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Monday, April 23, 2007
Live shots: Pete Rock and Prince Paul at the Parish
Pete Rock had top billing on Friday night at the Parish, but Prince Paul emerged as the star of the show. An enthusiastic Paul dug through his crates to take the audience on a journey beginning with hip-hop’s origins in New York City in the ’80s and then moving forward through time. Paul bounced back and forth between both coasts with fly-bys dedicated to the Midwest and the Dirty South. The crowd remained thick from the front of the stage deep into the house throughout his set.
Pete Rock didn’t actually hit the stage until after 1:30 a.m. He seemed a little distracted and dropped a couple cuts that Prince Paul had already played before announcing 15 minutes into his set that he had only 15 minutes left to go. It was kind of weird. After his set, Pete Rock made a beeline for the back room of the club, while we tried to figure out what happened.
While Pete’s performance was a little disappointing, overall the show was still solid. Prince Paul put it down hard, and Chicken George and Tats wrecked shop in their opening set. Put those cats on four turntables and they’re downright dangerous.
