Thanks to my lil sis in law, I peeped Yeezee last night in Glendale, AZ. It was his born day as well, as he pointed out. So, if you're like me, you're wondering why Diddy fell over himself to tell us all how amazing this show is. I gotta first tell you that I'm so NOT the biggest Kanye fan. You can go back a few years to Brandy on the cover of Vibe magazine and read my thoughts on the dude back when he popped off. Now, I love his wit, his lyricism and his talent, but I'm not THAT dude with the bleacher-style shades on. Nah. I'm the dude noddin' my head that knows like one line every 4 or 5 bars. Rakim he isn't. But I dig dude. I will say that much.After stumblin' in after a few Guinnesses at the Fox Sports Bar, me and my dude Bootleg caught Lupe Fiasco getting dumb in true b-boy tradition. It was a great feeling to see him up there, one hypeman and a DJ, rocking that shit ridiculous. No frills, not bullshit filler. Just Lupe spittin it and killin shit.
My favorite part of the night was N.E.R.D. though. Hol' up... I'm not even close to a fan of these cats Pharrell and them. But on stage??? Shit, I'm buying all their joints. (Not gonna lie... I own a couple singles: She Wants To Move & Run To The Sun) They TORE IT DOWN! I loved it. The drummers were on fire and made me think about Fishbone and Parliament all at once... fuckin' Living Colour and shit... I'm a new fan! 50 nameless women shakin' the change on stage didn't hurt either... Pharrell did crack me up with his warning to the kids up front. What part of their show was PG? I missed that part... Oh and the "7 Nation Army" joint was bonkers!!!
Rihanna went next. Next. Not a fan. She got a neck I could keep all my dad's ties on. She's cute and all but... NEXT! Although, not to completely shit on her, she did flip Lauren's "Doo Wop" a little something and she sounded incredible on stage. She's the real deal. I'm just not into her. Take that ella shit elsewhere.
So, I'm not gonna ruin it for those of you who still have tickets to see Ye. Know that it was worth the money... But I got in free. If I were more of a Kanye fan, I would have been beside myself. Good show. Now, when I say show, know that it really is a SHOW. This wasn't him up there just rocking the mic. This was like watching a movie. But at times, even he seemed like the movie was dragging along. I didn't get to hear "Big Brother" but outside of that, he kicked all my favorites even "Get Em High."
Being that I lost my own mom this year from Cancer, I had to keep it together when he went into "Hey Mama." I looked at the floor a lot. But he kept it together. I got goose bumps. Hit home.
Damn, I don't want to spoil it so I'll refrain. If you want to know more details, hit me up personally on Myspace. I won't put it out there like that. At $80 a ticket, you don't need me, some cat you don't know, to mess that up for ya.
Kanye, I'd pay to see you live. Just keep the energy up man. It's in you, dog. All day. Good shit. I can't say I've seen a better show before... That's the ultimate compliment!
Shout out to Sha Money XL who was in the building and Man Up Squad was reppin' nicely as well... Maaaaan Uuuuuup!
ONE,
FLO
