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Friday, September 18, 2009
CANDICE NICOLE'S REVIEW OF "CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP!!!
So, I totally had to miss this great event that I sponosred :o(, because I had to accompany a client to Fashion Week that weekend. I reached out to Twitter (my BFF) lol and asked who would be interested in covering the event and @TheDMVHistorian reach out. She is a dope writer and has shown me love ever since she has started to follow me! :o) Check out her recap of the event! Enjoy!
“Salt-N-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine/hangin pictures on my wall/every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl, “(Notorious B.I.G., Juicy). Only, this past Saturday—September 12th, 2009, the images on the walls of Dahlak Restaurant & Bar, located at 1771 U Street NW Washington DC, were DMV music artists in action.
Inner Loop Records on-staff photographer and ”Can’t Stop, Won’t f/Stop” event curator, Chapi D, called on area photographers: Overok, Seannie Cameras, Q. Ledbetter, Lady Glock, David Fahrali, LaVan Anderson and Gabi Brutus, to exhibit their shots of DMV music artists. He explained that, “With so much going on in the music scene, it would only be right to showcase the talent through a different medium.” The displayed images of DMV music artists K-Beta, XO, DJ Alizay, Ra The MC, Judah, DJ ID, Phil Ade, Lyriciss, Laelo Hood, The Paxton’s and others, express just as much about the artist’s as your favorite clip on YouTube.
Owner, Daniel Nesiseni, explained that Dahlak is named after his birthplace on the Eritrean Island, Dahlak Archipelago. So, it’s easy to expect an island-bred restaurateur to host artists that would likely rent a booth at DC Caribbean Carnival rather than artists that would likely buy a bottle at area nightclubs. Nesiseni, who has spent three satisfying yet grilling years as owner and operator of Dahlak, welcomes a variety of DMV artists to showcase their work in his establishment, simply because he enjoys their artistry.
On the Technics that evening, directing the “Can’t Stop, Won’t f/Stop” event score, was host, Inner Loop Records’ executive and photographer, Overok. The event score consisted of soulful R&B and old school Hop-Hop. Songs that were quite reminiscent of the sounds you’d hear at a family reunion, and what a family Inner Loop Records www.innerlooprecords.com has. The kinship possessed by the entire Inner Loops Records family, matched with the love of their actual family members, serve as a model of the support system needed to develop a successful business. As Inner Loop Record’s Event Coordinator, Chris ‘ML’ Bates, explained “….there is no competition within Inner Loop Records…..only positive energy.”
All age groups and nationalities entered the comfortably lit, brown hued Dahlak, for the unveiling of the “Can’t Stop, Won’t f/Stop” exhibit, which will be on display thru September 30th, 2009. Supporter, Jabari Magid, selected G5 Clive Stop Sign, shot by Gabrielle Brutus www.gabriellebrutus.com, as his favorite image. He explained that it was the stop war message in the picture that he connected with the most. Brutus, who has shot images of well-known DMV brands such as, Wale and Commonwealth apparel, explained she really didn’t want to take a picture of a stop sign because it is so cliché. But, when she developed the stop sign image, taken under the encouragement of emcee G5 Clive, Brutus saw it as one of the best pictures she’s ever produced with her eye, hands, soul and camera lens.
Recently signed, Inner Loop Records emcee, Lyriciss selected DJ Alizay & K-Beta, 89-09 Shoot, shot by Inner Loop Records visionary, Overok, as his favorite. In the black and white picture, both DJ Alizay and K-Beta give each other hand gestures of approval. It looks as though their saying, “This guy….no this guy. He’s the one….no he’s the one.” Which once again falls back on Chris ‘ML’ Bates statement about one of Inner Loop Record’s ethics, “….there is no completion within Inner Loop Records….only positive energy.”
It’ll take a keen eye to recognize the psychedelic gift in, Seannie Cameras’ Flex Matthews, which is a shot of emcee Flex Matthews. It’ll take an experienced photographer to understand the science behind producing such an image. Seannie Cameras’ explained how he took a 1-second exposure then he, “…flipped (inverted) the camera as the lens was open, and captured the second image of the subject.” Seannie Cameras’ creativity and knowledge of photography, is what likely enabled him to become a contributing visual designer at vimby. Log onto, www.vimby.com, to see Seannie Cameras’ quality video work of DMV brands, including XO, Marky, Stussy, Soulstice and Oddisee.
Lady Glock, who received her first camera at the age of seven and spent her youth taking photos in historic Washington DC neighborhoods, took it to the streets with Mean Mug.
The pic, which is currently being used as 93.9 WKYS @djalizay twitter default picture, is dominated by Dj Alizay’s buddy with an under bite, Phife Dawg. Lady Glock’s Mean Mug was taken on a day of a music video shoot, as was Chapi D’s Hip Hop Kids, GNB No Love Video Shoot. This may be the most historical shot on display as it features K-Beta, Lyriciss, Benji, Ra the MC, Laelohood, and XO.
“Can’t Stop, Won’t f/Stop” was an event so well produced event that it undoubtedly left its sponsors: Clockwise Clothing, Candice Nicole PR, Fusicology, Studio 43 and I Got it For Free, feeling like that was a sponsorship well invested. I Got It For Free visionary, Byrd, expressed that, “this is something no one has done before.” So if you too, have an appreciation for DMV music artists, then it will likely be time well invested for you to stop past Dahlak and experience the artists in another realm.
…..and please don’t stop there. Be sure to Google these photographers, sponsors and music artists to see what else they have going on and how you can support this historical DMV movement. It is up to you to decide which of them will go down in the books.
-The Historian
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Blu & Exhile, Ardamus, Flex Mathews & Friends @ Liv Nightclub...
Well, it happened…DC decided to give the much-hyped about West Coast duo, Blu & Exile a warm reception, and come out in full-force to support the local luminaries opening the show that night…This is a rare feat, that I have seen going the way of the dinosaur in my city…Years ago, it was pulling-teeth to get people(let alone females) out to a hip hop show, especially on a weeknight(Tuesday), and it usually turns into a “weaknight”…*Ahem*…Anyway, over the past few years, DC hip hop has been on the rise, and now is no exception…Shows are getting thrown in all area’s of the District, not just venues in NW, different crowds, demographics and artists are mingling, and their local/national popularity, is ever-increasing…
I hadn’t been inside the legendary Bohemian Caverns on 11th and U Street, in years…The landmark on the corner, actually houses three business’: The Caverns in the basement, a restaurant on the middle-floor, and Club Liv on the second floor…I hadn’t been up there, since the good people at Organized Theory threw a party with a Cage and Yak Ballz 4 years ago, it had changed a lot…The stage was new, closer to the ground, wider, and on the opposite side of the room from where it had been…New wallpaper covered the walls, a small VIP area had been set-up, and that annoying rise in the middle of the dance floor had been removed…With these new observations swirling about me, I realized I was rocking to the sounds of one of the city’s premier DJ’s/beatmakers, Damu the Fudge Munk…From his musical selections, to the fact that he doesn’t use Serato, Damu keeps it classic with crates and 2 Technics at every function, guaranteed to the turn the party out with a doubt… Dj Underdog, owner and proprietor of famed, hypebeast- hangout Major, came on the wheels, and dropped in some reggae gems in-between Damu’s cuts…With that being said, Ardamus was about to set the tone for the evening…
I just copped Ardamus’ When Nothing Goes Right LP, and was excited to see him perform some of the material live…I hadn’t seen him perform in awhile, and he was completely undaunted by the packed room of fans, and fellow musicians…He ripped through “Superdrugs”, “When Nothing Goes Right”, and “Drinksmoke” off of the LP…He brought up Double-Plus, the other have of Ardamus’ side project, Ardaplus and they did a track together…He also brought up Keyote to rip through the DJ Eurok produced DMV anthem, “The District”…By the time Ardamus’ set was done, the crowd had been thoroughly warmed up, and introduced to some of the cities most formidable hip hop talent…Sweaty and breathless, he left the stage in spinters…
After a short intermission allowing spectator’s to catch their breath, DC’s own “Handsome Grandson” Flex Mathews, took the stage…Realizing how Ardamus set the tone earlier, Flex was not shy, and immediately made plans to win the crowd over by throwing out 15-20 Easter eggs with candy inside to them…Once the bribe was completed, Flex tore into a energetic rendition of his show staple, “Rookie Of The Year”…Following that with a freestyle session, that included him rapping about items that the crowd passed to him…From iPhones, to condoms, and batteries, to dollar bills, Flex cannot be stopped and always hits his punch…Flex spread the love to 3 of the area’s most, up-and-coming artists, and deferred his remaining five minutes of show time to bring on DC heavyweights, Lyriciss, Pro’Verb and X.O. to perform their smash, “We Go Hard”…This was vintage Flex, this wasn’t planned either…All three of them came to the show for support, and happened to have a cd with the instrumental on it, and they got up and rocked with Flex’s co-sign…That joint bangs!
Needless to say, Blu and Exile were going on with the crowd at their zenith…Unfortunately, things kinda slip downhill after this point…It took about 20-25 minutes to bring them on, Exile’s MPC and turntables kept going out, because people were all over the stage and stepping on the cable…Later, the sound became atrocious and sounded really, tinny and distorted, due to a blown monitor…Forgetting these minor inconveniences, what about Blu and Exile, right? Well, I really wanted to check the show out, because I wanted to see if Blu was going to perform as boring as he sounds on his records…Don’t get me wrong, I like his material, his beat selection is awesome and unique, his content is dope, etc. etc. But, he’s monotone, doesn’t flip his cadence up, come up with interesting themes/topics, or hooks…He’s a good rapper, that’s about it…He doesn’t move much, doesn’t talk to the crowd much, although he had good things to say, and bigged up the acts prior to him…After a couple of songs and about 30 photos, I moved to the back of the room to catch a beer and people watch, because I knew my photo’s were not going to improve, …Even though the emcee was lackluster, Exile killed it with his MPC/DJ routine he did at the end of the show…
With all that being said, it was a good night in our Nation’s Capital and showed a full-house, and a group from the West Coast, that the DC hip hop scene is on the rise and must be recognized!
-SC-
More photos, here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oneviisiion/sets/72157616302343963/
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