Snoop Was Unbelievable!

[Big BpG]

I just got back from the Rock The Mic show here in Milwaukee, WI. All I gotta say is damn, this was the best Snoop performance I have ever seen. I've seen him two times prior to tonight, but tonight he just brought the energy. Personally he was the best act and I think the crowd would agree with me. He did songs like Deep Cover all the way to Beautiful. But what was even crazier was the fact that Snoop  did all with his musical band, The Snoopadelics. It was a rare expierence to hear all those old classic songs being played by keyboards, guitars, drums and etc.

The crowd  reacted very nicely to Snoop. However, the closer, Jay-Z hardly kept the crowd alive, which is strange because he has a nice following. But everyone around me wasn't even hyped. As I looked at the crowd, most of the people were just gazing at Jay-Z, not really feeling his music. This was much different with Snoop who just had everyone on their feet.

Some explosive combos also came  out. When 50 cent performed he came out with his P.I.M.P. song and soon w/o any introduction, Snoop comes walking back on stage to do the remix with him. I was expecting that before the show started and I was glad it happened.

The most shocking of all appearances came when Jay-Z stepped out on stage calling out all the ladies in the crowd.

"This song is for all the ladies"

then w/o any notice of any other superstar guests... one of pop's biggest stars Beyonce Knowles came out. Damn is she sooooo fine.

Other minor appearances were Daz, Soopafly, Freeway, Sean Paul, Fabolous, Obie Trice (he performed body guard) ... Memphis Bleek, Magic Don Juan, Uncle June Bug, DJ Jam....

after the show as we were walking out there was a group of protestors holding signs.  They were then stomping on CD's too. The signs read.

"Snoop needs Jesus"
"Snoop needs To Go To Chuuch"
"Ban All Snoop Music"

they were then stomping on Snoop's CD's... I was so pissed. This one group of girls grabbed one of the signs and three it in the street. Everyone was yelling at them to fuck off. Soon the police came and calmed the situation, but it was interesting.

anyway, that was my times. Pz and one love

-Big BpG

[LAZY]

dam that sounds hella cool..... im goin 2 see Snoop Dogg (not with Jay-z or ne1 else just Snoop with DPG HOEFULLY) here in Seattle on the 27th so dam i cant wait

[Funkadelic]

Sounds dope. I like all that stuff with the live instruments...

[Don Jacob]

sounds like the show he did in bakersfield when ludacris came, everyone was basically just watching Luda, but when snoop came out everyone was cheering and shit sounded like they were trying to break the sound record,lol.

[PLANT]

Damn that sounds really dope BPG.  

[DonCorleone187]

damn i missed out

[mrtonguetwista]

The old Dogg doesn't need to learn any new tricks.
Despite a mid-bill slot at Friday's Bradley Center stop on the "Rock the Mic" tour - rap's biggest road trip of the year - Snoop Dogg stole the show with an energetic hourlong set that celebrated gangsta rap stereotype even as it spoofed the genre.

Co-headliner and show closer Jay-Z knows how to put on the quintessential big production rap show and delivered just that in a 65-minute set. And that was the problem - amid the strobe lights, gyrating dancers and multiple costume changes, there was little humor and less heart. Jay-Z's final outfit of the night, a sharp but conservative suit, said it all - the multiplatinum rapper is a businessman, not an entertainer.

Even a mid-set tribute to peers who died before their time, set to Aaliyah's "Miss You" and featuring a montage of the late R&B starlet as well as Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., Jam Master Jay and others, felt calculated and cliched.

Jay-Z has churned out hits almost annually since the mid-90s, and trotted them out Friday: "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)," "Hard Knock Life," "Can I Get A . . ." and of course, "Big Pimpin'," the cornerstone of the entrepreneur's repetitive business of bling-bling. But while his delivery of the rhymes is strong, it's also almost mechanical - and as cold as the cha-ching of a cash register.

Then again, at least Jigga managed to finish most of his lines. Co-headliner 50 Cent, the hottest selling rapper of 2003, let his mumbly G-Unit posse do a lot of the rhyming for him.

Throughout his 45-minute set, 50 Cent seemed breathless and struggling to keep up with his own rhymes - the backing track spun by a DJ still had 50's studio vocals on it, creating the unsettling experience of listening to someone singing karaoke to himself and floundering.

The rapper delivered abbreviated versions of his hits, including "In Da Club" and "Wanksta," but also left the stage twice as his crew and videos filled in for him.

Fortunately for 50, Snoop and his entourage joined him onstage midway through "P.I.M.P.," injecting some much needed excitement into the set.

Snoop's own performance opened with a satirical video mocking the gangsta ideal of money, women, weed and booze - and his own marketing savvy, with scenes showing Snoop negotiating deals and directing a "Black Girls Gone Wild" video.

From his current hit, the Latin-inflected "Beautiful," to set closer "Gin & Juice," Snoop rolled out his repertoire with a live band and only a minimum of call-and-answer filler. Between-song banter was limited to tweaking his claim in the media last year that he'd given up pot - lighting up onstage, Snoop drawled "how many y'all believed that (expletive)?"

Dancehall crossover success Sean Paul won the evening's honors for most egomaniacal entrance - quite an achievement, considering Jay-Z's set began with a lengthy retrospective video explaining why he was the greatest rapper in history.

But it was tough to beat the three-story portrait of Paul that served as a backdrop for his set, or the ponderous strains of "Also Sprach Zarathustra". Paul's set was an infectious, bouncing run through club hits such as "Gimme the Light" and "Get Busy," but clocking in at less than 18 minutes, many in the half-full Bradley Center missed it altogether.

As for opening act Fabolous, his 20-minute set was essentially clone karaoke - the rapper and three of his proteges, all four of them dressed identically - chimed in unison or took turns shouting over the backing track.

[Big BpG]

Dope article, like I said, Snoop was untouchable that night, it was like watching a championshiip team in the super bowl exceed all expectations

-Blue

[Big BpG]

He also dissed deathrow during "Down 4 My Niggas"

instead of the original line

Lemme let you niggas know
Shit, fuck what you goin through and fuck what you stand for

he said

Lemme let you niggas know
Fuck Suge Knight & Fuck Deathrow!

-Big BpG

[Trauma-san]

I saw him open for the Chili Peppers, and he was really energetic too, this was about a month ago.  He said somewhere he changes his show around dependin' on the fans, and when they came out for the peppers, he was doing everything rock and roll style.  The snoopadelics opened with "Sad But True" with Snoop actually singing the song, lol it was amazing.  The Snoopadelics is the best thing he's done for his live act in years.

[.:Hercy Buggz:.]

Snoop is good with a live band

[R-Tistic]

Man I was just tellin my homeboy that I think Snoop is the best live performer in rap. He actually raps, and flows, when he is on stage. Most rappers jus talk, and have their entourage adlib half the songs. Snoop sounds better live than on record, he spits with so much authority.
Man I would love 2 see a Snoop concert but I would never go to one in L.A., they act up too much out here

[T-Dogg]

I never heard nothing but good things about Snoop's live shows. If only he could get that vibe on his records too...

[Big BpG]

if you see Snoop live, youu will be treated with quite a show. I've seen him now three times and have never been dissapointed

-BpG

[Rag_J]

To me, Snoop is the best live performer ever. And having a live band backing him on concert was a good move!