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Hip-Hop’s Finest Make Paid Dues 2009 Worth Remembering
By Johnny Firecloud
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Antiquiet hit the 2009 Paid Dues Festival with guns blazing this past Saturday, tearing through a marathon of the best hip-hop San Bernardino’s ever seen – featuring unforgettable performances by B-Real, Living Legends, Atmosphere & many more. Jeremy and I went down for all the hot action, catching some great live video and rockin’ interviews with B-Real, Brother Ali and more, as well as one hell of a vicious contact high. We’re busting our ass to prep the footage for you, so keep an eye out over the next few days.
The annual event is a dream come true for fans of the indie/underground/backpacker scene, featuring appearances by hip-hop’s underground elite. Rap icon and core Living Legends member Murs put the festival together- which began in 2006- as a way to showcase the best & newest talent on the scene, as well as a collective of the best names in hip-hop today.
In addition to blistering sets from B-Real of Cypress Hill, Tech N9ne, LMNO and Living Legends, this year’s lineup featured a massive showing from the Rhymesayers family with Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities, Grouch & Eli, Brother Ali, and many more. Ali was the night’s runaway hit, delivering an unforgettable performance (as well as hype man duties for Atmosphere’s set) that serves as further proof that the grass is only going to get greener for the Minneapolis flowmaster in the future.
Another show highlight was Slaughterhouse, a new rap supergroup featuring some of the industry’s most kick-ass underdogs: Joe Budden, Royce Da 5’9”, Joell Ortiz & Crooked I. Their set was a hell of a spectacle, with bizarre costumes and an intensity that easily matched the biggest names in the bill. The crowd wasn’t too familiar with the group, but they were received with head-bobbing enthusiasm. Those that did know what they were witnessing, however, were losing their shit.
Stay tuned to Antiquiet for interviews and kick-ass live footage from Paid Dues 2009!
More photos can be found on Antiquiet’s Facebook Page.
Brother Ali on Atmos’ “Cats Van Bags” KILLED it.. I should have paid attention sooner.. but life got in the way of my receptors..
And Skwerl took some sic pictures.. good job susan..
johnny took those actually- i was downtown at a warehouse party. ;)
They show your name when you click on them.. And you should have been there..
oh wow… so they do. guess i uploaded them. will have to remove that from the new site’s template. and yeah, went through the footage today and looks like i missed a great time. but i was actually doing the live sound at the party, so i couldn’t bail.
btw, sneak peek at our coverage:
http://vimeo.com/3933466
It was a raging tide of molten awesome. We conquered. I enjoy the photo pit. And yes, sneak peek the fuck out of that coverage. As you can tell by the end, I was feeling the effects of the festivities by the night’s end… wooha.
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