Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

I guess I double as a reporter now cause for all 3 of my readers I bet you've NEVER heard about this thing. The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival is supposedly (well according to that white guy who was up on stage) the largest hip hop festival in NY. Word...who woulda thought. The event spans about 3 days, with the third day being pretty much the most important.

So of course being a music connoisseur I knew about this way before even they did, yeah I got Nostradamus powerz, with a z...lol I digress. My friend put me on to this rap bonanza. I was a little pissed off because the website said in big bold letters "FREE TO ENTER, but you can donate if you want." Of course that wansn't the case because I ended up paying $10 for it but godammit Corey stay on topic.

The sh!t was bananas. I mean I arrived around the beginning of it so nothing was really jumping right then. Later on however, it got freakin insane. People jumpin, yelling, screaming, dancing....beautiful. Thats the only word to describe so many black people in a confined space and not one fight broke out, probably because they were all high and drunk but hey, you don't see me complaining.

It was mostly an underground affair as the vast majority of artists I heard during the concert were unknown to most of the crowd. However, there were a few people that some may recognize. DJ Premier for one, or how about some guy named Styles P (lol the featured artist in Akon's locked up), and oh yeah Dead Prez was there too. My boy actually got an album signed (which I've yet to askem how it is...) by them. Scroll down for the pic.
Word. Pulse of the People. I actually like that name too, so yeah I def. need some feedback.

But I think out of all the performances, however horrible or great or just plain weird...I think the man who took the show was Pharoahe Monch. I've never heard of the guy but apparently he is a hip hop god in undergroundland. I know he does most of the production on his work but I don't know about all of it. He was signed to the Indie label Rawkus Records, yeah thats right, the same label that is widely blamed for the jumpmstart of the members of Black Star's career. Well yo I'm gonna hop off this guys jock and let you listen to em. I got 2 youtube sites so go nuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DY94XFbocU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb2xWuS7C3k

Well hey guys I'm outa heeeere. Its 6 in the morning and I need to knock out SO its been real guys. And comment, give me feedback, you know what to do. Also if you stumble please press that kool lil thumbs up guy. Would be greatly appreciatded :D

P.S. I never edit my posts so if there are like 7 typos....screw you its your fault and you are adopted.

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