Went to the Joburg leg of this. My first question is: why on earth did it have to start so late? Jeepers...by the time XO came on my feet were not feeling it anymore
Anyway, after seeing Blu on stage, I am of the opinion that he is just a rapper. Tumi on the hand is a performer through and through. And Ill Skillz held it down properly too. After the first 20 minutes of Blu's performance I was seriously considering leaving. Baldi and a whole lot of other people who were right in front even turned around and sat on the stage. I mean dude was just mumbling through verses, not really interested in what the crowd was feeling. Everyone was just staring at him and he was cool with just carrying on? Aowa...if it was some south african dude doing that he woulda gotten booed off stage. Infact I believe Blu switched to the good stuff just in time.
I don't know if that's the way it generally happens for him, but if so then dude is forever condemned to performing tracks from Below the Heavens, coz that's the only stuff that really got the place jumping. And in my opinion, the place went crazy because the tracks are dope. Not because of his stage presence. His performance game is lacking. Maybe that's his 'steez' and he's cool with it, but he could definintely learn a thing or two from Tumi.
It was a dope show overall. Exile is ridiculous on that MPC. Big ups to the KOL peoples for putting this on.
