MTV's review of Hot 97's summerjam (the hottest summerjam of all urban stations in america) gave an honest reaction to the hype that is Kanye West.
Any and every urban act has graced that stage at some point in thier career. It's known for it's honest and numerous audience members...Memorable moments include Destiny's Child getting boo'd, Jay Z bringing out Michael Jackson and debuting the Takeover diss to Nas and Mob Deep, 50 making the ground shake in his debut performance from the reaction....and more...
This year, with the dominance of ringtone, manufactured, and overhyped artist...the lineup proved to be just that, with few exceptions (ie the surprise guests). The show was promoted as having Ray J, Young Bird, Rihanna, Tpain, Wayne and Kanye West closing. Rihanna smartly renigned and didn't show up for her set. Rihanna was replaced with Jim Jones and wasn't even missed. Alicia (who wasn't on the bill) showed up unexpectedly and performed.
Excerpts from the MTV review of the summer show include:
Fans living in the New York tristate area might as well swallow that sour pill and face facts. We probably will never see a Summer Jam concert with Jay-Z and 50 Cent both on the bill.....
That void is always going to be felt. You could hear it last night, as 40,000-plus were yelling "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa" in unison when one of the stations threw on G-Unit's "Rider Part 2." Everyone was singing 50's lines as if to say, "We want the Unit!" C'mon, somebody get Michael Strahan to work something out....
When was the last time you heard Kanye West concede his show wasn't the best? Ever? Kanye got that coveted 9 p.m......
"It took me a long time to get to this stage, to be able to close this," Kanye said. He shared recollections of seeing Jay-Z tear the show down years before. "I keep trying harder to raise this sh-- up a notch and do what I gotta do to be the best artist in the world. ... Y'all gonna see why I'm the number one f---in' artist in the world right now. Let's do our show." .....
"Homecoming" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" with Consequence followed, but it seemed to mellow out the crowd. "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Flashing Lights" brought the energy back up. Young Jeezy was Kanyeezy's big cameo. They did their new collaboration "Put On." "I put on for my city," Jeezy rapped, wearing a T-shirt that read "F--- Bush." ......
But the overall reaction to his set seemed to fall short of Kanye's expectations.....
"I'll take this one on the chin," he said. "I seen n---as catch it before closing out. I'll take this one on the chin." ......
He pledged to go in the studio and make new hits. Even after "Good Life," when everyone was singing "Throw your hands up in the sky," West was disappointed with his Summer Jam showing. .......
"NYC, thank y'all for this," he said. "I'm about to go back to the muthaf---in lab. [I'll] take it like a man." .......
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Well, he needs some humility. He's no Jay Z.
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