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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Wale show at HIghline Ballroom ft. Mark Ronson, Chrisette Michelle, Freeway, Young Chris, Ryan Leslie, and Pusha T...and Jay - Z


Last night was crazy...I shot an event for Manhattan magazine and then went over to Highline Ballroom to check out Wale (an artist from DC that is about to take GoGo nationwide).
The evening was hosted by Hot 97 DJs Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg; Colin Munroe was the first act, followed by Kid Kudi (an artist from Ohio that was pretty dope), with Wale headlining and bringing up a ton of special guests.

Let's get started.

I knew something was up when I saw Freeway outside of the venue...

freeway

Homie from the WIRE.


Mark Ronson hit the Turntables for dope set of DJ Premier influenced music.



Wale Live performance: Pretty Dope. I normally talk shit about rappers that think they are going to put DC on the map, but for some reason I really liked the show. First things first...I was at a GoGo in NYC...people don't understand....in DC, GoGo music is bigger than hip hop, so to finally see somebody blend GoGo and hip hop in front of a packed crowd in NYC, was dope. He rocked out wit the UCB band and brought up a bunch of special guests...Uptown!!!









Surprise!!! - Freeway hit the stage, joined later by Young Chris (Chris and Neef).




The rock was in the building...another surprise in waiting...






Chrisette Michelle and Wale performed their song, "Rising up", from The Roots new album.




Pusha T (The Clipse) hit the stage going nuts...I mean OD!!!!





And to finish the show off, Wale brought out Ryan Leslie.







Random shots throughout the night

JAY - Z ... hanging out with Kid Cudi.


Kid Cudi...big up Ohio.


Check the kicks...


This is a photo of Freeway after the show, thanking people for their support.... and something about burners...


My man J.


This shirt is kind of funny...

...but not really..<\??

I'm out...look at the slide shows...there are a lot more photos to see.
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4 comments:

  1. crispy pics. I was there that night show was insane.

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  2. DOPE FOTOS FROM THE CONCERT. DAMM WISH I WAS THERE BACKSTAGE CHOPPIN IT UP WITH EVERY 1.....

    TECHIENYC

    TECHIENYC INFO
    EMAIL: ENYCEKID23@GMAIL.COM
    AIM: ENYCEKID23

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  3. Dope ass show.

    we was in there next to the Roc.

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  4. Hey...looks like a big night Cudi and Wale are stars....By the way is it just me or is Freeway getting bigger .lol
    M

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