What the hell would make you jump off a high ass speaker into a crowd of crazed drunk and high fans (not saying ALL of them were)? After seeing Redman do just that last week at the Trocadero - that is the question I want answered. The Jersey native took the stage around 11:40 p.m. backed up by a DJ and 1 - 2 hypemen (who rhymed their own solo stuff at some point during the show). From the minute Redman grabbed the mic, it was on and poppin'. First of all, he rhymed live and direct - not over a damn CD. Secondly, he did a range from his catalog like "Tonight's the Night", "Whatever Man", "Freestyle Freestyle", "Pick It Up", "Put It Down", "So High" and "How to Roll A Blunt". Thirdly, his energy the entire set was on point. Even in a long sleeve tshirt, puffy jacket and jeans, Red never appeared tired. The full crowd was wild the entire time, but got extremely hype when the music crept on for "Time 4 Sum Aksion, "I'll Be Dat", and "Da Rockwilder" (Red let the audience sing Meth's part), which by the way, is the song he decided to jump off the speakers for. In between selections, Red did a bit of interacting with the audience like asking what city had the best weed, explaining his position on downloading (and I quote - "I don't have a problem with you previewing the song. I just ask that if you like it - go out and buy it"), the state of hip-hop (dropped names like Mos Def and Kweli still being true), claiming his love for Jill Scott, and the news that caused the crowd to go insane: Redman and Method Man are working on a Blackout album follow-up as well as the How High movie sequel. He noted how they both aren't putting anything else out until the album comes out. We'll see about that. This show helped restore my faith in rap shows. Minus the group of girls that tried to get backstage and the water being thrown (you have black female fans in the audience Red - NO MORE WATER ON OUR HAIR), the show was nice. His comedic personality and scattered stage presence gave the show an element of freshness. This is also the first time I've seen Redman live, so perhaps I'm a little biased on how dope it was..but that's okay - I'll be that. Redman MySpace More Photos from that show that I couldn't copy and paste here....
Give this lady her props! Nice piece....Philly was so hyped to see Red and he hit the stage like he never left. One of the best shows I've been to in a while...hands down. Hip hop lives, always!
More pictures here: http://1003thebeatphilly.com/PhotoWall.asp?id=34706
If you find a city paper with Deesha in it what the f--k you going to do...Pick it up, pick it up! Nice review and oh so true.
Yes.... this show was monkey food. Yes I took the chance to to take a phrase that most won't get to describe it. Bannnanassssss!!!!
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