Wale at SOBS

This show happened in July...but was good enough that we said...better late than never

The show began with the AOK collective (Fresh Daily, Nola Darling, 8thWon, Homeboy Sandman) tearing through your soon to be favorite jams. The perfect ender to there set was "Body Bags". AOK killed it and were nice enough to clean up the mess.

Next was the almost set by Che Grand. Due to technical difficulties he sort of just stood on stage and complained. He almost did a verse over the beatbox provided by a random crowd member. Then when Blu and Exile's set started he almost rhymed again. Blu's set was a touch long at 45 minutes but provided any newcomers to his sound with a thorough introduction: laid back, lyrical and heartfelt.
D.J.Jazzy Jeff and Skillz (Nod Factor for any 80s babies) were next and despite a crystal clear delivery and a raucous song set the crowd seemed more excited to see Talib Kweli come out on "So Far So Good".

Finally Wale's band was all setup and he appeared on stage. Wow is the only word for the UCB band. Wale and the band lead us through some classic Go-Go history(does anyone remember The Butt) to more recent jams like "Something about a Player." Then when he gets into "Artistic Integrity" off the new Seinfeld inspired mixtape A Mixtape about Nothing and things reach a new apex. I thought he gave his band a little to much showtime but when they replayed Jay-Z "Roc Boys" note for note it was hard to complain. A great show! Please view the video above for a taste.

~Shoot The Messenger


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