With the bursting success of Drizzy Drake’s career, I am constantly reminded of a line he used on “Ignant Shit” where he says “me doin a show is getting everybody nervous cause them hipsters gon have to get along with them hood niggas…” This line really made me think, “you know what, he’s right…” What does a Drake concert look like and how exactly do the hipsters with their tight ass jeans, loud colors, and vintage Nikes get along with the baggy jeaned, white tee & Jordan wearin hood cats?
I feel like black people (like pretty much everybody else) have long since been infected with this self-segregating gene that is inherited genetically where human beings just have to differentiate and group accordingly. But isn’t music a uniting force? A Lil’ Wayne concert (or any other mega-star rapper) has to have an even greater spectrum and they seem to go off without a hitch, but you know how nigg#*$ get: “Say bruh, you just gon step on my shoe?”
If you’ve been to a concert like this, where several demographics are represented and have to coexist inside a space smaller than the arenas and stadiums that the likes of Jay-Z or Kanye play, holla with some of your best stories. I think my best story is when I went to the Glow in the Dark concert in Philly (technically Jersey) and there was a white dad with his three sons that were ages (approximately) 10, 13, and 14 clearly there to see Kanye and they had NO clue who N.E.R.D. was (naturally) but proceeded to stare at me like a f’n unicorn as I spazzed during, well “Spazz”. I almost wanted to scare the hell out of em by making some loud and threatening gesture so that they would stop staring and try to take in the genius that was occurring on stage, but of course I kept it peaceful and peeped with my peripherals, but I’m sure there are better stories out there, please share.
Friday, July 3, 2009
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Oh i got some favorites. But this one stands out right now.
2004. Kanye West concert in Mass after the Dropout well, dropped. Being that is was one of his first concerts and didn't have that much material, he pretty much ran through the entire album. And given the nature of his music (mixed) and the state of Massachusetts (mixed), you know the crowd would follow suit.
When "Jesus Walks" came on it was hilarious. This thug (not sure if he was an actual thug, but he was wearing a thug's uniform) with Henny cup and blunt in hand was just grooving to that song. Singing all of the words. This walking contradiction was too much to take.
Also things that I like:
1) the asian kid that knows more of the words at a Roots concert than I do
2) the white kids who get that "damn, should i say nigga if they say it on stage" dilemma look when I'm at a Hov concert and "Jigga, My Nigga" comes on.
ah! the white man's dilemma. probably my favorite part of an rap concert.
Favorite story. We're @ a Roots concert @ Constitution Hall. Box seats for 5 people. Me and my homegirl, a couple hood rats and a white dude.
The Next Movement comes on, me and homegirl got a mean synchronized hand and head bob going, white dude is in his seat rapping all the words, the hood rats start partying all over our little box like it's 1999. Before you know it, one of 'em is giving white dude a lap dance while her friend is cheering her on. White dude is initially confused and looks around for assistance or answers. After getting neither he proceeds to "tap that ass" and dance along.
Priceless.
That was awesome! I love Hip-Hop.
hahahah, two great stories, yeah, the white man's dilemma is a trip, but rappers often encourage them to sing along, which i dont like, but what are you gonna do?
Yeah, asians are the greatest impersonators EVER, from shoes, to style, to culture, it's admirable.
white dudes overwhelmed by ass is arguably the funniest event of cross-culture activities
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