Day 90.5: DPG @ Key Club Videos - Roscoe & Kurupt (Events)

Here are some videos my homie was able to record with his flip cam:


- Roscoe performing Smooth Sailin.. Young Roscoe the Philly fanatic!


- Kurupt closing the last part of the show. The video is kind of shaky..
(The performance gets good after 4:00 into it; he eventually does Xxplosive & Callin Out Names!)

Props to my boy ShimpDizzle for recording this for me.

Day 90: DPG bringing back the OG hits from the 90's @ Key Club (Events)

(I'm pretty behind with this one but I thought I'd share my thoughts on this event anyways, so suck it!)

1-07-11 (Hollywood, CA): I went to check out a DPG (Dogg Pound Gangstaz!) performance at the Key Club in Hollywood. If you listened to WestCoast hip-hop back during the 90's then you'll know who I'm talking about and appreciate all the dope jams they brought to us.

First off, the place was mad packed everywhere; even the stage was getting too crowded at one point so they had to stop the performance and make their entourage back up. It was hard enough for me to see since I got there late but my friends and I were able to guide our way through the crowd and get a good view of the show.

I didn't recognize most of them on stage, but was able to point out Kurupt (aka Young Gotti), Daz, Roscoe, and DJ Quik (he was actually mixin on the 2nd level balcony). Jayo Felony was there too and I think because he's looking to sign under the same label as DPG.

I basically caught the end of the show but it was still pretty awesome just being there and supporting some of the rawest OG WestCoast rappers ever. My favorite part of the show was when Kurupt did his verse from the song New York New York, and suprised everyone at the end with Xxplosive & Callin Out Names. I gotta say Kurupt is so dam lyrical and puts mad energy in his performances, so major props to him for putting it all out there every night.

I also did like Daz when he performed In California (such a dope song!). And I can't forget Roscoe with his performance of one of my other favorites Smooth Sailin (the summertime jam).

Check out some pictures I took of the event:


- See, it was crazy packed on stage..


- Kurupt doin his thang!


- Daz & Kurupt!


- Throw your W's up if you love the West!

The WestCoast is the BestCoast.. Holla!

Props to my homie J.Li.

Day 20: Fat Beats LA Closing Weekend (Events)

9/17: I went over to Fat Beats LA this past Friday evening as it was the last weekend it would be open since it was closing for good. A very sad weekend for hip-hop in LA as it held ground to the freshest hip-hop vinyl records you could ever find. This was also a spot where hip-hop artists and hardcore hip-hop fans could unite, so I had to check it out.

I can tell a lot of people from around here really cared about this store as the entire balcony was packed full of people to see the nightly performances from various rappers who came to show their support. It took me about an hour to get in but man it was worth it. I got to witness some of the RAW-est Westcoast rappers such as Rass Kass, Planet Asia, Xzibit, and Kurupt come and spit some dope rhymes.


Here are some pictures from that evening:


- Crowded yo!




- Bad picture of Xzibit as he was walking right by me.. but doesn't this look like a painting now?

Here's a short clip I took of a verse from X to the Z when he first came to the stage:


- I just got a NEW camera so the quality will be better next time ;)

A better video here:


(RAWWW!)

WestCoast make some NOISE!!!!