Yes,
      Yes
      y’all,
      Scooby
      Dawg
     
     
      and
      Coolbreeze
      travelled
      to
      Halifax
      to
     
     
      see
      Redman,
      the
      Funk
      Doc,
      perform
     
     
      on
      Saturday
      night.
      We
      got
      to
      Haltown
     
     
      around
      7pm,
      and
      the
      town
      was
      hum-
     
     
      ming
      with
      electricity
      because
      of
     
     
      Redman.
      Ok,
      it
      was
      probably
      because
     
     
      the
      CIAU
      basketball
      tournament
      was
     
     
      on,
      but
      let
      me
      dream,
      all
      right?
      So
      we
     
     
      got
      to
      the
      Halifax
      Forum
      after
      it
      had
     
     
      started
      at
      8.
      We
      would
      have
      been
     
    
   
   
    
     
      there
      just
      in
      time
      to
      catch
      Halifax’s,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      own
      Goods,
      Scratch
      Bastard,
      and
     
     
      Kaleb
      Simmons
      perform,
      but
      Halifax
     
     
      Metro
      Police
      prevented
      this
      from
     
     
      going
      down.(Major
      friskage
      was
      in
     
     
      effect).
     
    

    
     
      Everybody
      had
      to
      wait
      in
      a
     
     
      long
      line
      up
      in
      the
      freezing
      cold
      park-
     
     
      ing
      lot
      to
      get
      in.
      The
      line
      was
      poorly
     
     
      organized
      and
      moved
      very
      slowly
     
     
      because
      the
      police
      and
      security
      had
      to
     
     
      frisk
      every
      single
      person
      going
      in
      and
     
     
      search
      their
      bags.
      It’s
      a
      Redman
      show,
     
     
      so
      of
      corse
      there
      is
      going
      to
      be
      drugs!
     
     
      In
      some
      cases,
      the
      cops
      would
      double
     
     
      search
      people
      already
      frisked
      by
      secu-
     
     
      rity,
      but,
      mysteriously,
      weed
      was
      still
     
     
      getting
      snuck
      in.
     
    

    
     
      We
      got
      in
      just
      in
      time
      to
      see
     
     
      the
      last
      of
      the
      Goods’
      performance.
     
     
      Beatbox
      wunderkind,
      Kaleb
      Simmons
     
     
      dazzled
      the
      audience
      with
      his
      simulta-
     
     
      neous
      harmonica-playing/human-
     
     
      drum
      machine-trick.
      Up
      next
      came
     
     
      the
      Homies.
      No
      that
      was
      not
      a
      typo;
     
     
      some
      lame-ass
      group
      named
      them-
     
     
      selves
      the
      Homies.
      Their
      flow
      was
      not
     
     
      bad,
      and
      they
      had
      a
      female
      MC,
      who
     
     
      was
      pretty
      nice,
      but
      their
      rhymes,
     
     
      content,
      and
      stage
      presence
      was
      not
     
     
      great.
      I
      guess
      the
      crew
      developed
     
     
      from
      a
      clothing
      store,
      which
      made
     
     
      sense
      because
      they
      looked
      like
      a
      bill-
     
     
      board
      for
      their
      shitty
      products.
     
    

    
     
      Scott
      Boogie
      emceed
      the
     
     
      entire
      show,
      introducing
      artists,
      trying
     
     
      to
      hype
      the
      crowd,
      and
      giving
      the
      sub-
     
     
      urban
      bangers
      lessons
      on
      hip-hop
     
     
      show
      etiquette.
      Most
      of
      the
      audience
     
     
      was
      too
      high
      to
      retain
      any
      of
      the
     
     
      knowledge
      for
      any
      length
      of
      time.
     
     
      Kwite
      Sane,
      a
      DJ
      from
      Montreal,
     
     
      came
      out
      and
      assisted
      Scott
      in
      demon-
     
     
      trating
      the
      proper
      way
      to
      nod
      yo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ty
      eee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4a
      2)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RR
      te
      ee
      eae
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Redman
      Does
      Halifax
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Marc
      MacDONALD
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      head,
      by
      beat
      mixing
      some
      newschool
     
     
      hip
      hop
      shit.
      His
      selection
      of
      tunes
     
     
      was
      mostly
      average
      and
      kind
      of
      dull.
     
     
      And
      whenever
      he
      put
      on
      a
      really
      good
     
     
      classic
      cut,
      he’d
      disrupt
      it
      and
      mix
     
     
      something
      else
      in
      right
      away
      before
      I
     
     
      could
      get
      my
      boogie
      on.
      Shit.
     
     
      Saukratees
      from
      T
      dot
      came
     
     
      out
      after
      the
      crowd
      was
      properly
     
     
      hyped
      and
      supplied
      with
      Trojan
      con-
     
     
      doms
      (care
      of
      Scott
      Boogie
      and
      some
     
     
      honies
      handpicked
      from
      the
      audience
     
     
      to
      hand
      out
      the
      jimmy
      hats).
      Sauks
      is
     
     
      down
      with
      Redman
      and
      Dej
      Jam,
     
     
      which
      is
      major
      props:
      for
      any
     
     
      Canadian
      artist.
      He
      performed
      some
     
     
      old
      and
      new
      stuff
      including
      his
      new
     
     
      track
      off
      the.
      How
      High
      soundtrack,
     
     
      and
      his
      biggest
      hit
      “Money
      or
      Love.”
     
     
      Saukratees
      was
      ill,
      but
      he
      didn’t
      have
     
     
      enough
      songs
      that
      the
      crowd
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      familiar
      with
      to
      keep
      them
      interested
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (keep
      in
      mind
      that
      the
      audience
      con-
     
     
      sists
      of
      predominantly
      white
      kids
      Who
     
     
      are
      really
      fucking
      high
      by
      this
      point).
     
    

    
     
      Finally
      the
      crowd
      got
      what
      it
     
     
      paid
      for
      (and
      I’m
      not
      still
      talking
     
     
      about
      the
      cheeba
      cheeba).
      Redman
     
     
      came
      on
      stage
      to
      a
      tremendous
      initial
     
     
      response
      from
      the
      audience.
      I
      was
     
     
      nervous
      at
      first
      because
      he
      played
     
     
      some
      classics
      such
      as
      “Time
      4
      Some
     
     
      Aksion”
      but
      cut
      the
      song
      short.
     
     
      However,
      this
      was
      effective
      at
      getting
     
     
      the
      crowd
      hyper
      and
      kept
      up
      the
      pace
     
     
      of
      the
      show.
      Red
      played
      full
      versions
     
     
      of
      his
      biggest
      joints
      including
     
     
      “Rockwilder,”
      “Pick
      it
      Up,”
      “Ill
      Be
     
     
      Dat,”
      and
      “Smash
      Sumthin.”
      He
      also
     
     
      had
      the
      ee
      hee
      DJ
      Kool
      come
      out
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SP
      AED
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      help
      him
      with
      “Let’s
      Get
      Dirty.”
     
     
      Kool
      looked
      and
      sounded
      old
      enough
     
     
      to
      be
      Redman’s
      grandpa,
      but
      he
     
     
      blessed
      the
      crowd
      with
      an
      interactive
     
     
      version
      of
      his
      anthem
      “Let
      Me
      Clear
     
    
   
   
    
     
      My
      Throat.”
     
    

    
     
      Redman
      used
      eich
      smokin,
     
     
      call-response
      games,
      tight
      lyrical
     
     
      flow,
      and
      even
      some
      stage
      diving
      to
     
     
      delight
      the
      crowd
      all
      night.
      Even
     
    
   
   
    
     
      though
      many
      people
      in
      the
      audience
     
     
      sang
      along
      to
      Redman’s
      lyrics,
      the
     
     
      overall
      response
      from
      the
      crowd
      was
     
     
      not
      as
      enthusiastic
      as
      it
      should
      have
     
     
      been.
      It
      may
      have
      been
      the
      abundance
     
     
      of
      weed,
      lack
      of
      alcohol
      available
      for
     
     
      purchase,
      the
      presence
      of
      Halifax’s
     
     
      fascist
      police,
      or
      just
      wack
      fans.
     
     
      Reggie
      “Redman”
      Noble
      even
      tried
      to
     
     
      get
      the
      girls
      to
      “show
      they
      titties,”
      but
     
     
      to
      no
      avail.
      Sorry
      Redman,
      Halifax
     
     
      girls
      are
      too
      classy
      for
     
    

    
     
      that-um
      ...well
      kinda.
      The
      biggest
     
     
      response
      the
      rapper
      got
      from
      the
      audi-
     
     
      ence
      was
      when
      he
      divided
      the
      Halifax
     
     
      Forum
      in
      half
      and
      started
      a
      mudsling-
     
     
      ing
      call
      and
      response
      from
      each
      side
     
     
      of
      the
      audience.
      Half
      the
      building
      was
     
     
      instructed
      to
      point
      their
      middle
      fin-
     
     
      gers
      across
      to
      the
      other
      side
      of
      the
     
     
      crowd
      and
      scream
      “Fuck
      dat
      side”
     
     
      with
      Redman.
      Overall
      it
      was
      a
      ban-
     
     
      gin’
      show
      and
      Redman
      proved
      “why
     
     
      them
      hardcore
      promoters
      still
      book
     
     
      me/You
      shook
      G/...word
      up.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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