Where else other than the legendary SOB’s?
I missed out on getting tickets originally and I was pissed about it. I managed to find 1 person who had one on craigslist, I called the number in the ad around 9PM. The doors were at 9 and I was reading tweets that the line was around the block and people were waiting in the rain. Shiiiiit. True Hip-Hop fans as MelDCole said. The dude with the ticket(HENRY – who – if you read this – #YoutheFuckinManBro) still had the ticket and said he was in line. So I chilled out a bit, got ready, had half a beer, half a joint, and jumped on the L to the 1. I was there at 9:45. Texted henry he came out gave me the ticket at face value and I went in. No wait. No line for me. It wasn’t raining by the time I got there. Luck? Or…. good at being late? I can’t front. I’m a lucky mother fucker.
Before I walked in the woman in front of me greeted the bouncer who she knew… and she had a gift… what was it? Badu‘s new album Amerykah Pt II: Return of the Ankh!! Before I even got in the door I felt GOOD people! I felt GREAT.
I felt like I had a wiiiindow seat
I get in, the place is PACKED… but I got a spot. Center of the room in the back of the ground level. I’m tall skinny and lanky. I get in anywhere! Just like J cole as a matter of fact. Being 6’2 gets you a good view at any concert. I am greatly appreciative of that. The opening act was kind of a rap/R&B type dude who was alright, kinda corny to be honest, but it was cool. Good beats. Asher Roth came out and did a good verse, I never really saw Asher live before, kinda impressed but admittedly I had low expectations and don’t know his music too much. After the opening act who failed to properly identify himself(that’s a huge fail) was done, I think it was DJ SUSS one that was DJ’ing, but he played some classic shit. BIG, Pac, Pun, HOV…. The Crowd was ready for J COLE!
J COLE came out and just from start to finish killed it. He did all of the songs I wanted to hear. Especially “I get up” And “Losing my Balance”. He talked about when he saw Kanye back in 2003 and how being there was special to him. Real shit! The vibe was crazy. Here I’m going to copy some stuff I wrote on FB/twitter right after the concert
(from my FB – I ran out 10 quick thoughts on a thread)
1 – J Cole is the ILLEST. “on this new school of rappers I will really go Columbine & throw up the diamond sign”
2- Such a nice dude he even threw an apology to the section of the crowd he felt he wasn’t showing enough love
3- On 1 of his new songs he said “they thinking about they breakfast while I’m heating up my dinner” .. …YUP.
4- He brought out TALIB! NUFF SAID JUST TO GET BY♬.
5 – I’ll be on that stage soon!
6 – i had a great time without having 1 drink.
7- HIP-HOP IS ALIVE & WELL.
8 – This 1 mother fucker held his iPhone up THE ENTIRE CONCERT. TAKE A PICTURE. TAKE A SHORT VIDEO. DON’T BLOCK PEOPLE BEHIND YOU THE WHOLE TIME!. He was 3 rows in front of my so i couldn’t get to tell him. Don’t be that guy.
9 – That shit was so ill.
10 – I GET UP!
///////////// A WTF?! INTERLUDE /////////////////
I finally get home… vibing superhigh from the show… check twitter and what do I see but this RT’d like 15 times:
RT @RealLifeKaz: J.Cole is Drake if Drake never met Wayne and hung out more with Phonte
I’m just like.. what? Why do people even compare J cole and Drake? There is no comparison. You can take that how you will.
Anyways this is what I said
@t_NYC The Drake/J Cole comparisons are annoying me. Drake got talent but he is a fuckin child actor turned rapper. COLE is truth #fuckouttahere
///////////// OK BACK TO THE SHOW /////////////////
(my tweets after)
1 more thing, J Cole set the bar tonight for live performance. he was up there all alone – no hype man -no crew – no entourage about 11 hours ago via web
OH YEA J COLE said “they thinking about they breakfast while I’m warming up my dinner” on the new track tonight…. YUP about 10 hours ago via web
actually he said “thinkin about they breakfast while I’m heatin up my dinner” still … “They sleep, we grind” @fatbellybella about 10 hours ago via web
then from the man himself
JColeNC Sound like some wack ass prom line, but… Ill never forget this night. NYC SOB’s. Peeace about 10 hours ago via UberTwitter Retweeted by you and 22 others
OH Yeah. This tweet. That was the illest shit. Every doing Jay Elec’s verse. Nobody could do ALL the words though haha..
@t_NYC OH YEAH J.Cole + Talib + Everybody in the fuckin building at SOBs did @JayElectronica verse on “Just Begun” #HIPHOP about 10 hours ago via web
Great fucking night.
AND Then when I got out of the place 3 people handed me their CD’s(which of course makes me feel like I must look important or something), and 1 of them was actually kinda alright! Shoutout Gist , though I gotta say, I threw out the CD’s. I did keep the printcards on the inside though. I Think it might be more efficient/less costly for artist to just share a ‘card’ with their website than spend money/time making CD’s that people will just throw out. Especially rowdy hyped up possibly drunk people leaving a concert. Just a lil note.
ANYWAY
What I miss? Roc boy Young Chris came out and did a verse + an ill acapella on some real shit. Cole did his verse on his track with Wale.. a piano duet slowed down “A Star is Born” before going full force into the real one…. then the ENCORE! HE came out and did the new track which is what it is “COLD WORLD” TRUTH!!!!! KILLED IT!
THAT SHIT WAS ILL. HIP-HOP IS ALIVE AND WELL!
PEACE
shoutout to everyone who was there
and if you weren’t
IT’S ALL GOOD
