emily-isobel

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November 7th, 2011 Live Review; Wiz Khalifa The OG King takes on South London. And wins. Brixton Academy, 7/11/11 ‘I just can’t moooove! I’m hiiiigh as hell right now! I need some of that OG weed, you know what I’m saying!’ The words echo around the venue and have come from the mouth of no other than Pittsburgh born and bred rapper Wiz Khalifa. The crowd (or as Wiz would prefer to have them known, ‘The Taylor Gang’) yell back, holding up their own ‘doobies’ in a bid to bring the crumpled rapper back to life. Noticing this, Wiz seems to rise from the floor, just in time to start his next song ‘Memorized’. Tonight, the place of his ‘hype man’ is taken by rising star, fellow rapper and friend Chevy Woods who, too, knew no boundaries. Storming around the stage as though he was the main attraction, Chevy takes every song by the proverbial neck and smashes his way through the set list accordingly. The most noticeable part of tonight’s performance, is Wiz’s wish to keep it simple. The stage plays host to 4 screens, a DJ booth, the ‘hype man’ and Wiz himself, who has even come dressed in skinny jeans, a baggy t-shirt and old shirt. Despite only being a gangly fellow, he manages to fill the stage with ease and precision. A grin spreads from ear to ear on the face of the 6”4 hip-hop newbie as he dances from pillar to post in front of the spaced-out admiring crowd. Keeping the mob alive, Wiz plays a mix of new and old songs, including a medley of tracks from his previous mixtape ‘Kush and Orange Juice’, including the smooth ‘Up’ which inspired most Taylors to light up. Wiz makes a swift transition from mixtape to album next, by performing his new single ‘Roll Up’. ‘This one’s for all the new and old Taylor’s, we all gotta accept each other. Without you I wouldn’t be here’ Wiz exclaims, receiving a raucous applause. It seems nothing short of incredible that Wiz is already on his second sold out UK tour. Two successful mix-tapes, one album and three single releases later, he is already showing his worth on the current hip-hop scene and the crowd tonight were obviously in complete adoration. 

November 7th, 2011

Live Review; Wiz Khalifa

The OG King takes on South London. And wins.

Brixton Academy, 7/11/11

‘I just can’t moooove! I’m hiiiigh as hell right now! I need some of that OG weed, you know what I’m saying!’ The words echo around the venue and have come from the mouth of no other than Pittsburgh born and bred rapper Wiz Khalifa. The crowd (or as Wiz would prefer to have them known, ‘The Taylor Gang’) yell back, holding up their own ‘doobies’ in a bid to bring the crumpled rapper back to life. Noticing this, Wiz seems to rise from the floor, just in time to start his next song ‘Memorized’. Tonight, the place of his ‘hype man’ is taken by rising star, fellow rapper and friend Chevy Woods who, too, knew no boundaries. Storming around the stage as though he was the main attraction, Chevy takes every song by the proverbial neck and smashes his way through the set list accordingly.

The most noticeable part of tonight’s performance, is Wiz’s wish to keep it simple. The stage plays host to 4 screens, a DJ booth, the ‘hype man’ and Wiz himself, who has even come dressed in skinny jeans, a baggy t-shirt and old shirt. Despite only being a gangly fellow, he manages to fill the stage with ease and precision. A grin spreads from ear to ear on the face of the 6”4 hip-hop newbie as he dances from pillar to post in front of the spaced-out admiring crowd. Keeping the mob alive, Wiz plays a mix of new and old songs, including a medley of tracks from his previous mixtape ‘Kush and Orange Juice’, including the smooth ‘Up’ which inspired most Taylors to light up. Wiz makes a swift transition from mixtape to album next, by performing his new single ‘Roll Up’. ‘This one’s for all the new and old Taylor’s, we all gotta accept each other. Without you I wouldn’t be here’ Wiz exclaims, receiving a raucous applause.

It seems nothing short of incredible that Wiz is already on his second sold out UK tour. Two successful mix-tapes, one album and three single releases later, he is already showing his worth on the current hip-hop scene and the crowd tonight were obviously in complete adoration.