Photos by Ma'atology
There's SYGU's Eddie Hollman, Halima Martin and DJ Needles
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE ART WORK
One of the DJs of the evening was DJ 100K
Early comers
DJ Needles talking with one of the artists.
Upstairs, DJ Reminisce were on the 1s and 2s.
BELOW ARE MORE ART WORK
There's poet Shea Browm
with hubbie MC Prospect.
One of the popular attractions is ET on a bike where people could sit on the bike and
simulate riding the bike in the sky like the movie.
There's poet Aja Lastarr taking a pic.
LaStarr and Pitts getting their clown on.
The drink menu. Guests were given two free drink tickets.
A silhouette of DJ Reminisce on the 1s and 2s.
Complimentary t-shirts for guests.
ONLOOKERS LOOKING AT THE ART
People mingling at one of the bars,
Atmosphere
More atmosphere
What was up with the sista in the faux white sleeveless fur??? LOL
They had complimentary appetizers for guests.
One of the opening acts was Chicago based band Sidewalk Chalk
The lead singer was very animated!
In duet harmony.
Two young ladies smiling for the OUTCAM.
The second act was ATL hypeman Dre the Beatnik with DJ Wally Sparks.
And we are soooo feeling the sista with the clean head,
Dre giving the bald sista a kiss on the hand.
Dre and DJ Sparks got the crowd hyped with classic hip hop and R&B from the 1970s to the now.
The crowd getting hyped,
More crowd.
The headliner rapper Twista coming on stage.
Twista performed his classic joints.
Camera phones were flashing everywhere,
Twista and his hypeman getting it crunk.
The crowd.
RECAP. This event is always a smorgasbord of bohemia with artwork, dee jays, and hip hop. Over 1,600 people came through (we think it was more than that) to pack Neo to get their party on on two floors (It was an RSVP event). Great atmosphere and vibes (although the Oooooh weee weed was skunkin up the upper floor a bit). The highlight was The Werc Crew feat. Dre the Beatnik and DJ Wally Sparks getting the crowd hyped playing many many many snippets R&B and hip hop classics from Jackson Five's "I Want of You back," to Debarge's "I Like it" to New Edition's "If it IsntLove," to Ice Cube's "Today Was a Good Day,". So when Twista got on stage an hour before the closing of the event, it seemed a bit anticlimactic. His set was cool, but it felt a bit rushed because of time constraints. Also spotted in the crowd were some of STL personalities--St Louis Posts' Kevin Johnson, Atty Daniel Brown, event promoters Lisa West, Carl Nelson and Mo Witherspoon and model Christiaan Coffield to name a few.
