We're back with Phro in the building at our "other" basement this episode. We checked out Kendrick Lamar's new album, paid up on some post-A3C debt (Major having his Mayo shot and all our in-show shout outs) and as always, we spun some great independent hip-hop.
One of my favorite moments of my entire time at A3C. Rhymefest ended up closing out the show (shouts to Erik Sermon who was at the top of the bill and never showed up). At this point it was already 1:30am, everyone was crowding into the stuffy, hot Red Bull stage area to watch the last performance of the night. We just finished watching Bobby Creekwater and Nesby Phips downstairs and we came up just before Fest took the stage after Mikey Rocks.
I was exhausted. Between the homie KingSoul from KonsoleKingz taking me around to meet all his people, trying to network with everyone I could with the little time I had available and listening to hip-hop blaring out of every single corner of the venue for 12 straight hours, I was hip-hop'd the eff out. Never thought that could happen, but it did.
So when Rhymefest finally came out, I didn't expect him to put on the show he did, especially THAT late. But as you can see, he pulled it off. I bought another beer, enjoyed my supremely sufficient contact high and pressed the record button.
So here's Rhymefest performing "Brand New". After his verse, he cut the music and brought a fan up to run with Kanye's lyrics (LOL @ ole dude dropping the mic) which ended up transforming into a remix which was finished with a crazy freestyle.
I gained a whole new appreciation for Rhymefest after that night. Much respect.