Listen, I got my whole entire life from The St. Louis Symphony’s Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop with Wyclef Jean! By the time he got to The Fugees portion of the show, he could do no wrong in my eyes. I didn’t realize how universal “The Score” was until he got off into it. And how about that Moira Mack! That was the name of his guest singer who looked ready to take on Taylor Swift covers instead of Ms. Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige. Now she could have used some more energy and some swag on stage, but don’t get it twisted. Miss Moira has the range! And we turned that Fugees suite in to a karaoke moment, didn’t we! I thought I was the only one who put my whole heart into L-Boogie’s verse on “Ready or Not!” Now back to Wyclef. He just might be the first performer I’ve ever seen work the entire Powell Hall. And then he had the nerve to not lose a breath or miss a beat. And I’m talking from the front row to the third balcony y’all. I knew he was a high impact performer, but I still was ready. And after he got his cardio in by sprinting through the venue, he got some H.I.I.T. workout in to the beat of his new single. And the symphony orchestra sounded phenomenal! I can’t say that I would have pulled a Wyclef and carried conductor Gemma New across the threshold like we were getting married, but I certainly would have been appreciative.
