Glow in the Dark: a tour.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday night I had the fortune (thank you Diana) of going to Kanye's Glow in the Dark Tour at MSG. Let me just say, the hype I built for myself over this show was immeasurable. Basically two of my favorite producers ever, two of the hottest rappers out right now, one of the best pop acts of the year, my favorite cross-over band (i'll let you make the connections) on one stage.... nuff said!
My boy Eddie managed to find possibly the hottest promotional concert tee I've ever seen.
Reflective print with a mirror image of the text on the back. Fire!
Lupe Fiasco's performance was strong, rhyming heavy on the mic without letting up. I thought to myself at one point "this dude's vein on the side of his head is going to pop any moment". Regardless, Lupe definitely did his thing, bringing flawless album-mates Nikki Jean and Matthew Santos along for more than a few songs.
N.E.R.D. was up next. No one likes NERD! WHY? Is it cause nobody understands they are Pharrell's experimental-side-project-gone-amazing?! They basically killed it, getting the crowd riled up and jumping for Rockstar and closing out with a performance of their latest track Everyone Nose.
BONUS: Here is the just-released video for Everyone Nose featuring a few familiar faces:
(just wait for the remix featuring Clipse, Kanye & Lupe!)
Rihanna. Need i say more? She's hot and she has some of the catchiest songs on the radio today. Needless to say I went nuts when she sang M.I.A.'s Paper Planes, seemingly out of nowhere. Oh and I'm sure those of you who care have already heard Chris Brown came out during her performance of Umbrella.
Rihanna & Chris Brown:
Enter Kanye West. I'll spare you the details since you probably imagine he comes on to blow everyone out of the water... and he does just that with a theatrical, futuristic, ego-laden storyline. Haters, fall back.
Here is a clip I took of Kanye finishing up Flashing Lights with a healthy dose of floor action:
The show was LONG. Lupe came on at 7:30 and we got out by midnight. I think im taking a break from MSG for a while!
My boy Eddie managed to find possibly the hottest promotional concert tee I've ever seen.
Lupe Fiasco's performance was strong, rhyming heavy on the mic without letting up. I thought to myself at one point "this dude's vein on the side of his head is going to pop any moment". Regardless, Lupe definitely did his thing, bringing flawless album-mates Nikki Jean and Matthew Santos along for more than a few songs.
N.E.R.D. was up next. No one likes NERD! WHY? Is it cause nobody understands they are Pharrell's experimental-side-project-gone-amazing?! They basically killed it, getting the crowd riled up and jumping for Rockstar and closing out with a performance of their latest track Everyone Nose.
BONUS: Here is the just-released video for Everyone Nose featuring a few familiar faces:
(just wait for the remix featuring Clipse, Kanye & Lupe!)
Rihanna. Need i say more? She's hot and she has some of the catchiest songs on the radio today. Needless to say I went nuts when she sang M.I.A.'s Paper Planes, seemingly out of nowhere. Oh and I'm sure those of you who care have already heard Chris Brown came out during her performance of Umbrella.
Rihanna & Chris Brown:
Enter Kanye West. I'll spare you the details since you probably imagine he comes on to blow everyone out of the water... and he does just that with a theatrical, futuristic, ego-laden storyline. Haters, fall back.
Here is a clip I took of Kanye finishing up Flashing Lights with a healthy dose of floor action:
The show was LONG. Lupe came on at 7:30 and we got out by midnight. I think im taking a break from MSG for a while!
Labels: Glow in the Dark, Kanye West, MSG, Music, N.E.R.D., New York
posted by mauricio at 10:22 PM
2 Comments:
this is SICK - I wanted to go so badly but couldn't get tix before it sold out - love the vid clips - I feel like I was there!
thanks for bringing the concert to the rest of us! kanye always delivers.
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