Redman and Akir

The phrase “if these walls could talk” losses its meaning when walking into the lobby of the Fox Theatre. The walls don’t talk, they shout. They are riddled with pictures of shows from Snoop Dogg to String Cheese Incident and Tom Petty to Primus. This venue has lived an amazing life so far. Hundreds of world-renowned artists have played there. Thursday was no different, maximum occupancy was hit at about 10:30 when Akir took the stage. Accompanying him was Hasan Salaam, Payshir, and DJ G.I. Joe. The energy there never ceases to amaze me. With two tiers on both sides of the elongated room it forms a pit of 600+ people, siphoning the energy to the center. If words could only explain when Redman took the stage. Every show I go to I’m constantly reminded why I live for this. The crowd jumps up and down in waves caused by un-synced minds. I only watch from the balcony or back stage, I’m mostly over the shoulder-to-shoulder mayhem. I prefer the birds eye view over anything. The show went till about 1 am and I spent the rest of the night partying with the artists until about 4 am. I’m pleased that hip hop is not dead. .. now if rap could only face that plague. Redman did however give a speech that touched on music downloading. I stopped listening. . If he was asking me to stop, I wouldn’t. And if he was encouraging me to continue. . the speech was impertinent to me. GET OUT AND GO TO SOME SHOWS.

www.myspace.com/foxtheatre

www.myspace.com/akir
www.myspace.com/hasansalaam
www.myspace.com/payshir
www.myspace.com/djgijoe