My face was still hurting when I headed over to Mood to catch Mike Epps’ official after-party. I just knew that Mood would be at capacity of folks salivating at the thought of a Day-Day walking through the door. But when I walked in, I was like, “wait a minute, where is everybody?” It was after 11:30 after Mike Epps got done giving the folks gags at the Chaifetz as the Festival of Laughs headliner, so folks really took their time getting to the after-party, which was still on the light side for a celebrity of his stature, if I’m keeping it real. It just made me feel like his fan base has grown up to the point where a good laugh wears them out and they are ready to hit the house! For those of you who opted to head home, Mike Epps was on one in the best way possible. He quietly gave a good old “jonin’” session as him and Dre’Co hyped the crowd up. The crowd got lit – because you know the folks in St. Louis love a good laugh. Unlike the folks who do a cute little wave a walk-through and whisk off to collect their coins which Mike has been guilty of in the past once or twice, Mike got comfortable on that microphone. He low key gave a mini-show as he drove the folks. Almost as soon as Mike hit it, comedian DeRay Davis popped in after his set at Helium. I’m assuming he was hoping to catch Mike, because he didn’t stay very long. He was cool as all get out for the few minutes he was in the building though.
