On Saturday I did my first public performance of a written rap. It was a lot of fun! I was nervous but I remembered the lyrics and I was able to deliver all the words. The rapping itself had complicated parts and I was glad that the audience got into it. The name of the event was the Beatnik Cafe and it was definitely like a cafe, so the Hip Hop song I did was a change of pace from acoustic music. The first person to perform, a guitar player and singer, was very good and I expect to see him get famous in the future. There were lots of amazing student musicians and poetry readers and the host of it was Shawn Laramie who is a friend of mine and a very good stand-up comedian.
When none of the four stand-up comedians showed up to the event, Shawn improvised and made a joke that there must be a comedian plague going around and that he could be the next to get taken out by it! That was the most fun I've had this school year so far, and I definitely want to get a set of four songs with music together so that I can perform a whole set.
Labels: Milestones
This is a big year for me.
- I did my first beat purchase in the last week of 07 and the first week of 08.
- Hip Hop Hunger http://hiphophunger.blogspot.com/, a great Hip Hop event I've worked on, (also the first time I've ever done something like this) with the purpose of raising money to fight hunger in Africa is happening on February 27.
- I'm probably going to perform at a talent show at my school, and if so, this would be my first performance.
- I'm graduating High school, becoming 18, and it's the first year I can vote.