harlemtothebronx
I was wondering what Flee was doing on stage!
Was at the show in Chicago last night. An absolutely incredible performance. IMO, Benny wasn't on his A game, but that's what makes Griselda so impressive. Sometimes one of your superstars has an off night but everyone else on the squad is an all-star, too; even when your superstar is off, you still blow out the other team. Plus the energy from the crowd was so live that even as Benny missed a few lines, the crowd filled in.
These dudes are really something. They've managed to translate the whole WWF showmanship of into a rare mix of ill lyricism and on-stage drama. You really do feel like you're watching Rick Flair, Lex Luger, or Tripple H. Even though they're mostly hitting on the same themes, each manages to add a whole different flavor based on their personality, inflections, delivery, pitch, syncopation, and relation to the crowd.
Before last night, I used to think that when Westside Gun talked about the 'culture,' he was really talking about honoring the original hip hop culture than has been lost and cast aside. But I was totally off. The 'culture' is not only their own individual expressions, but a way to bring a whole lotta different people together. There were old hip hop heads, white nerds, Puerto Rican gangsters, brothers with dreds, braids, and ceasars; all of us respecting each other's space while also partaking in a movement.
So let me thank
debso
and everyone else for putting me on way back when, and for providing the updates.
'boom boom boom boom boom boom boom'!