In my never-ending quest to document live Hip-Hop, I was faced with a dilemma tonight. On one hand, The Beatnuts were performing at the Knitting Factory. On the other, Big Daddy Kane had a show at Sputnik. Which one do I go to? Since Sputnik is notorious for starting shows hours after the doors open, I tried to make it a double header. The Beatnuts ripped it as they went through most of the classics and even performed material from their new album “Planet Of The Crates.” Videos coming soon. After their set finished around 3am, I jetted to downtown Brooklyn to try and catch BDK. Unfortunately, the show was over but I managed to get a recap from some pissed off attendees. Apparently, Kane only did verses from three songs (Raw, Ain’t No Half Steppin’ and Warm It Up, Kane) and the whole set lasted for 20 minutes if that. Sounds crazy to me considering dude is supposed to be one of the better performers out there. Can anyone else confirm this? In any event, I’ll need to check him out for myself later this summer.
Kane was a huge disappointment last night. I think he performed 4-5 songs. But there was a long wait between opening acts and BDK was on stage for no more then 20 minutes. I couldn’t believe it was over so quickly. $20 for that??? Waste of money and time.
D: You went after your other show? That’s weak. Hopefully, he doesn’t pull the same stunt at that free show later this summer. You got pictures and/or videos? I’ll put it up.
You going to that Video Music Box show on Wednesday in Central Park? It’s free from what I heard. If not, see you at BB Kings on Thursday.
ive seen BDK twice and have pics/video of one the shows and the dude killed it. One of the best hiphop acts ive seen live. It’s disappointing to hear Kane did this, way out of the ordinary for the dude.