Paid Dues

So, last week I(Flow) went to NYC and there just so happened to be this "Paid Dues, Independent Hip-Hop Festival" going on, put together by Murs 3:16, at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square.

The line up ended up like this;

Yak Ballz

Kidz in the Hall

Scratch & Supernatural

Buckshot w/ Tek, Dru Ha & KRS One

Murs 3:16 & 9th Wonder

Blackalicious

GZA w/Masta Killa & Mathematics

Rakim w/Kid Capri

I missed Yak Ballz. Kidz in the Hall were meh. Buckshot was very good, KRS came on with him and did South Bronx and The Bridge is Over, then Tek came out and they got into some classic Black Moon & Smif 'n' Wessun songs. Blackalicious was alright, Gift of Gab doing the fast rap thing. GZA was a little lackluster, even though he had 3 hype men and at least 2 guys walking around the stage. My favorite part was Rakim, he put on a good show, backed by Kid Capri. They cut his mic around 12:30, he wanted to keep going but nothing could change the venue's mind. He dropped the mic and jumped into the audience to meet them. Shout out to Olivier who met on the bus heading down who happened to be going to check the show too.

Here's some shots from the show, go to my Flickr page to see more shots; http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/