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CHAPPELLE BLOCK PARTY
writer: Nicole
Symmonds
Hurricane Ivan wasn’t enough to keep diehard hip-hop
fans inside on Saturday September 18. Kanye West, best known
for being a diva, took it like a man as he marched in the
rain with the Central State University marching band. This
served to strengthen his performance of “Jesus Walks,” which
was reminiscent of the video. In keeping with the theme of
humility, West graciously touted his protégé, John Legend,
by allowing him to give the audience a preview of “Used to
Love Her” from his debut album Get Lifted. In the midst
of the NYPD, Dead Prez was not afraid to be Revolutionary
But Gangsta. M1 and Stic delivered an intense performance
that left the audience intently listening to their lyrics.
The crowd started to warm up when they performed favorites
like “Hip Hop” and a RBG track entitled “Turn Off The Radio.”
The calm after the storm came in the shape of two soul songbirds.
Enter Erykah Badu, sporting gold fronts, a huge Afro wig and
perfect confidence. As she sung a perfectly ad-libbed version
of “Back in The Days,” hands left the insides of rain-soaked
ponchos to pump in the air. When the wind threatened to blow
her wig off, she pulled it off defiantly. She went back to
the “Other Side of the Game,” helping the audience to relive
her relationship with Andre 3000. She then catapulted to “Love
of My Life” by performing with her ex-fiancé Common. |
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