From SOB’s to AOL…What a week!
Posted by TastyKeish | Filed under Blog, Gigs, Video
Like the title says: What a week it was indeed!!
TUESDAY:
I take hosting very serioulsy...lol
SOB’s for the Homeboy Sandman/ Spec Boogie (presented by ANARCH EIGHTY) joint album release party! I had the pleasure of hosting the festivities with Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97…and even though I had hosted a million and one shows I was nervous. I was about to hit a stage I had not been on before, in a historic venue ,that usually has an odd crowd energy to help two artists in a defining moment of their careers. Oh and by the way, I know for a fact NBC was there, so that means there was coverage from all over which didn’t help the nerves 
Check out Rosenberg and I giving Homeboy Sandman our big intro to the stage:
[VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7K3oRrlzI]
But what did help was seeing EVERYONE in NYC’s Hip Hop scene come together, like I said early in the show.. it was like the Hip Hop Lost finale. All I had to see was all the familiar faces and I was good to go.
Before the two guests of honor even hit there were performances by J-Live, Don Will & Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan), Che Grand, SleepWalkas, Core Rhythm & Rabbi Darkside, and more. Not to mention the special guests introduced during Spec Boogie and Homeboy Sandman’s sets like: Peter Hadar, Fresh Daily, John Robinson, just to name a few.
Here are some pics by TECHIE NYC and Jessica Estevez of IheartDilla.com
Stay tuned for my show review at societyHAE.com, cause you know I have more footage!!
THURSDAY:
TastyKeish @ AOL studios
Just as I was coming down from my show high, I had to get my mind right for my interview with Dr. Boyce Watkins who has a segment and blog on AOL Black Voices and also his own site: YourBlackWorld.com. I went up to the AOL headquarters with Dorian Chandler, friend, camera woman, and editor of my webshow “Taste of The Town” and we ended up doing two separate interviews but both together. One for my show and how I ended up shooting a Sensual Fitness class and the other was for Dorian’s film “Nigger Nation” which I worked on with her. We ended up having this conversation about the word nigger and it’s usage in contemporary society which turned out pretty funny.
After our interviews, we ended up hanging out and talking crazy talk with Pras of The Fugees and trying to discover where the smell of ribs were coming from with Sherri Shepherd of The View.
Since the interviews have to be edited, I have a sneak peek of our day at AOL. Enjoy the pics!
[PHOTOS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22413458@N03/sets/72157624204318928/show/ ]
It’s pretty safe to say, I had a pretty good week…
Tags: aol, che grand, core rhythm, don will, dorian chandler, Dr. Boyce Watkins, Gigs, homeboy sandman, hosting, hot97, iheartdilla, internet, Interviews, j-live, noisemakers, peter rosenberg, photos, Pras, rabbi darkside, rise up radio, Sherri Shepherd, SOB's, spec boogie, tanya morgan, taste of the town, tastykeish, techie nyc, The Fugees, The View, von pea, WBAI, yourblackworld.com
“One Won’t Do…”
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LIVE ART BY MARTHALICIA
On Friday night, I was surrounded by a great and loving energy at the “One Won’t Do” party celebrating the life and legacy of musical mastermind, J.Dilla (1974-2006). After his death, his estate was wading in a sea of veritable red tape, making it difficult to care for the family he left behind and to uphold his legacy. Finally, it seems things have been sorted out and it was a joyous moment when, Ma Dukes stepped in the building and said a few words in regards to the New J.Dilla Foundation! [VIDEO]
Tags: charity, fycnow, iheartdilla, j. dilla, j.dilla foundation, ma dukes, one wont do, stonesthrow records, tastykeish