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Del the Funky Homosapien, Bukue One, Abstract Giants, Billa Camp and Kid Russell (Jun 11)
When I heard Del was coming to CHI, I had to go and get tickets. I remember listening to Del back in the day (when Everlast was a clean cut dude in a white suit, before he was born-again hardcore and Irish in House of Pain). Anyway, I got tickets to see him despite not know what to expect. The crowd was hyped for Sir Dzl and his opening acts didn't disappoint either.
Billa Camp warmed up the crowd with a nice set. As time passed he got stronger and stronger. Kid Russell was amped up, but his musical style didn't fit well with the rest of the night, which was too bad. Abstract Giants were my "surprise of the night". I will say it (yet) again: any hip hop crew with a live band gets my vote. 3 MCs and a full band almost always means "Great Show". These guys were no exception. They didn't even have the full squad - their violin player (yes, I said violin) wasn't there. Regardless, they did great stuff and I'd see them again. I wonder how their CD sounds (hint hint).
Bukue One, Del's manager, took the stage and was a one man entertainment show (well, two, because DJ Zac was blazin on the turntables). Bukue was on a skateboard, running interludes ("Let me see your sexy face"), and was his own hype-man. What do I mean? He had two mics, one of which had reverb on it, and he would use 1 or 2 depending what he wanted to "hype up". It was the first time I had seen it, and he clearly knew what he was doing. Mad cool.
Del came on and did a full set. It's nice to see an artist at home on stage. Bukue had his back throughout the set and he did some new stuff and the classics. Listening to Del is like getting hit by a lyrical avalanche. The words and rhymes just keep coming and coming. It is difficult to explain the sheer volume of lines that he throws out during a show. Imagine grains of sand at a beach. Exactly. One nice surprise from the night was Psalm One taking the stage a spitting a verse for Del and the crowd. Well done, lady.
Alright, a link to the full set of unedited pics (a few hundred) can be found on the FB page. Peace.
Read MoreBilla Camp warmed up the crowd with a nice set. As time passed he got stronger and stronger. Kid Russell was amped up, but his musical style didn't fit well with the rest of the night, which was too bad. Abstract Giants were my "surprise of the night". I will say it (yet) again: any hip hop crew with a live band gets my vote. 3 MCs and a full band almost always means "Great Show". These guys were no exception. They didn't even have the full squad - their violin player (yes, I said violin) wasn't there. Regardless, they did great stuff and I'd see them again. I wonder how their CD sounds (hint hint).
Bukue One, Del's manager, took the stage and was a one man entertainment show (well, two, because DJ Zac was blazin on the turntables). Bukue was on a skateboard, running interludes ("Let me see your sexy face"), and was his own hype-man. What do I mean? He had two mics, one of which had reverb on it, and he would use 1 or 2 depending what he wanted to "hype up". It was the first time I had seen it, and he clearly knew what he was doing. Mad cool.
Del came on and did a full set. It's nice to see an artist at home on stage. Bukue had his back throughout the set and he did some new stuff and the classics. Listening to Del is like getting hit by a lyrical avalanche. The words and rhymes just keep coming and coming. It is difficult to explain the sheer volume of lines that he throws out during a show. Imagine grains of sand at a beach. Exactly. One nice surprise from the night was Psalm One taking the stage a spitting a verse for Del and the crowd. Well done, lady.
Alright, a link to the full set of unedited pics (a few hundred) can be found on the FB page. Peace.
