tech n9ne at wayne performance
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Review | Lil Wayne at the Sprint Center
By BILL BROWNLEE
Special to The Star
JILL TOYOSHIBA | The Kansas City Star
Lil Wayne at the Sprint Center
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After the previous evening's concert in St. Louis, the rap star tweeted that he'd received a "gnarly gash" over his left eye in a skating accident.
Aside from a large bandage on his brow, Lil Wayne showed no ill effects from the injury in an impeccable 100-minute performance. His resilience isn't surprising. Lil Wayne is the most consistently compelling pop star of the past decade. His lyrical and musical inventiveness and ferocious work ethic make most of his peers seem like indifferent dullards. A recent eight-month incarceration did little to slow him down. He may not be a model citizen, but he's been rewarded for his dazzling productivity.
"I am a 28-year-old self-made millionaire," he told the audience of about 8,000.
Lil Wayne recalled that Tech N9ne visited him in jail last year. As he brought the Kansas City-based rapper to the stage for a warm embrace, Lil Wayne noted that Tech N9ne is featured on his long-awaited Tha Carter IV album. The failure to perform the promising collaboration was one of Monday's few disappointments.
The perfectly-paced and variety-filled set included gangsta rap ("Bill Gates"), dance music ("Go D.J."), current hits ("6 Foot 7 Foot"), heavy metal ("Prom Queen"), R&B ("Motivation") and even a shockingly tender ballad ("How To Love"). A four-piece band added new dimensions to tracks like "Lollipop." After a stunning a cappella rendition of "Nightmares of the Bottom," Lil Wayne proclaimed that he is "the best rapper alive."
It's difficult to disagree.
One jarring incident briefly broke the celebratory mood. Several dozen overenthusiastic fans pushed against a temporary walkway to a secondary stage during "Mr. Carter." Although the apparatus rocked perilously above fans for a few moments, no one appeared to be be injured.
In stark contrast to the enormous amount of energy expended by Lil Wayne, Rick Ross didn't seem to make much of an effort during his lackluster 35-minute opening set.
The audience bailed him him out by rapturously chanting Ross' lyrics to powerful material like "MC Hammer" and "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast"), songs that glorify illicitly acquired riches.
The audience also adored appearances by R&B singers Keri Hilson and Lloyd, but the best of Lil Wayne's opening acts was Far East Movement. Its dance-oriented set revealed an audacious independent streak worthy of the evening's headliner.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/23/3092545/review-lil-wayne-at-the-sprint.html#ixzz1VuYAKM8u
By BILL BROWNLEE
Special to The Star
JILL TOYOSHIBA | The Kansas City Star
Lil Wayne at the Sprint Center
More News
After the previous evening's concert in St. Louis, the rap star tweeted that he'd received a "gnarly gash" over his left eye in a skating accident.
Aside from a large bandage on his brow, Lil Wayne showed no ill effects from the injury in an impeccable 100-minute performance. His resilience isn't surprising. Lil Wayne is the most consistently compelling pop star of the past decade. His lyrical and musical inventiveness and ferocious work ethic make most of his peers seem like indifferent dullards. A recent eight-month incarceration did little to slow him down. He may not be a model citizen, but he's been rewarded for his dazzling productivity.
"I am a 28-year-old self-made millionaire," he told the audience of about 8,000.
Lil Wayne recalled that Tech N9ne visited him in jail last year. As he brought the Kansas City-based rapper to the stage for a warm embrace, Lil Wayne noted that Tech N9ne is featured on his long-awaited Tha Carter IV album. The failure to perform the promising collaboration was one of Monday's few disappointments.
The perfectly-paced and variety-filled set included gangsta rap ("Bill Gates"), dance music ("Go D.J."), current hits ("6 Foot 7 Foot"), heavy metal ("Prom Queen"), R&B ("Motivation") and even a shockingly tender ballad ("How To Love"). A four-piece band added new dimensions to tracks like "Lollipop." After a stunning a cappella rendition of "Nightmares of the Bottom," Lil Wayne proclaimed that he is "the best rapper alive."
It's difficult to disagree.
One jarring incident briefly broke the celebratory mood. Several dozen overenthusiastic fans pushed against a temporary walkway to a secondary stage during "Mr. Carter." Although the apparatus rocked perilously above fans for a few moments, no one appeared to be be injured.
In stark contrast to the enormous amount of energy expended by Lil Wayne, Rick Ross didn't seem to make much of an effort during his lackluster 35-minute opening set.
The audience bailed him him out by rapturously chanting Ross' lyrics to powerful material like "MC Hammer" and "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast"), songs that glorify illicitly acquired riches.
The audience also adored appearances by R&B singers Keri Hilson and Lloyd, but the best of Lil Wayne's opening acts was Far East Movement. Its dance-oriented set revealed an audacious independent streak worthy of the evening's headliner.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/23/3092545/review-lil-wayne-at-the-sprint.html#ixzz1VuYAKM8u
HipHopDX did a story on this.
Here is a video that shows Wayne explaining to the crowd.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/...-kansas-city-show-recalls-rikers-island-visit
Here is a video that shows Wayne explaining to the crowd.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/...-kansas-city-show-recalls-rikers-island-visit
Even though it was long overdue, huge props for Wayne to bring out a hometown king to the crowd and show his gratitude, even thought they're still on different levels Wayne has much respect for tech which is phenomenal in my books, tech could be ANYBODY and here Wayne is bringing him out on HIS show, i don't know, I'm not much of a Wayne fan but the fact he brought tech out on his show is respect on many different levels