Today was my first time ever hosting the Shade 45 Morning Show and Wale was gracious enough to call-in from Montego Bay, Jamaica. We touch on his first gold record, Waka’s “No Hands”, the drama with Kid Cudi and his working relationship with Rick Ross. Pay attention! Break 1: Break 2:
That new GFK is tough. Don’t sleep!
Is this is the end? Yes indeed is. Dips finished the three hour showathon in style. One Just Blaze classic and their latest heatrock. Thank you very much for coming out. Good night. God Bless!
Clearly the best moment of the whole show was the salute to the late Huddy Combs. Cam and a choir? Eric Clapton? Just watch.
Apparently a fuckin’ fight broke out during the crew’s performance of “Oh Boy”. Cam’s commentary is hilarious. Oh well, the show must go on. Right, squallie? Ha!
You knew Killa was gonna bring out his latest protege during his turn. Vado and his mentor run through “Well All Up In Here” and “Speakin’ Tongues”. And yes, Johnny Nunez was there to shoot the whole thing. Slime Time!
During Elz’s set he brought his nephew Ja out to recreate “S.A.N.T.A.N.A.” and later the little tyke even taught his uncle how to dougie. The Dips love the kids!
After opening the show as a group, each individual member of the Dips got to do their individual sets. During the Capo’s one, he brought Black Rob to the stage. Tunnel Time! That’s two Harlem niggas for you. Bonus below: Ryan Leslie and his guitar. Ha!
Of course I had to make my way down to NY’s Hammerstein Ballroom again. This time to witness three straight hours of Dipset Mania. Like Mikey and Info, I got my record on and I’m gonna post some of my favorite highlights of the wild and crazy night. Here Hell Rell and JR Writer join the Dips for one of my favorite joints from their catalogue. Goonies!
Here are my final clips from last night as Ms. Minaj shows her two sides. Get your Kleenex out as she gets emotional on PF‘s track six and then witness her shittin’ on the competition. FYI: No mention of Lil Kim by name last night. Hey, isn’t it almost time for Kimmy’s full diss track?
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