Fresh Fest 2009 Review
August 20, 2009
The Fresh Fest 2009 concert at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles was a historical Hip Hop event to remember. This amazing concert brought out the best Hip Hop artist of all time from the 80’s and 90’s. The line up for the show included Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Naughty by Nature, DJ Quik, and Hoodini. Thousands of fans flooded the Nokia Theater, an elegant venue which provided an amazing aerial view of the show for every seat in the building.
It was only fitting that the livest MC of all time opened the show, no one other than “The Human Beat Box Machine” Doug E Fresh. As soon as Fresh hit the stage he was greeted by an enormous outburst of cheers by each and every fan in attendance. Fresh did not disappoint what so ever, performing a variety of hits which included :”Just Having Fun”, “The Original Human Beat Box”, “The Show”, and more. He also gave the fans what they were waiting for and that’s his infamous display of various beat box tempos, beats, and breaks. Fans were blessed with a treat when he brought Slick Rick The Ruler(jewelry included) to the stage performing their 1985 hit “La Di Da Di”, this brought everyone to their feet. Slick Rick didn’t leave the stage without performing a few hit singles of his own which included:”Children’s Stories”, “Hey Young World”, and “Teenage Love”.
It has been a while since Hip Hop has seen such an energetic group that makes good music like Naughty by Nature. Although they had big shoes to fill by following up Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh, they definitelygave ticket buyers their moneys worth. The group brought liveliness to the show with hyped anthem songs. The group performed their hits which included: “OPP”,”Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”, “Uptown Anthem”, and more. Followed by Naughty was Los Angeles’ own DJ Quik who was introduced by comedian Katt Williams. Quik entered the stage wearing a throwback LA Kings starter jacket with an old school boom box in hand. Unfortunately he only gave fans two songs and left the stage but not before promoting his show which will take place at the House of Blues on Sunset September 25th. It was apparent Quik was upset for not being able to close the show in his own hometown and rightfully so. Show performers made a terrible decision by not letting Quik close the show. Hoodini did close the show and unfortunately for him most fans headed for the exits after Quik left the stage. Overall the Fresh Fest was a phenomenal event. It reminds you of what a true Hip Hop show is. These artist existed in the music business when your music had to have a message in it. Today’s artist exist due to a factor of gimmicks mixed with the internet. A true fan of music can appreciate these artist and what they have done for Hip Hop. Special thanks to Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick, Naughty by Nature, DJ Quik, and Hoodini.
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