
Nov 5th 2066 will be a day I will never forget.
First I was supposed to only host. Then host and perform, of course if I rock UC rocks. Then back to just hosting Then it became you can't do anything then last but not least. Speak with the manager and/or Peanut Butter Wolf. This happen a day or two before the show. So I call my connects and all try to get a wolf before he hit Baltimore. I spoke to my man at head of promotions. He tried to set it up but no luck.
So I got with my man mills, who I asked to spin on my set cause I know he is a huge create digger, who is close with wolf and Madlib. No luck. So as the day of the show comes I don't know if I should tell my crew that we rocking or not. Either way we came ready to do anything from 15 to 30min set. I get there at like 3:30 or so to put up posters and all. Give STR a good welcome. My man mills come and I am like I don't still know. E.Q. comes and I am like still don't know. Right now I am like I will probably just be in the back looking at the show and that's it.
So Aloe Blacc comes of the bus. We meet before when he came to soundgarden to rock. I promoted for his album and put the word out. So we where cool. He lets me know that it should be not problem to promote or come up and do something with them. Wolf comes off the bus. We meet a few times. But these guys meet so many others you know.
So he is like well we may push the time back and if you want to do something its cool. But still no real confirmation if I can rock my songs.
So I get up with E.Q. still not knowing what is what. An all the while mill is talking to wolf making it happen. As he has always done for me. So next thing you know DJ Mills is like when wolf gets off the phone and shows me how the set up is let's rock. I hit E.Q. he bounced. So I am like YOOOOO they gonna let us rock. He is like well I am gone but will hurry back. I am like just come to the curtain and we will work it out.
Wolf gives the go and the dream becomes reality. But like I said one crewmember cant make it. And MZ is on the way. So I tell her if you hear E.Q. do his solo come to the curtain and I got you. So we go on the crowd is cool comes to the front. I see a few familiar faces. We hit with E.T. Phone Home. They love it. I do Its Clear they go crazy. Then E.Q. does Wake Up Call. I run to get MZ. She is not at the curtain. At least not the one I am at.
So it hits me as I speak to her on the phone and hear the music
coming from her end, which means she is there. I run grab her from the other side run to the stage to catch E.Q. finishing up his last hook.
Just time enough to introduce MZ and let her rock S.O.S.. The crowd loved her to. Then me and mills have this thing where he ask can I rock to anything he and I say yes he plays something wack and then something dope and I kill it. Went well. He played chicken noodle soup and everyone laughs then he plays a beat. It was ok but you know I killed it.
Then I get the crowd hype for the show one last time and its back stage to get drunk and talk with the label I met MED, Percee P, Gulity Simpson all for the first time. I have met the rest before. I take some picks kick it with wolf MED and aloe.
Then as the night gets close to the end her comes MADLIB. Burst in the door goes right for the liqs. We talk. Mills gives him a bunch of vinyl. You know how crated diggers do. He goes on does his thing. Crowd goes crazy. Then we talked some more about Fantastic planet. I pass him a cd with some UC and Fantastic beats.
Says to hit him up for an honest opinion. Now I know this guy is hella busy so who knows but he still remembers me from the other 3 times in life ever. We take a pic hit an L. I slide him some bud. Give dap to them all. Wish I had my own ride I could have stayed longer and all. Who knows what could have happen. But as Madlib told me eye to eye. We will meet again. Trust!
PEACE