Since When Does Hip-Hop Hump Speakers???!!!

Ah...the weekend. And what a lovely weekend it was.

For starters, I was off work for one solid week. It felt so good not having to wake up to the annoying sound of my alarm clock, piece myself together, and drag my body to work...only to sit at my desk for 2 hours and literally search for something that I am motivated to do. A small vacation was very necessary.

So Friday...
Dan Tres graduation party was going to be this past Friday, 5.5.06...everybody was ampted. However, due to certain circumstances...the party has been pushed back and it will be going down this December. We still decided to go over tot he crib. I linked up with a friend from high that I hadn't seen in years...he still looks delicious. :o> So we hung out most of the night...it started to drizzle a little bit and a few folks, including myself, rolled on home.

Saturday...
Ashwa Kwesi, my first time seeing this elder speak. Sankofa 2006 was off the freaking chain. African Dance, Capoeira, excellent food for thought...what more can you ask for. MAP did there thing, I am so glad that they didn't let a little financial trouble prevent them from going forth with this event. Excellent, marvelous show.

Sunday...
Chillax mode. I was really trying to be good on Sunday. I started Mrs. Robin's (Cerrone's mother) locs, then head over to Danny' for the Unity Feast. I called before to went over to Danny's to make sure that they didn't need anything...by the time I got there, no food (which is a good thing, it's unity feast). However, a sistah was starving for some good vegetarian cooking. Que Sara Sara I suppose.

Good Ol' Monday
I woke up at 8 am, called Tara (my sistah friend) and did a time check with her...of course she laughed as we exchanged many phone calls throughout the day.--Fast Forward--
Myself and a few other folks had early access to the concert...we're in line all ampted talking about hip-hop, hip-hop, and more hip-hop. **Really quick...I ran into this female before the show who said she was a fan on CoMMoN. I asked her, "When did you develop your love for hip-hop?" She couldn't answer...I asked her "When did you first notice CoMMoN?" Her reply:

Her: Um...I believe it was 1988
Me: 1988 really...what was the name of his first album?
Her: Um...I really don't remember but, I love him...he is...
Me: Can I borrow a dollar?
Her: I only have a 5 dollar bill...sorry

*Silence, think about it*

A true head would know what time it is.

So the night went on...my home girls and I were standing in the front row (as usual). The unfortunate event of the night was Shuger passing out. Trish, A.K., and Godchild helped her over to the side of the venue. Thank goodness she was okay.
I was severely disappointed by CoMMoN's performance, he pumped the speaker yall. Yes, he pumped the speaker. I don't mean he lost his balance and almost fell off stage...no...I mean he deliberately got down and pretended to pump the speaker as if it were a female. Naturally, the ladies went wild but not I...I am not a groupie, I love hip-hop. He's nice looking but...c'mon. Perhaps I am bias at this point because of the deep appreciation & respect I have for the culture. I don't understand...or maybe I don't want to. I dunno. The Roots rocked the sold out show...CoMMoN disappointed me....it was bananas.

After the Show it's the After Party...
Derek 32zero! My dude for real, the brotha is something so serious. First of all first, I've always wanted to be a b-girl too...so I made an attempt to challenge Danny and Rasheed, don't know how I did but I am hurting today. So we danced for a minute then it was time for the show to start. Derek 32zero and Jon Bibbs ripped Kelly's a new a**hole. I love seeing those two perform, it was so beautiful.

The rest of the night was history...the party was over at 1:45 and everyone rolled on home. It was a supa dope weekend.