I was ready for the last concert of this long and busy week.
The Arena venue located in downtown Montreal was packed with a much older and different crowd than the two last concerts I attended. The pouring rain didn’t stop these hip hop heads to attend this Rap rendez-vous.
Unlike the Bun B show, the crowd got to enjoy fewer guest performances before the main act arrived. The first group to perform was E.M.G. a Toronto based rap trio. The group has already open acts for Pusha-T, M.O.P. and even recorded a song with Spragga Benz, better known as Wayne in 2002’s Shottas. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Toronto group EMG were the first to perform.
The second performer was Peter Jackson, a Canadian rapper who has been grinding for a few years now. Having toured with Waka Flocka, Juicy J and even French Montana, Jackson still finds time to work on his music, which you can find on http://www.peterjacksonmusic.ca
Around one o’clock , the wait was finally over. After seeing Styles with Sheek or Ghostface with Sheek again it was time for The LOX to be finally reunited. The music selection was obvious (from a fan perspective) but oh was it reminiscent of the good old days. The trio kicked off the show with New York City but took us back to the 90’s era with several hits like All About The Benjamins , Money, Power, Respect and Ride or Die Chick. Since all tree had successful solo careers, if was only right for us to knock our fists on Jada’s Knock Yourself Out or cross our two arms while singing Locked Up from Styles P. Of course, Sheek Louch’s Good Love is always a good song to make ladies dance.
LOX performing
It’s a pretty known fact that Styles P loves Montreal weed. What better way to perform his song I Get High then to distribute cigarillos, blunts and rolling papers to excited fans ? Another great moment of the night was when Styles P (again) jumped out of stage to ride with his fans. Having done that a few years ago was still surprising to me because this venue is a lot bigger than the previous one. I guess the mass of vultures did not scare the New Yorker.
Styles P lighting up on stage.
Seeing The LOX together for the first time of Canada was a great hip hop moment for myself and everyone who attended this much anticipated reunion. While some rappers run after money and power, this group proves that respect takes time to built and is the only real proof of success.
Rule number 1: Don’t rub Styles P in the wrong way, even if you’re his number 1 fan.
Rule number 2: Message to all Montreal venues : If you’re gonna have a group signing autograph on 300 t-shirts, make sure you have solid tables. Let’s just say hell broke loose at 3 am.
Rule number 3: no rules…Jadakiss is still cute from his Ruff Ryders day. Muaaa
M.U.L.A Grade: 9/10…Can’t wait for these 3 to come back. No beef, just crazy groupies.
M.U.L.A. 