I know folks were talkin’ sideways about the folks who put on the Scarface/DJ Quik doubleheader at The Pageant because of the late start. But that surprise thunderstorm – the one that ruined my tradition of attending the 4th Annual Soulition Park Jam – meant that his flight came when it got here. Shout out to DJ Aye Eye for keeping the folks engaged while we all waited for Quik to touch down. And those wondering why Scarface couldn’t just go on first found out once the show got crackin’ that Quik was Face’s official DJ for the night. I know, it shocked me too! Word on the curb is that Face suddenly fired his DJ the night before and Quik stepped up to the plate. But I guess his name ain’t DJ Quik for nothing. I feel like Quik should have just done his set and let Scarface go last since he was working the tables, but it seemed like he decided to do the back-and-forth thing. I’m going to go ahead and give him the benefit of the doubt on that outfit and assume that he never changed out of his comfortable, but fashion disaster traveling clothes. I have never seen a gangsta in clashing prints in all of my days. And when he got to doing those little thug two-steps, I couldn’t help but cackle. He sounded well live – and with no vocal tracks. I was thrilled to see that he brought his homie Hi C as a hype man. I hadn’t seen him since he had a curl. I’ve seen Scarface twice this year already and he is consistent on the microphone. What could have been a logistical nightmare actually turned out to be a decent little show. Shout out to St. Louis’ own Chingy for lighting up the stage right quick and to Tef Poe for stopping through.
