelly Express" Mixtape (download)
Ooooh helllllloooooooooooo there!
This is a little cheeky number. Thx for sharing yo!
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by lisaxlloyd on Sun Dec 6, 2009 at 03.06 pm from the entry: Ginuwine's "Pony" Deconstructed Through Dubstep (Remix)
Agree. Great album. And a very nicely written review!
by Daniel on Sat Dec 5, 2009 at 08.23 pm from the entry: Memory Tapes - "Seek Magic" - Buy It
This record is so good. Everybody go buy it.
by colin on Sat Dec 5, 2009 at 07.07 pm from the entry: Memory Tapes - "Seek Magic" - Buy It
Hi Brad - Thanks for letting us know! You are now credited, with a link to your portfolio. Amazing collection of Phish shots, by the way!
by Joshua Bean on Sat Dec 5, 2009 at 04.49 pm from the entry: Phish in Hampton: The Super Bowl of Concerts
Photo 1 of 3 is my photo, may I receive a photo credit for it. Here is the link to this photo in my portfolio
http://picasaweb.google.com/Brad.Worsham/Phish20030301GreensboroNC#5326111451422951298
by brad worsham on Sat Dec 5, 2009 at 04.23 pm from the entry: Phish in Hampton: The Super Bowl of Concerts
No worries, Foss. Not trying to steal anyone else’s thunder, just trying to show some people some good stuff. Keep checking back though, I think you might find we post a lot of other quality material as well.
by Colin on Sat Dec 5, 2009 at 04.12 pm from the entry: Essential Listening: Priors "What You Need (Hey Champ Remix)"
Check out Smitty & Mistah F.A.B. “GOIN IN” in Houston [VIDEO]
http://pitchcontroltv.com/episodes/show/29-smitty-killa-kyleon-mistah-fab-in-the-lab