50 Cent Concert Review

Yes I went to another concert last nite, Mike Jones, Ciara, Lil Jon, Ludacris, and 50 Cent/G-Unit. It was an ok show. Went a little long, although the concert started pretty much on time and moved nicely between sets. Well its not like they really had sets. Mike Jones just had a bunch of his boys with him. Ciara had a stage and did a Rhythm Nation thing to start out with. I halfway expected her to do some kind of tribute. For someone who really just yells most of the time - Lil Jon got the crowd crunked up. I consider Ludacris one of the most talented rappers out there - but his stage show could use some work, it was pretty boring. 50 and the G-Unit obviously had the best stage show except they had this annoying cocking sound and gunfire throughout the whole thing, and it really got aggravating after awhile. There were also commercials for the 50 Empire- the movie, the shoes, the video game, Yayo and Olivia. But the G-Unit did put on a good show - but one has to wonder if Game (who 50 took a couple of shots a during the show) was there how it would have been, Banks and Buck are okay, Yayo - well, but the chemistry Game and 50 had on the mic....to bad it couldn't be duplicated in real life. Oh yeah and what's up with the G-Unit bringing out Mase sporting a G-Unit chain? Is 50 signing everyone!!!!! I didn't even mention Mobb Deep(who didn't 50 take a shot at them on Piggy Bank?) and MOP.

Destiny's Child Concert

Went to the Destiny's Child Concert last nite. I have never been a big Destiny's Child fan (Although I am a HUGE Beyonce fan). Their concert was ok, quite honestly the ladies looked a little tired. They did a bunch of their old stuff - which kind of revealed how bubble-gum it really was. Even the stuff they have released off the new album - Soldier, Lose My Breath....Honestly the highlight was Beyonce's individual sets, especially when she did Dangerously in Love 2, a personal favorite of man. But honestly I really wasn't that impressed.

Roadcasting

In the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be launching my own podcast. As much as I love music you knew it was coming sooner or later right? It will be a mix of hip-hop, r&b/soul, jazz, with a little rock and gospel thrown in. But in the meantime there is something new on the horizon called roadcasting. It sounds pretty interesting and was developed by some people at Carnegie Mellon. Basically it allows you to bradcast a signal to wireless devices within a 30 mile radius.......this sounds like it could be big.

Shaq's New Contract

Ok, Let me get this straight. Shaq wants LA to give him a $30+ contract extension. The Lakers don't want to tie that much money up in a guy who never shows up to camp in shape. So he forces a trade to Miami (and of course gets Kobe blamed for the whole mess). Then goes to Miami and takes a $10 million a year pay cut? Ummm why did he never think of this when he played with LA - so instead of just him and Kobe, maybe some legitimate players could have been put in around them. Oh yeah - and Miami takes that money and trades for Antoine Walker? The guy who hates being a 3rd option on any team. This will go over really well. Although I like the moves the Cavs made, resigning Z, getting Marshall and Hughes. Hopefully now they can sign Damon Jones to help open the defense up even more.

Caribana 2005

Went up to Caribana this past weekend. Had a pretty nice time, went to some ok parties, met some pretty ok people. The parade was fun, although I didn't get a chance to make it to the island on Sunday. But no complaints at all.