Last week me and the Mrs. checked out Karriem Riggins, with special guest, Pete Rock at a spot called " Yoshi's " in " The Town "...... A.K.A. Oakland the " City of Dope " ......HAHAHAH..
Karriem is no slouch on the drums, I had no idea he was THAT dude on the sticks...Jazz drumming, Hip Hop style beats, broken beats, etc.....His vocabulary was extensive...
His backing band held it down without a fraction of a doubt..." Straight Ahead " jazz cats with a wicked sense of timing and improvisation...( Amazing )..
What can I say about motherfuckin Pete Rock ?....." Inspirational "....." Deep Concentration "....." Soulful " would have to be the perfect word to describe how he got down....He played an assortment of beats from his massive catalogue with a couple suprises for good measure...
One of the illest parts of the night is when Karriem played drums while Pete dropped numerous cuts on the fly...I didn't hear a single mistake during that whole entire segment ( even though it sounded like they were freestyling )...
All in all it was a dope event, with an appreciative crowd....Two thumbs up type shit...
Be on the lookout for upcoming releases from " Karriem and Madlib " ( Supreme Team )....
" Kaleidoscope " is a beat tape project that " Karriem " put out awhile back....You better CHECK IN...
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Peep " K " in action with the Ray Hargrove Quintet while your at it fool.....
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