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"Rock" the bells

i just wanted to share that the rock the bells "hip hop" tour came to town this weekend.. when i heard the lineup earlier this spring; the roots, wutang, mos def, kweli, murs, cypress hill, public enemy etc etc i was like dope. it apparently came this weekend and i missed it.. well by the skin of my teeth.

yeah, so it was at randalls island and i guess i wasnt really checking for it like that cuz i didnt get tickets or attempt a list.. i'm kinda busy on this thesis thing (if i hadnt mentioned that already).. anyhoo, i did leave the house on saturday to go to harlem for the joint bday bbq of my thirty-something friend Alicia (previously mentioned on blog,Jason's wife:) and my friend Evan's seven year old daughter, Nina (so precious).. anyway, on my way over from queens on the m60 bus a bunch of young white people in cargo shorts got on in long island city and the bus driver was giving directions to randalls island. we soon saw a block long line on 125 and lexington of tank topped cargo shorts wearers.. i was thinking warp tour (though they looked alittle too clean-cut for warp tour).. and the driver explained over loud speaker to the rest of us as we stared in awe at the line of complete (and i mean complete) whiteness on 125 that there was "a Rock concert" going on at randalls island..

he was mistaken (as was i).. indeed it was some of my favorite hip hop groups.. i've noone to blame but myself for not being there.. what about you?

posted by z.a.k. @ 7:12 AM