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At first i wanna tell this is my first done site, and to learn it easy i've used another site about Saian Supa Crew as model, so you know. "First up I've got to apologize to the first crew to play at this jam I don't know enough about them to really comment except they're based in Borsall Heath (South Brum, the South South Brum as they put it) and they delivered a tight and original set with plenty of enthusiasm so if anyone can expand on this feel free.
Hip Hop shows just aren't what they used to be are they? Maybe it's just me getting old(er) but there just doesn't seem to be the same vibe as back in the day. Take it back not even that far to say 92, 93 and the crowd would be going nuts at a show but nowadays they're limited to a few nodding heads. Maybe that's the answer take it back, okay so The Pharcyde have had a further 2 albums since their fantastic Bizarre Ride debut but lets face it 'Drop' aside who's really been listening in the UK?
The crowd inside the Medicine Bar mainly reflect two era's of Hip Hop, the new too cool for school crowd and those of us who remember jamming Bizarre Ride when it was just a slightly strange import. It's this second crowd that DJ Roc 1 is playing to and the new school are about to get schooled. Anthems by Tim Dog, Black Sheep and Big Daddy Kane set the heads on fire so that by the time Saian Supa Crew took to the stage the crowd was nicely warmed. Now I had heard of the Supa's back last year when they played at The Complex with Mud Family, MCD and another French MC Busta Flex but had wandered upstairs before they came on and by the time I came back down they were gone leaving a load of people telling me how good they had been so I was curious to see what all the fuss had been about. It soon became clear.
Now I'm sure you've all heard or even said the line "They would probably be alright if I could understand what they were on about." Well Saian Supa Crew blow away any such prejudice with a tight show consisting of world class beatboxers (who are definitely the crowds favourite) providing the base for hi-energy reggae/hip hop (which considering Britain invented the style the French seem to be so much better at) touched up with one or two drum and bass patterns and an African jump up tune all of which blends together to create a carnival atmosphere in the place so lively that even the die hard wallflowers in the place have to move. A definite lesson to any aspiring mc's in the jam of the level that new crews are coming out with.
Now if Saian Supa Crew are supporting you they could turn out to be one of two things:
1. The perfect crowd warmer
2. A burial cry.
Luckily for The Pharcyde they ain't going out like number two's. Even with two members down including the charismatic Fat Lip who has been known to hold the show together in the past. They are veterans in the crowd control department. Along with live keyboard and bass players they glide through a selection of hits and high points from their 3 album releases injecting some raw uncut funk into the crowd. Classics such as Passin' Me By & Drop are executed well with the absence of the other two members nearly forgotten and The Pharcyde still have a secret weapon in the shape of freestyle master Supernatural who despite his hyped introduction steps on stage to a slightly ignorant uncertainty from the Medicine Bar clientele. After a quick verse to get the crowd's attention it's time to cement his credentials. He asks the audience for three words, they respond with a few lame offers such as sex and porno which are brushed aside by Supernatural who eventually settles with Bruce Lee, Microsoft and skullduggery (from yours truly) from which he delivers a flawless freestyle based around those words much to the obvious delight of everyone in the place. Next just to make sure the crowd is truly with him he asks them to bring any item they might have in their pockets or wherever to the stage. The result is awesome as he pulls lyrics from nowhere covering everything from purses to Pikatchu, bottles to Bobba Fett and one poor guy who he has to ask "..how f***ing long have you had this condom?" For his last trick as if the first two displays weren't enough he places a towel over his head and informs the crowd that when he comes out from under the towel he shall be a different mc, he then proceeds to transform from Biggie to Slick Rick and then to Rakim before finally returning back to his own body. The man is definitely 'supernatural'.
Now the Pharcyde aren't stupid and they know it would be a bad move to just let Supernatural walk off and leave them to carry on in his aftermath so he stays on stage with them for the rest of the show, which they bring back nicely with some Sly & The Family Stone classics and then continue with their own classics such as the still hilarious 'Ya Mamma' whilst also introducing some of their new tunes due out later this year which if they have put down on record as well as they put them down on stage should reaffirm them high status on the underground hip hop scene. Just to make sure though they finish off their encore with a killer reggae version of 'Passin' Me By' to prove that it's not only Saian Supa who can mash it up dancehall style.
The end comes and everyone seems contented at having had a proper dose of hip hop just like the old days, lets just hope more acts can create the same atmosphere in future. This review was written by Bobby Jimmy, and is NOT allowed to by reproduced without his permission!" you can peep the uk.site
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recent updates 17/10/03