Asbury Park Comic Convention – May 12th at Asbury Lanes
May 1st, 2012 by Mr. C
The 2012 Asbury Park Comic Convention – May 12 at ASBURY LANES (Yes, it’s a bowling alley!)
Asbury Lanes
209 4th Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ
Tickets:
THE 300 FREE TICKETS ARE NOW GONE. FREE TICKET HOLDERS ENTER AT 11 AM
PAID TICKET HOLDERS ENTER AT 10 AM.
AN ADDITIONAL LOT OF TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, FOR $4 PLUS A .90 SERVICE FEE). ONE DOLLAR FROM EACH TICKET SALE WILL BE DONATED TO HERO INITIATIVE, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS COMIC CREATORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MAY BE IN EMEGENCY MEDICAL AND FINACIAL NEED.
KIDS UNDER 12 GET IN FOR FREE WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
GUESTS Include:
EVAN DORKIN
Eisner Award winner, creator of Milk & Cheese and co-creator of Beasts of Burden comics for Dark Horse Comics. Dorkin has also writer for Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Shin Chan.
http://evandorkin.livejournal.com/
SARAH DYER
Creator of Action Girl, writer for such television shows as Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Shin Chan, Superman, and Batman Beyond.
HouseOfFun.com
MICHAEL KUPPERMAN
Creator of Tales Designed to Thrizzle and Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010 for Fantagraphic Books. His Snakes and Bacon animated series is scheduled to appear on Cartoon Network sometime this year.
Here Comes Madness
JAMAL IGLE
Super Girl, The Ray, Action Comics, Green Lantern Corps, Superman, Zatana, Night Wing, and many other DC books.
jamalligle.blogspot.com
DANNY HELLMAN
Artist for New York Press, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Screw, Village Voice, Fantagraphics, Last Gasp, DC Comics and many others.
DannyHellman.com
STEVE MANNION
Creator of Fearless Dawn and The Bomb comic books for Asylum Press. Steve is a former DC Comics bullpen artist.
FearlessDawn.com
WALT FLANAGAN
Walt Flanagan artist on Batman: Cacophony and Batman: The Widening Gyre (written by director Kevin Smith), The War of the Undead (written by Bryan Johnson, co-host of the podast Tell ‘Em Steve-Dave! and actor in Clerks I & II, Mall Rats, Dogma, and star of Comic Book Men.
viewaskew.com
CLIFF GALBRAITH
Creator of Rat Bastard, The Saurus Gang (Partyasaurus, Shopasaurus, et al), and the upcoming comic Unbearable for Crucial Comics.
RatBastardComics.com
MIKE and MING
Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen of the AMC television show Comic Book Men bring their popular podcast to Asbury Park Comicon for a live remote broadcast.
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After Dark Films releasing 5 action movies – May 11th – remember the date!
April 28th, 2012 by Mr. C
After Dark Action/Films is releasing a whole host of high voltage martial arts-action movies on May 11th that is getting me all jazzed up! On top of this heavyweight list of destruction is DRAGON EYES starring Cung Le (I call him the kung fu kid), a mixed martial arts champion and chinese grappling stylist of san shou. He’s been fighting in the ring since the 90’s and has only gotten into films fairly recently. He can be seen kicking Donnie Yen’s ass in BodyGuards and Assassins. He’s also in True Legend, Tekken, & was interviewed in the I am Bruce Lee documentary. The great Jean Cleade Van Damme is also in this movie playing more of a dramatical role being a mentor to Cung Le’s character in prison! DRAGON EYES looks like it has some serious bone smashing martial arts action in it. The story seems to have a similiar flow to Michael Jai White’s BLOOD AND BONE. If it can come anywhere near as explosive to the fight scenes in Blood and Bone, then I’ll consider that a success! Here’s a trailer to get the adrenaline flowing! :
Director: John Hyams
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme,Cung Le,Peter Weller
STASH HOUSE starring I must break you Ivan Drago, He-Man, & Brandon Lee’s partner in crime in Showdown in Little Tokyo – the legendary Dolph Lundgren looks like a crazy acton-thriller in where Lundgren plays a very bad man in his drug cartel outfit stashing the goods in the walls of an unexpecting suburban couple’s home! What will this innocent couple do when they are imprisoned in their own home?
Director: Eduardo Rodriguez
Stars: Dolph Lundgren,Briana Evigan,Sean Faris,Jon Huertas
THE PHILLY KID is a look at a former NCAA wrestling champion who is incarcerated for being involved in the killing of a police officer. After 10 years of prison, he is offered parole but trouble will soon find him on the streets of Louisiana. Mixed martial arts and fighting in the ring seems to be part of the solution or is it really part of the problem? Michael Jai White is listed in the credits of the movie so expect bodies to be flying!
Director: Jason Connery
Stars: Wes Chatham,Devon Sawa,Sarah Butler,Neal McDonough,Lucky Johnson,Chris Browning,Michael Jai White
TRANSIT tells the tale of a family camping trip meant to heal wounds & reunite the group back in harmony, but when the family discovers 4 million dollars in a luggage rack – they find themselves being hunted down by some ruthless killers in search of their loot!
Director: Antonio Negret
Stars: Jim Caviezel,James Frain,Harold Perrineau,Elisabeth Röhm,Ryan Donowho,Diora Baird,Sterling Knight
Last but NOT least is EL GRINGO starring Christian Slater and martial arts/action extraordinaire – Scott Adkins. Adkins plays a gringo who looks to cross over to mexico with his cool 2 million and his checkered past with plans to retire on the beaches of Acapulco. But of course where money goes trouble is sure to find you. El Gringo almost looks like a Robert Rodriguez style film a la Desperado. This may be the real Let the Bullets Fly!
Director: Eduardo Rodriguez
Stars: Scott Adkins,Yvette Yates,Christian Slater
Tags: after dark action, after dark films, dragon eyes, el gringo, stash house
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1st annual Montclair Film Festival: May 1st – 6th!
April 27th, 2012 by Mr. C
Montclair, NJ – a town that is about 12 miles away from NYC has a very special place in my heart. I spent about 4, cough-cough OK, maybe 5 years of school there which at that time was known as Montclair State College located in nearby Upper Montclair. Downtown Montclair was always a cool – offbeat – hippy’ish setting in an urban environment filled with artists, art galleries, antique stores, a handful of local movie theaters, a few indie bookstores, coffee shops, and neat eateries. I even worked at the Clairidge Triple Cinema on bloomfield ave (this is all going to tie into the article folks!) wearing a multitude of hats including working the concession stand, being a ticket taker, usher, & even backup projectionist until I botched up threading the humongous 70mm platter of film for The Rocketeer and Doc Hollywood! That was fun times! My other favorite movie theater in Montclair was a small joint called the Screening Zone that showed Independent movies. Here is where Chocko, Buggy, & I caught up on some stuff that the Angelika and IFC in NYC would of screened as well! Great to not have to pay the tolls to cross over to the other side of the Hudson sometimes – just saying!
Well anyway – I wanted to wax some poetic & reminisce about Montclair for a bit as the 1st Annual Montclair Film Festival is about to set sail from May 1 – 6th as 45+ films and 50+ special guests will be in attendance including Kathleen Turner, Michael Moore, Olympia Dukakis, & Patrick Wilson! The Clairidge Cinema, now owned by Clearview is also one of a few movie theatres in town that is going to play host to this festival. Some films on my to watch list includes: Brooklyn Castle, Lemon, Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr movie, David Bromberg Unsung Treasure, and King Kong! Bada bing, bada boom – See you guys and gals in Soprano land at the film festival!
More information on the Montclair Film Festival: http://montclairfilmfest.org/
The schedule in PDF format here: http://montclairfilmfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/MFF-2012-Schedule.pdf
Full lineup online: http://montclairfilmfest.org/films-and-events/
Festival Overview: http://montclairfilmfest.org/festival-overview/
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Hole Lotta Love! Hole reunited at Public Assembly
April 23rd, 2012 by chocko
The after-party for the movie Hit So Hard took place at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NYC last week on the night of the 13th. We had no idea what to expect but the $5 admission with ticket stub sure was enough to get us to cross the river to Williamsburg, BK on a Friday night (Gasp!). The show took a while to get started and there was no sign of anything about to happen and it was already past midnight. After what seemed like forever, Patty Schemel, Melissa Auf Der Maur and Eric Erlandson (3/4 of the most well known Hole lineup from the 90’s) took to the stage and played some songs for the crowd to celebrate Patty’s documentary.
Melissa took the lead vocals early in the set and did a few covers including “Seasons In The Sun” and the Beat Happening’s “Red Head Walking.” The trio then performed 2 songs they did earlier in the night at Cinema Village, an instrumental of “Use Once & Destroy” and Sebadoh’s “Brand New Love.” They also did The Smiths “Paint A Vulgar Picture.”
A “special guest” was being called to the stage for the next song. A shocked audience did not expect Courtney Love to step to the stage. It was a surreal moment to see the band back together on a stage. The 4 band members hadn’t played together in 15 years, making the moment even more special for the unsuspecting crowd. Courtney cracked jokes and was a good sport about her guitar not having a guitar strap. The band performed “Miss World” and after the song Courtney hugged her band mates and walked away as the crowd chanted for one more song. James from Yo La Tengo was going to perform a Wipers cover “Over The Edge,” but Courtney returned to the stage and agreed to sing. She did that song some serious justice. It was amazing to see Hole again.
Tags: brooklyn, courtney love, eric erlandson, hit so hard, hole, melissa auf der maur, patty schemel, public assembly, reunite
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Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel
April 22nd, 2012 by chocko
Last week, we saw the documentary titled, Hit So Hard which tells the story of Patty Schemel, the drummer of the infamous band, HOLE. It is a brutally honest and cautionary tale of Patty’s meteoric rise to “rockstar” fame while struggling with the demons of alcoholism and addiction. Most of the movie features behind-the-scenes video footage Patty shot from 1992 – 1998 while touring the world with one of the biggest bands of the grunge era. You’ll see it all, from the backstage shenanigans to the sweaty moshpits of the early nineties. Most of Patty’s belongings from that era were lost but miraculously her videotapes survived. After watching the film, you will be amazed that Patty survived as well.
The film is crammed with many intriguing stories: Patty’s struggles as a gay teenager seeking acceptance and love, Patty’s passion for punk rock music and drums and her close friendships with Kurt Cobain (he steals the scene in every clip he’s in!) and founding member of Hole, Kristen Pfaff (who unfortunately died from a drug overdose 2 months after Cobain’s suicide). There is a part of the movie that tells the story of the recording of Celebrity Skin (Hole’s third album) – a shocking and eye-opening glimpse at the evil ways of the music business. The film also features recent interviews of family, people who know Patty including her former band mates: Eric Erlandson (guitarist), Melissa Auf Der Maur (bassist who replaced Pfaff) and Courtney Love (lead vocalist).
Courtney is also a big part of the film and despite her negative public image, there is a human side to her that shines through in the movie. In a big sister sort of way, it is Courtney that helps and provides the push that Patty needed to recover from her drug addiction after becoming a homeless crack addict on the streets, desperate for the next high.
I enjoyed the film a lot and definitely recommend it. I can’t wait to get a DVD release of this, hopefully with lots of extras and commentaries!
After the opening screening at Cinema Village in NYC, Patty on drums, Eric Erlandson on guitar and James McNew of Yo La Tengo on bass rocked out and performed a song by The Wipers, “Over The Edge” with James on vocals. Miss Guy of NYC glam rockers, The Toilet Boys, provided the vocals on “Celebrity Skin” and “Violet” with the help of an overenthusiastic audience member who provided the yelling during the memorable chorus. Sia dazzled the crowd with her rendition of “Miss World” after calling out Courtney…was she in the crowd?
Melissa Auf Der Maur made a surprise appearance, coming all the way from Hudson, New York where she recently opened an art space, Basilica Hudson. Gotta say it…looking great for being a new mom! She joined her old crew for an instrumental of “Use Once & Destroy” and capped the night off with Sebadoh’s “Brand New Love.” Check out the videos below!
Tags: cinema village, courtney love, hit so hard, melissa auf der maur, movie, new york city, nyc, patty schemel, review, screening
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Alphabet City – “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” – photos
April 19th, 2012 by Mr. C
A weekday gander around alphabet city led me onto some new and old graff pieces including the mural on Gil Scott-Heron on 12th & Avenue C and the mocking of The Fancy buff over Pinterest which The Fancy commisioned the Tats Cru to paint. The Fancy piece can be found on 2nd street by Avenue A. I was also trying to get into the community park known as La Plaza Cultural on Avenue C and 9th street with all the ingenious sculptures made from recyclable material perched on top of the fence throughout the perimeter of the park, but unfortunately the green space was locked.
Thanks to Eating in Translation for the 411 on the Tats Cru piece. Check them out for NYC eats and beyond!
(photos by mr c)
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cherry blossoms and graffiti in brick city – NJ
April 18th, 2012 by Mr. C
After our recent expedition to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to take a peek at the cherry blossoms, I HAD to represent and pay homage to one of our nations largest collection of cherry blossom trees – a mere 4,300+ trees – I was told! And located where? Right in my homestate of NJ and only about 12 miles away from the Planet Chocko experimental labs. Her name is Branch Brook Park in Newark. A beautiful park she is and the cherry blossoms be a bloomin’! Branch Brook Park boasts a beautiful array of these colorful trees. Amongst the serenity of the park would also lay some evidence of urban aerosol art – quite serene and beautiful in its own right. Keystone, a paperboard box manufacturing company that has been in Newark for over 100 years would be the canvas for a community of graffiti artists. Keystone is located adjacent to the park on the northeast section of Branch Brook divided by a fence – across the street from a school. I spoke briefly with one of the workers of the company and he stated that the owner of Keystone welcomes the art as it promotes unity within their community. All the artists respect the property and each others work.
So there you have it, cherry blossoms and graffiti in one setting! I would definitely recommend that you make a visit to Branch Brook Park – pronto!
Checkout Bloomfest at Branch Brook Park!
Date: Sunday, April 22
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Cherry Blossom Welcome Center, Extension
Events include Japanese Cultural Demonstrations, children’s activities, live music, a crafters’ market place, food & more. Free.
On the side and back of this building…
(photos by mr c)
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brooklyn botanical garden – photos
April 10th, 2012 by Mr. C
We spent a better part of Easter Sunday at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to soak in some nature to offset the concrete slabs with the hopes to catch some cherry blossoms in bloom but I think we were just a few days too early. According to this really neat map offered online by Brooklyn Botanical Garden, you can actually see the “CherryWatch Blossom Status“. Pretty darn cool updates for the green thumb & plant enthusiast in you! The smells and sight of mother nature was a much needed reprieve from the everyday grind.
On the weekend of April 28-29th, come down to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden for the Sakura Matsuri event! It’s going to be a funfilled weekend celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture! We are talking about Taiko Drumming • Manga Artists • J-Pop Bands • Tea Ceremonies * Samurai Sword Fighting • Cosplay Fashion Show • Bonsai Demonstrations • Minbu Folk Dance • Kids’ Workshops • Puzzle Plaza and More!
See ya’ there and in the meantime enjoy some photos that we took from the BBG!
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
1000 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, New York 11225
(photos by mr c)
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NJ Graffiti Mural Causes Uproar
April 9th, 2012 by chocko
A Trayvon Martin (a teenager shot and killed in Sanford, Florida) tribute mural recently completed in Elmwood Park, New Jersey features a hooded figure and graffiti. The mysterious man depicted with the hoodie is actually a a self-portrait of local artist, Joe Iurato who has been painting faceless, hooded figures for quite some time now. Iurato along with artists Snow, Demer, Mr. Mustart and 2Tek were invited to paint a mural on the side of Messina Deli on E. 54th St. in Elmwood Park, NJ (Iurato’s hometown). It’s only a few blocks away from where my best friend, Raluca (R.I.P.) lived. She was an amazing human being and artist and she would have got a kick out of seeing street art in her neck of the woods.
Most residents support the mural, but unfortunately, the town has received multiple complaints from residents (old folks!) who see the mural as a threat to their quiet neighborhood. They see it as a threat that promotes vandalism and gang activity. I checked out the mural this morning in person and think those ideas are a misinterpretation and there is nothing in that artwork I saw that suggests gangs, violence, drugs nor vandalism. The owner of the building granted permission to the artists (who are not gangsters!) to paint the wall! I think art in any community is a valuable asset and can add color and positive messages in a landscape which already bombards us mostly with images and advertisements that force-feed us products and ideas that normal people can’t relate to. So much for freedom of speech to express his or her own ideas…I read an article in a local newspaper and it suggests that the town will most likely have the mural removed. Enjoy the photos by Chocko and Mr. C.
(PANORAMIC PHOTOS by MR. C)
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Lower East Chinese Side + DUMBO Brooklyn – photos
April 9th, 2012 by Mr. C
You can take my idaho potatoes, oranges, and bean sprouts but you cannot have my cart! – Chatham Square, Chinatown
who needs polo on horseback – fuggetaboutit!! – Sarah D Roosevelt Park
DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bride Overpass) – Brooklyn
(all photos by mr c)
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Adventures of an Autograph Hound
April 7th, 2012 by chocko
Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel and Melissa Auf der Maur made an appearance at Barnes & Noble in Union Square to promote Eric’s new book titled “Letters To Kurt” on the death anniversary of his friend, Kurt Cobain. Eric read some of his emotional letters, which actually read like ‘stream of consciousness’ poetry. His former Hole bandmates, Patty and Melissa also shared their thoughts about the loss of their friend and music icon. Eric and Melissa also performed some songs including “Seasons In The Sun,” a song Nirvana covered during their last tour. Eric considered it Kurt’s “swan song.” They ended the night with a cover of The Smiths song, “Paint A Vulgar Picture.” Pretty heavy stuff for a Thursday night! Be sure to check out Patty’s upcoming documentary about being in Hole. “Hit So Hard” starts at the Cinema Village in NYC on April 13. Melissa Auf der Maur recently opened an art space, Basilica Hudson in Hudson, New York. Check them out for upcoming events!
Tommy Ramone, the only living original member of the legendary punk band, THE RAMONES stopped by Barnes & Noble in Tribeca recently along with Linda Ramone (Johhny Ramone’s wife) and John Cafiero (director of documentary Ramones Raw) to sign the Johnny Ramone autobiography, Commando. There was a big turnout and it was good to see that people still care about a band that helped pave the way for punk, new wave and alternative bands. Tommy signed lots of Ramones memorabilia including my highly coveted “Rocket To Russia” album. Tommy is currently in a band, Uncle Monk whose music is rooted in old-timey bluegrass music.
Nicki Minaj at the Best Buy in Harlem…getting her new CD, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded autographed was a major ordeal. First, I had to get up early for the 8AM wristband pickup and had to move my hovercraft in two different spots to avoid parking tickets. Then, I had to go back to the store at 4pm to line up for the 6pm signing. The diva from outer space was an hour late but it was all worth it. I killed a lot of time in Harlem, shopping at Hue-man Bookstore (2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd), wandering the streets for bootleg blaxploitation movies on 125th St and eating at soul food spots such as Jacob Restaurant on Lenox Ave. They have an excellent buffet there but don’t pile your plate too high because there’s so many places to eat in Harlem. I also ate at Patsy’s for the first time. They’ve been located at 2287 First Ave (between 117th and 118th St) for 75 years and I could just kick myself for not checking them out sooner. It was the best pizza I’ve had since going to Rome a couple months ago. Thin slices, crispy crust. No joke…gotta go back soon!
Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) at the signing table after his recent appearance with Emma Straub (author of The Other People We Married) at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square. Stephin performed a couple songs with his ukulele including “Andrew In Drag,” “Your Girlfriend’s Face,” “This Little Ukulele” and “The Book of Love.” Stephin signed anything you brought at the table but weirdly did not want to personalize anything. He told me that without personalization, my CD was now worth 5 times more if I sold it at Academy Records. Funny dude! Check out Love At The Bottom of The Sea the new album by the Magnetic Fields. It’s their first album on Merge Records since 1999’s 69 Love Songs. Go get it!
Jennifer Hudson showed up at a Barnes & Noble in midtown a couple months ago to promote “I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down,” her encouraging book about weight loss. Jennifer dropped 80 pounds and is looking good. Security at the event was super strict about taking photos. Chocko went into ninja-mode and took the photo anyway. Jennifer was more than happy to sign CDs too.
Overkill, the old school thrash metal band from New Jersey made a stop at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ to promote and sign their new album, The Electric Age. Despite the middle finger salutes (they might have disapproved of me bringing a bootleg to the table), the dudes are quite friendly and have a dedicated fan base that showed up in great numbers. Pictured clockwise from the top left corner: Bobby “Blitz” Ellworth (vocals), D.D. Verni (bass), Rob Lipnicki (drums), and Derek “The Skull” Tailer (rhythm guitar). Pick up the new album-guaranteed quality whiplash-inducing head banging music! Check ’em out live at The Killfest 2012 Tour with God Forbid, Diamond Plate and Sudkara!
Tags: eric erlandson, jennifer hudson, melissa auf der maur, nicki minaj, overkill, patty schemel, ramones, signings, stephin meritt, tommy ramone
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DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles played Highline Ballroom
April 2nd, 2012 by chocko
Last Monday DJ Premier and Freddie Foxxx (aka Bumpy Knuckles) tore the roof off Highline Ballroom in celebration Bumpy’s birthday and also the release of Kolexxxion, a new album featuring Foxxx on the microphone and Premier on the beats. The night started with DJ Technician from The Bronx spinning new and classic tracks. He announced that there was a Wu-Block album coming out soon that features Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan and Sheek Louch of D-Block.
DJ Premier emerged behind the turntables and early in the night was surrounded by some Legendary Hip Hop Pioneers: Grandmaster Flash and DJ Kool Herc. If you don’t know who those two guys are, you need to do your homework! Herc got on the mic later on to drop some knowledge and to also mention his favorite MC’s: Nas, KRS-ONE and Jadakiss! Flavor FLav of Public Enemy was the host of the evening’s festivities and flew in from Las Vegas where he recently opened up a fried chicken restaurant. Don’t worry people of the tri-state area…Flav’s got a chicken joint planned to open soon in New York City. He did an excellent job hosting the show and started the night with “911 Is A Joke” from the Public Enemy album, Fear Of A Black Planet. Rock Out With Your Clock Out!
Preemo affiliates and longtime members of the Gang Starr Foundation, NYG’z (Panchi and Shabeeno) performed “Same Team No Games” along with H. Stax. Sweet Tee, a female rapper from the 1980’s came out of the woodwork and got the crowd pumped with a performance of “It’s My Beat” instantly bringing the crowd back to the days when they blasted Sweet Tee from the back of their Jettas. Brooklyn’s Shawn Pen, who used to go by the name Little Shawn, also did some songs. Anyone remember him? He had a 1992 new jack swing hit titled “Hickeys On Your Chest” and rhymed with Notorious B.I.G. on the track “Dom Perignon.”
Bumpy was getting antsy to rock and came out growling on the track “The Key” from his newest album, Kolexxxion. He paced the stage in a pointy, black hoodie and was surrounded by a posse that included Eric B. Props to that dude…the albums he’s worked on especially Paid In Full were game changers. Throughout the night, many more artists including Lord Finesse (pictured), Pete Rock, and Kid Capri stopped by to get on the microphone for a few words and to wish Bumpy a happy birthday.
Bumpy not only let the DJs get some shine, but he also brought out his heroes growing up-The Cold Crush Brothers! The Cold Crush are a legendary crew from the Bronx that Bumpy emulated early on, in particular the Captain of the Cold Crush, Grand Master Caz. After Bumpy set it off with a song paying homage to the art form, Cold Crush countered with a quick song with their signature powerhouse rhymes.
O.C. from the Diggin’ In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) came out and performed “M.U.G. (Money Under Ground)” with Bumpy which is a track off of O.C.’s 1997 second album Jewelz. O.C. then proceeded with a special request-his 1994 classic and most well known track, “Time’s Up.”
Big Shug, also a member of the Gang Starr Foundation, performed “Militia” with Bumpy. Guru’s verses played through the speakers while live footage of the Gang Starr MC was projected on a huge screen in back of the stage. It was a bittersweet moment of the night. R.I.P. Guru.
The party then continued with M.O.P. performing a few songs including the crowd-moving “Ante Up” and “My Kind Of Nigga” with Heather B. Treach was pretty visible throughout the night, but once Vin Rock emerged there was no question…Naughty By Nature was in the house. Some of Jersey’s grimiest and finest performed a quick set of jams including “Uptown Anthem” and “I Gotta Lotta.” Bumpy ended the night with another track off Kolexxxion titled “The Gang Starr Bus.” Peace to Premier on the 1’s and 2’s. Check out some videos below!
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“911 IS A JOKE” by FLAVOR FLAV
“M.U.G.” by Bumpy Knuckles and O.C. and “Time’s Up” by O.C.
“My Kind of Nigga” by M.O.P. + Heather B.
“Uptown Anthem” and “I Gotta Lotta” by NAUGHTY BY NATURE
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