The Lox Live at the BBQThis weekend Microsoft Zune’s summer concert series, “Live at the BBQ,” made its way to New York City. The stage at Brooklyn’s Empire-Ferry Fulton State Park overlooked the East River, offering a backdrop that made you quickly forget about the sweltering heat. The mic was blessed by Baby Cham, Boot Camp Clik, Special Ed, Brand Nubian, The Clipse, The Lox, LL Cool J, and Large Professor who, with Main Source, wrote “Live at the BBQ” — a song that earned Nas his first recognition as an emcee and served as the namesake of this event.
Every performer came with energy. Cham closed his set with consecutive hits “Vitamin S,” “This is Why I’m Hot (Remix),” and “Ghetto Story.” He was one of my personal favorites but with only the early birds present, the crowd’s choral response of “Rah, Rah, Rah” for “Ghetto Story” was a bit lackluster. But by the time The Lox hit the stage a few hours later, it was a very different story. With a larger crowd and the temperature slightly cooler, the crowd and even other performers were going verse for verse with Styles, Sheek and J to the Muah. For a while, Jadakiss and Styles alternated between solo hits, performing “I Get High,” “Knock Yourself Out,” “Locked Up,” and “We Gon’ Make It,” which was brilliantly mixed with the beat of Tupac’s “Ambitionz az a Rider.” As Jada segued from his verse on Nas’ “Made You Look” remix into “Mighty D-Block,” the chanting of “Deeeee-Block” rose from the crowd. ‘Kiss summed up their set well, saying, “We can go for twenty hours performing our hits.”
The ClipseAnother highlight for the day was getting to take home my very own Zune. Behind the performance area were two hoops, one for a 3-point contest and another for “Around the World.” I may not have represented for Dime from behind the arc, but when my close- range jumper was put to the test, I did not fail and walked away the first winner of the day. In all, we enjoyed free food, free drinks, new limited edition Zunes, and great live music in the heart of the city where hip-hop got its start …
We’ll be hitting you with more content from the BBQ tomorrow, including interviews with some of the performers. Check back when you can.
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