Hello Brooklyn, Happy Post-Independence day to everyone out there. Brooklyn was on FIRE dis 4th of July weekend. Starting thingz off with friday having TNA Impact visit Brooklyn for the first time in Brooklyn and wrestling history at Coney Island's MCU Park followed by the 3 day annual International African Arts Festival at Commodore Barry Park. But the show stopper, the weekend dropper, the event of all events to smash this 4th of July was the one that took place at the Ft Hamilton Military Base in Ft Hamilton, Brooklyn. An Independence day I will never forget. Dedicated to our U. S. Military troops and their families.
A Independence Day Celebration was going down starring recording artists, B. O. B. and MONICA.
There were other headliners like Concrete Rain, Soul Mafia and Esa that all did such a great job but I will talk about each of their performances later on. Also, I can not forget the lady who started as the mouth of the radio and is now the mouth of the television, the special celebrity guest host for the evening, MRS HOW YOU DOING? WENDY WILLIAMS.
"WENDY WILLIAMS WAS IN DA BUILDING!!!"
Dj Handspin will talk about all of that. I just wanna switch gears for a moment and talk about my experience and how I felt attending this event. This was my first time visiting the Fort Hamilton army base and most definitely my last time. I was totally unfamiliar with this area I was told to take the B8 bus to the last stop. I was like, "DAM, last stop I never went passed 79th St on the B8 before." I used to attend New Utrecht High School when I was a youngun see I gave y' all some Dj Handspin history.
Once I arrived on the scene I had to get searched at the front gate. I just wanna say and I'm not saying this to brag or nuthin. Who am I kiddin' yes I' am. I probably was the first person in history to ever sneak a brass knuckle onto an army base. "WOW, WHAT A RUSH THAT WAS!"
Once inside that army base its like a whole other world. A world just for soldiers and soldier's families to live. They had everything on this base, their own burger king, subway, dry cleaners, gas stations, chapels, housing and nicely mowed lawn with an irritating aroma that kept making my nose itch.
This was a little army town or gated community just for soldiers. This would be a cool place to have this concert. Think about it, you don't need bouncers you have U. S. soldiers and Military police. (Not for nuthin' I don't think anyone would wanna fuck with Military 5-0)
But even though the vicinity may have been a cool ground for this concert I tell you, what wuzn't cool. This dam walking trying to find the community club. The community club is where the concert was being held at. Coming from where I live this place is considered to be a boondox but now that I'm here this place itself is like a boondox inside of a boondox.
I eventually did finally find the community club and they tried to give me hassle at the gate. Apparently the event was reserved for military, dod, fire and law enforcement personnel and their families. I didn't know that. It wasn't stressed fully clear on the email flyer but on the physical flyer they showed me I seen what they were talking about. You all know me normally, Dj Handspin would be ready to spazz out on a gatekeeper who is fronting on lettin' me thru the doors. Let me give you guys a little word of advice, "DON'T TRY THAT SPAZZING OUT ON A MILITARY BASE THE MILITARY GOT GUNZ BIGGER THAN NYPD". I had to maintain and act like an intelligent blackman for once.
I explained my situation and told them who placed me on the VIP list. (I WANNA GIVE A PHAT SHOUT OUT TO LAZARA PEREZ OF LERER MEDIA FOR DOING THAT FOR ME---THANK YOU)
Now I'm finally inside, I done lost like 2 lbs walking around this base trying to find this community club. I was hungry than a muthafucka. Of course, fucking me again once I got inside they ran out of food and no water but they had plenty of liquor they had liquor for days. All these dudes selling up in hur' was mad booz all types of liquor. Dats a dam shame, str8 teasing me, muthafuckaz know I don't drink no more. Just teasing me with the liquor. Eventually water did come out and they gave out the water for free to everyone but I'm still HUNGRY!
I just stood around waiting and waiting until the show finally began. It was a great show well at least the parts of the show I wanted to see and that I thought were great.
I did it all for B. O. B., yesterday was my first time hearing his album and seeing his performance I guess you can say it was like a double feature thing going on for me.
Anyway I wanna thank you all for taking the time to listen to my bitching. I just needed to get that off my chest.
On to the show as promised up first were these two lovely ladies from Tampa, Fl called Concrete Rain, thats actually a cool name that will stand out. I believe they got off tour with Black Eyed Peas I think I remember the host saying that. They're biological sisters they both braced the stage with a song with a familiar title and hook you may have heard from another artist not to say that they're biting. The song performed by Concrete Rain was called "I know what boys like". In all actuality the song is more of a female version to Jay Z's "I know what girls like". Whether or not these 2 lovely ladies intend for it to be that way is merely up to them. It was still a great song and a lovely performance. After that they performed a tribute song to the US Troops.
The next act on stage, was Soul Mafia I heard about them before this was my first time seeing them as well. They got the rock-rap fusion band thing going on. That style is okay not my scene but I'm not a hater to it neither they did they're thing. I even have footage from one of the soldiers coming onto the stage and rapping with them. They even have a beat boxer performing on stage with them. Leave it up to the white folks to always represent the originality of hip hop than us black folks.
Next on the set, I'm not sure who they are but I have footage on that. I will post at a later time. This group is from ATL, (of course they are were else would they be from nowadays) Esa (am I spelling it right, whutever) They were good, I guess. I'm sorry they're kinda young and I'm grown man. I can't see myself being a fan of their music but the little children and teenagers in the audience loved them.
Welcoming to the stage to become the special celebrity guest host for the remainder of the night was, MRS HOW YOU DOING? WENDY WILLIAMS!
Wendy Williams received the US Flag and US Coin by the Major of the Ft Hamilton Military Base.
Wendy Williams had the honor of introducing B. O. B. on to the stage (A BIG TIME STAR INTRODUCING A SOON TO BE BIG TIME STAR)
It finally reached the moment I've been waiting for. The man I came to see to make my 4th of July light up. Check me out I just heard this man's album and already I caught the vapors.
Anyway, all my readers if your reading along with me give it up to B. O. B.
This man rocked a 41 min set, he actually killed the battery on my camera but it was all worth it. Who you think I was going to save the battery for Monica, "Yeah Right" I stopped listening to Monica since her stale beef Brandy in the 90s.
B. O. B. ended his stage performance with "Nothin On U" along with a crowd participation.
Of course the little young teenage heart throbbers knew the words to the song.
Before B. O. B., could leave the stage he to was presented with the US Flag and US Coin by the Major of Ft Hamilton Military Base.
My night came to an end. I didn't wanna see anymore FUCK Staph love, Mickey Factz and Monica.
I left the community club and as I was leaving I seen one food truck parked on the base. I was so heated, oh now they decide to get food I been standing on my feet in the hot sun for 4 and 1/2 hours. You ever stood on your feet for 4 and 1/2 hours in the hot sun holding a camera on a empty stomach. I just wanna say thank you to ALLAH for not letting anything happen to me today and for making this the best Independence day I ever had in my life.
To the soldiers in in Afghanistan and other parts of the Middle East, Dj Handspin love y'all, Rusty Jabbz love yall and the US love y'all come back home safe.
