This is the second year I saw Hieroglyphics, Souls of Mischief, and Blue Scholars on a tour together. And like last year, it was here in Vegas... in the hot August summer. If ya'll don't know who Hieroglyphics and Souls of Mischief are please take a moment to google them because I swear they are must know classic groups in the hip hop culture. These Oakland cats started back in the early 1990s and still influence heads today. Blue Scholars, a fairly new one emcee and one DJ duo from the Northwest, started a little over 10 years later. As you can see, these two groups, new school and old school, can come together to bridge the gap.
Event: Hieroglyphics, Souls of Mischief, & Blue Scholars Tour
Date: August 2007, August 2008
Location: Beauty Bar, Downtown Las Vegas
Status: general admission
Location in Crowd: 1st/2nd row from the stage; then backstage/VIP area
Companion: 2007- the BF and Homies Art, & Joe. 2008-Jenah
Price: $10
Blue Scholars opened up for Hiero and ripped it. Performed songs from all three albums. Power to the people!
Then, Heiro and Souls of Mischief took the stage. Of course they performed 93 'til Infinity, Never More, Classic, You Never Know, Fantasy Island, etc.. LOVED LOVED LOVED IT! Only wished Goapele was on tour with them so they could perform "Make Your Move" or "Soweto."
The 2007 show, my vegas homies who are from Seattle, introduced the BF and I to Blue Scholars. We learned that they're cool, down to earth cats. The 2008 show, some of the Hiero folks and Blue Scholars invited us to kick it backstage/the VIP area, where it wasn't hot or sweaty, and with way more room than the pit. They're all cool cats. After chillin' and talking to Sabzi and Geo, Sabzi offered to sign my cds. Yes, I brought all of them to the concert. Groupie? Hell no! Fan? Hell fkn YEA!
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