And Then They Showed Us Why They Own the Throne

After rewriting this review several times due to a blistering next day hangover, my overall opinion of last night’s performance of Watch the Throne, featuring none other than Jay-Z and Kanye West, became very clear.  Even through the haze of chronic, the adolescent boys screaming profanities, and the awkward couple attempting to dry hump beside me, the two kings of hip-hop blatantly demonstrated to me, and a sold out Rogers Arena, why they’re currently at the top of their game.

As Kayne West stood atop of a gigantic cubic structure mid audience, wearing a leather couture skirt, I was quickly transported into the world of Roc-A-Fella. Yes, I stood in line for 30 minutes to pay 8.00 dollars for a room temperate Bud Light, and of course the concert didn’t start on time and presented no opening act, but as soon as the vocals for “HAM” came on, all but was forgotten.

Jay-Z & Kayne West – HAM 

To my surprise, the two biggest names in hip-hop brilliantly mixed songs from “Watch the Throne” with their own hit singles from the past and present. You can only imagine the excitement that ensued when HOVA started spitting fan favourites “99 Problems” and “Empire State of Mind”.  Kayne West initiated the same excitement when he reminded us why we love him, douche bag antics and all, when he asked the audience to throw their diamonds up during “All of the Lights”.   However, it should also be noted that the crowd went equally as cray for “Who Gon Stop Me”, “Otis” and “Niggas in Paris”. Now that I think about it, the only time I sat down during the two-hour plus concert, was while waiting for the encore to begin, which included “Encore”, “Made in America”, and “Why I Love You”.

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Made in America 

All in all, the dynamic duo of HOVA and Yeezy did not disappoint.  And even though a very pregnant Beyonce did not make an appearance on “Lift Off”, even though she was spotted in the city, the concert made me appreciate true artistic talent.

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the interview show: Kid Sister

Kid Sister is a self-described “good girl” from the Midwest, who got into the rap game with some help of her kid brother Josh from Flosstradamus.

AllMusic.com describes Kid Sister as “a tongue-in-cheek throwback to the first golden age of hip-hop, when it seemed like anyone, even your kid sister, could have a hit.”

And her skills have attracted the support of many, including Kanye West, who put her single “Pro Nails” on his Summer 2007 mixtape Can’t Tell Me Nothing, as well as Kayne West‘s DJ, A-Trak, who is also Kid Sister’s man.

But she is quick to point out that she was gaining plenty of underground attention before Kanye and before A-Trak. Check out our chat with this “hungry” upstart, who was no afraid to school us when we got it twisted.

Can you believe, just a year ago, she was working for Bath and Bodyworks?

Kid Sister on the interview show

Kid Sister (featuring Kanye West) “Pro-Nails”

Kid Sister “Control” (JFK from MSTRKRFT remix)

Chromeo “Tenderoni” (Sinden remix featuring Kid Sister)