We’re finally back from the bay, AGAIN, and now it’s time for E-40′s WAKE IT UP TOUR!! So far, there are only 3 scheduled dates (out of the 15), and they are:
1. Oct. 23 – Shark Club, Costa Mesa, CA
2. Oct. 24 – 4th and B, San Diego, CA
3. Oct. 25 – Claremont College, Claremont, CA
Apparently, the tour will be stretched out over a longer period of time due to Mr. E. Fonzarelli’s busy schedule. Further dates and locations will be announced as we move along. So the first show is in Costa Mesa and guests will include Keak Da Sneak, Glasses Malone, Roscoe Umali, and so forth. Need I say more? Check out the flyer!
Oh, and SP will not be providing tour t-shirts anymore. We had a dope ass design in the works, but there was too much conflict in schedule between everybody, so timing simply wasn’t very great to have it ready for the first show. But we’re still gonna have our booth set up to sell our own merchandise, so make sure to bring that scrill, aite?!
So our short trip to SF was a lot of fun. I got to see a handful of faces I don’t get to see too often. Not to mention, the timeshare condo we stayed at was beyond the quality and comfort of a 5-star hotel (thanks to my homegirl who got the hook up! shout out to C. Lam!!). But yea, it was good to see everybody…y’all know who you are!!
Mighty 4 was a great turn out. I’m sure attendees were in the thousands, so we definitely got some solid exposure and a lot of promotional stuff out there. We also had the opportunity to meet some good people and network a bit. The sales, however, were slow throughout the day, but we cut the price during the final hour and a half and sold a shit load haha. Honestly, I’m not suprised…how could I be during such the economic crisis?
Plus, there was a LOT of dancing going ALL day, so the vendor area remained relatively quiet. Which reminds me, man, there was some serious b-boy’in’ going on. Being the hip-hop head that I am, it was really an honor to be a part of such an event representing the true elements of hip hop…not only breaking, but DJ’ing, MC’ing, beat making (with the MPC), and tagging (the last 3 I didn’t catch too much of). Shit was dope though…I even got to meet two of my pre-adolescent inspirations, Crazy Legs and DJ Qbert!
I personally enjoyed the pop-lockers and the DJ scratchin’ showcase above all. Break dancing and turn-tabling were two things I always dreamed of doing as a youngin, but I never got into it. Guess I was too caught up with being a knucklehead.
Anyways, I will post pictures from the event soon! I have so many to sort through!!
Peace, “BK”