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Hip Hop Gigs 2014
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Jimmy Iovine wrote: »Ticket booked for Sziget.
I'm going to see OutKast
I'll be around for Macklemore as well. Not fussed but if there aren't many at it I might pop in.
"If there aren't many at it" - how stupid was I. I am not a fan of Macklemore. I like some songs, but I haven't bought into the hype.
He had a massive crowd. We moved right in for it, so I can't say how many were there but it looked huge.
His interaction with the crowd was the highlight of the show. I've been to many concerts where the artist is half-arsed and couldn't give a ****. The Kooks were an example of this at Sziget this year. The lead singer just repeated "you're great/fantastic/super" all night. Pathetic.
I knew very few of the songs but I had a whale of a time. It was one of the most enjoyable performances I've seen, and this is from someone who has been very sceptical in the past about his performing abilities.
The first song that Outkast played was B.O.B. That was enough for me. They could have ended it right there, it's my favourite.
They didn't, they went on to play all sorts.
André's performance on the third track they played is probably the greatest verse I've ever heard live. There was no need for a hype man for it. He nailed it. Unfortunately, I can't remember what the song was.
I'm over the moon that I got to see them. I can cross it off of my bucket list.
In two weeks I'm going to see Freddie Gibbs in Manchester. That's another bucket list gig.
After that, I can only really think of Chamillionaire and Rakim as being on my must-see list.
EDIT: I can't say enough good things about Sziget. I'd really recommend going to it next year. It's an incredible set up, suitable for all tastes and ages. Even pets are welcome.
DOUBLE EDIT: Seeing Big Boi and Sleepy Brown perform "They Way You Move" was amazing. I bought the double album on the back of hearing that song on one of the Tiger Woods games for the PS2.
Finally, the visuals that were playing on the back screen for Macklemore's set were top notch. Definitely the best I've ever seen. More thought and production went into them than into a lifetime of music videos.0 -
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This is the best Nas performance I've seen in years, setlist is incredible and he even spat 'One Love' over Biggie's 'Sky's The Limit' beat:
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Freddie Gibbs last night -> F*cking great
The few lads in the front row got a lovely shower of Gibbs sweat for the whole show which was hilarious. Jimmy Iovine would have loved that :pac:
Great mix of songs from his albums and mixtapes, the crowd got most amped for the Pinata tracks he played though.
As for the Dublin Reps (GI, Costello, Jambo ACR, DCR), they were OK, but too many of them on stage. GI and Costello are clearly the best out of those lads and have a much better and clearer delivery.
I was also trying to decide on who was the most high in the building, Gibbs or GI....i think GI won that by a toke or 2 given how he was staring intensly at my t-shirt through the Gibbs set.
And Gibbs really doesn't like the police
Great night. Even better when I walking in on the guest list, and going through the basement and backstage area to get up to the front of the stage for the set.0 -
Freddie Gibbs last night -> F*cking great
The few lads in the front row got a lovely shower of Gibbs sweat for the whole show which was hilarious. Jimmy Iovine would have loved that :pac:
Great mix of songs from his albums and mixtapes, the crowd got most amped for the Pinata tracks he played though.
As for the Dublin Reps (GI, Costello, Jambo ACR, DCR), they were OK, but too many of them on stage. GI and Costello are clearly the best out of those lads and have a much better and clearer delivery.
I was also trying to decide on who was the most high in the building, Gibbs or GI....i think GI won that by a toke or 2 given how he was staring intensly at my t-shirt through the Gibbs set.
And Gibbs really doesn't like the police
Great night. Even better when I walking in on the guest list, and going through the basement and backstage area to get up to the front of the stage for the set.
I went to the Manchester gig the night before. I can die a happy man.
It was incredible. The most relaxed and enjoyable gig I've ever been to. We didn't get any rappers on before him. Some guy was on the decks spinning some classics, which was pretty fun.
Gibbs was absolutely ****ed when he came on stage. I got to the front row but regretted it. The stage was small that only three people and the decks fitted on it. Gibbs was right up in front of me. I had to take a step back to see him properly.
He played tunes across the board. I loved Pinata, but I'm more of a fan of his earlier stuff so I was delighted to hear him play BFK songs.
I absolutely loved how he rapper acapella for the last verse of each song. He may have been ****ed but he nailed every single one. Which leads me on to the best part of the night.
The first song I heard Gibbs on was a track he did three years ago with Curren$y called Scottie Pippens. His verse is outrageously good. His double-time flow is the greatest I've ever heard and the verse itself is my all-time favourite.
Imagine how happy I was to hear him rap that verse acapella? I couldn't believe it. I'm pretty sure I was one of the few who recognised it as well. I don't know of too many other rappers who do their guest verses at gigs.
Afterwards, I managed to tell Freddie just how much I love that verse. I queued up for a photo and took my chance. I'm still in a different world. He's the first rapper I've ever spoken to. In fact, he's the first 'celebrity' (in music or sport) that I've actually had a conversation with.
Basically, that gig was the greatest night of my life. I said on here a while ago that he is lethal when he goes acapella at a gig and I'm delighted I got to hear it.0 -
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