My respect for Common is at an all time high

[Lil Jay]

common performed out here the other night.... that shit was just incredible, probably  in my Top 3 of all the shows I ever been to. he was all by himself and rocked the stage for like 2 hours. he had his dj dummy (funny as hell), and his 2 dudes on the keys and percussion. so they played a few tracks live and the rest from the tables. he performed like the entire new album, even tracks like "real people" and "its your world". they started off the show with the "be" intro. they turned the lights off and played the melody of the intro and then Comm came out right in time for his verse with so much energy as if they kept him waiting for years for this moment, he had everybody jumpin like a mothafucker.

the entire show was so diverse, comm was freestylin for a bit, then brought the band back in motion and then said how the dj is the most important element in hop hop and at the same time the most forgotten. so he had the dj cuttin it up in the back, this dude did a little 10 or so minute show. OMG that was crazy, he started scratching, at first kinda slow and went faster and faster. he did these crazy moves man shit was crazy to look at, he even got this bitch between him and the turntables and he went down on here while scratching! that was probably the best dj set I've ever seen, probably even better then Primo. then common came back and was like what yall know about breakdancing, and all of a sudden this motherfucker started breakdancing on stage! everybody was surprised like WTF common breaking up there?? dude was hella good at it too, he went faster and faster and ended it with a b-boy stance which had everybody wilding out and screaming and shit. thats like the first time Ive seen an MC of his status do that. he went and did that shit for like 5-10 minutes.

comm kept reminding people that its a basement party and he really had that basement atmosphere going, he had a couch and table on the stage along with a bottle of wine and 2 glasses.  i loved the way he interacted with the public throughout the show, he had everybody involved. he went and got this girl from the public on stage, they were dancing close, like reaaal close. she was hella nervous though, that had everybody laughin and shit.

after he was done with most of the songs he left backstage and came back to do the last 2 tracks. he did "the food" and after that he went "the revolution will not be televised the revolution is here" so everybody went crazy thats when the "the 6th sense" started. after that common did a little piano session for a few minutes which was a beautiful way to end the show.  that was everything as far as i can remember

overall a great show i must say. i paid 30 bucks to get in but this show was worth a hundred no shit. if you have the chance to see him dont even think about going anywhere else.

[white Boy]

sounds amazing

['EclipZe]

damn wish i was there

[Elevz]

Rah. I can imagine your respect for him being at an all time high after this - it sounds amazing, stunning. I'll be sure to check him out IF he comes anywhere near my area any time soon. Sounds like it's well worth it.

[UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over]

Rah. I can imagine your respect for him being at an all time high after this - it sounds amazing, stunning.

[[sepehr]]

Sounds hella sick man, Common is one hell of an MC

[Sikotic™]

Damn, sounds like one great show.

[Avalanche]

nice to hear yah enjoyed it. if i get the chance to see a show i wont miss it =]

[eKardz]

the atmosphere sounded great.  would love to catch common.

[PLANT]

Sounds dope man....I wanted to get tickets for the "Be Experience" in Toronto on the 26th but something came up and and I cant go now....Feel like Im gona be missing out bigtime after reading your post man 

[js83]

Sounds hella sick man, Common is one hell of an MC

[JMan]

yeah commons dope, got that different style to his game... show sounded mad..

[Throwback]

i was at his show last night. seems like he did about the same songs. the same show. the samy guys on the percussion and on the keys. and the same DJ.it was pretty amazing. like you said; one of the best shows.

[Kal EL]

its good to hear that real Hip Hop is still moving.

[Juronimo]

I've seen him perform twice, with De La Soul in '96 and with the Roots 2 years ago. The Roots show was hot.