The crew at Guerilla Union can go to the Sunday offering of Rock The Bells with a sense of huge accomplishment. The San Bernardino show on Saturday raised the bar by making history, and thrilling hip-hop heads with a day of music. While there are plenty hip-hop tours on the road, with many of the acts that are on this line up, none of them turn up the heat quite like Rock The Bells.
The opening acts hit the stage as early as noon, but I personally didn’t make it to the National Orange Show Events Center until four. While I parked and prepared for the walk to the gate, I could hear the unmistakable voice of Immortal Technique booming though the speakers. While it was hard to hear the lyrics from the side parking lot, the vibe was tight and the crowd was just as lively. I made my way through the lines and security check points where my guest had her brown scarf taken from her because of fear it would excite some gang tensions. This was just one of the many experiences we had to face during the day, as at times it felt like it was open season on anyone as far as security was concerned. Several people were kicked out for various reasons, and the security presence seemed stronger than normal. By the time I made it to the press area, Aesop Rock was on the stage and half way through his set.
The fire hoses were in full blast, giving the b-boys and girls some relief from the heat. While it wasn’t as bad as last year, the crowd needed the water jets, as the acts made the day even hotter. I walked the grounds a bit more, and found Supernatural in the VIP Room about to break the Guinness World Record for free styling. He would go on to break it later that night.Next it was back to the stage to catch Living Legends doing their thing. Dilated People hit the stage after that and ran through their hits. Defari and Evidence tossed baseball knot sized tee shirts as “Worst Comes To Worse” banged though the speakers. This was one of the better sets of the night as well.
Article comments
1 - KMW
great write up, I just linked this to my post at my blog www.sablenews.com since I wasn't there but wanted to hear from someone who was :)
~KMW
2 - Candy
You forgot to mention how Raekwon PUNKED Steve-O and had him by the neck for acting a fool and made him apologize to ODB's mom. And who the very special guest was!!! L. Boogie!!!
3 - Q
yeah, your right...Steve O ALMOST got punked....I know the Clan was not happy at all about it and didn't want that to be the focus of the ODB tribute. I wasn't going to mention it at all but changed my mind. It is news after all, even if its not what Wu wanted.
...stay tuned to my blog site to see the EXCLUSVIE VIDEO CLIP OF RZA, METHOD MAN AND THE MTV INTERVEIW THAT STEVE-O INTERRUPTED. He almost got punked then too!
"I'm trying to get a fucked up and wasted as humanly possible tonight, I'm almost there!"-Steve-O, backstage at RTB.
I was back in the VIP area when Lauryn Hill went on, waiting for the Clansmen to take the stage, so I missed her performance. I missed a few of the acts, as there was just so much to cover. I was really mad I missed L Boogie but still enjoyed the show!
See you all next year!
4 - Hamza 21
Lauryn hill's performance was both a great surprise as well as disappointing.She only did four songs.Lost Ones,Do wop ,how Many Many Mics and Fu-Ge-La.The first two songs she performed suck ass big time!! She definitely could have tightened up her performance skillz before she went on stage but she did redeem herself with the next two songs. The last two songs made you forget how bad she sucked performing the first two. Plus the Visionaries totally rocked the house!!!
5 - DJ BIGJOHNSTUD
where are the steve o drama clips?