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I went to see Kanye West perform at the Garden with my two daughters aged 11 and 15. Man, this guy is a performer. I felt like we got a bargain for our seats and the girls had an amazing time. What is notable is that Kanye performs with two backup singers, one male and one female, that's it. No hype man, no dancers. He is completely connected to the audience every second he occupies the stage His stage design was eye-catching but not distracting and for a rap artist, you can see he put a lot of effort into putting on a SHOW. Not just picking a few spots here and there to rhyme. Surprise guest Jay-Z came out after Kanye tore it down performing "Gold Digger" this was well into an hour of the show and everytime he performed a more popular song, "Through the Wire," or "All Falls Down" it got more crazy, louder, frenzied. After "Gold Digger" Kanye left the stage to the crowd chanting "Kanye! Kanye!" It was darkened and then he walks out with Jay-Z about 3 steps behind; it is impossible to believe it has ever been louder at the Garden for any rap artist. Even Jay-Z said, "Damn, Kanye. I have to come to your shows more often." Jay-Z performed "Encore" from The Black Album which you could hardly hear with the deafening crowd, then Kanye instructed his DJ and the music for "My Name Is Hov" came on and man, it was so loud I thought the ceiling was going to cave in.
I'm 35 years old. I have been seeing rap acts since the 80's; from clubs like Union Square, Broadway International, The Latin Quarters, the Rooftop, Red Parrott. I've seen PE, McLyte, BDP, Rakim, LL's first show at the Funhouse; and I will say this: Kanye West is a rap LEGEND. Not many contemporary artists really make you feel like you are witnessing artistic greatness, he achieved that in 2 hours. | |
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| Another note. Not to be outdone, and not to be done, after the feat with Jay-Z ... Kanye leaves the stage again and what song does he come back with? "Jesus Walks." I'm surprised that theatre didnt get flipped over. quirkee1@msn.com |
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| | really??? was that wednesday, because i was there and there definitely was no jay-z. | |
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