Kanye YEEZUS Tour With Kendrick Lamar (NEW DATES ADDED 10/22)

[hbkid11]

Would anyone that's going to an upcoming show be willing to pick up the $15 poster and send it to me in a poster tube? I'm willing to pay a bit extra if anyone can help me out. Thanks.

 

[dj proto j]

sunday night was amazing. best concert i've been to, visually. better than WTT, which i was front row for. music wise it was awesome too, i just wish he shortened that rant so he coulda included "street lights"... i was looking foward to that, it's my fav song on 808's... i really wish he would realize how dope "devil in a new dress" is, and include it in his set... it woulda killed it. musically i might have preferred WTT, cuz ye's hits in combination with jay's is just too strong together, not to mention the WTT songs being performed.

as mentioned b4, it's obvious he's been hanging with a lot of architects and stuff... and he's on a very dark vibe, with the snow, the fire, etc... it all really invokes a very spiritual feeling... the demon thing with red eyes was crazy, especially how it just hung out staring at people in the crowd from different parts of the pyramid in the back... the girls were dope, they bring a certain class to the whole show... the ending when they all bow down to jesus at the top of the pyramid was amazing. as a christian it's awesome to see such a mainstream rapper repping jesus like he does (without it coming off as corny)...

did anyone notice he handed the mic to some random dude to finish "bound 2"? was really surprised he did that, as in total control he is of his entire show... he was laughing and smiling at the kid messing up by continuing to say lyrics when they were supposed to stop. he seemed like he was in a good mood by the end of the show, even in his rants, he was making tons of jokes. his main "runaway" rant lasted well over 20 minutes, i got the whole thing recorded. it was way too long. i am jealous over the 10 minute rant he did the night b4, as it seemed to talk more about the red october's, and was shorter... on sunday he even did another rant later in the show... imo, these long rants really slow down the momentum of the show, and he seems to always say the same stuff, in slightly different ways... he should save them for the interviews, and just cut them to 5 minutes tops during the shows, cuz they'd be more effective that way, but instead he loses people who don't give a F about his fashion struggles...

he did the thing where he hits the first note of "runaway" and then walks off leaving the crowd on the edge of their seat for the rest... every time right b4 he would hit the mpc again it would get mega quiet and i would yell out "devil in a new dress"!!! i know his punk @$% heard me at least once...

the main thing i was impressed by tho, was how passionate and in total control he is in over his ENTIRE show. he was coaching the light guys in the middle of songs, telling them when to display him on the LED screen above, telling them it was too much smoke, etc, etc... he was telling mike dean to hold certain bass notes longer (who was a total pimp btw, back there with his goose down feather rimmed hood over his head while performing)... his DJ was weak, his cuts were amateur, which i find surprising since the scratch god a-trak used to be his DJ... you would think his standards would be much higher now.

but my point is, i've never seen another artist in rap be that concerned, demanding, and in control, of every aspect of his show. most rappers just want their mic volume to be right. this dude is controlling every single aspect. the only artist in general i've seen be that involved is the god of all music gods, michael jackson. i'm sure there's others, but none that i've seen in hip hop music.

i was standing in line at will call and realized travie mccoy was standing next to us with his boys, trying to pick up their free passes. other than that tho i didn't see any other celebs, tho i heard about a lot being in the building.

we hit up the afterparty at 1 oak later that night, where we were in VIP with don c, celebrating his bday, along with virgil, busta rhymes, fonsworth bentley, travis scott, etc... i had a good convo with don c and virgil. didn't even bring up the red october's, cuz i knew they were trying to party, not discuss the drama and politics...

i went to the pop up shop near soho on sunday afternoon b4 the show. ran into aziz ansari there... he was buying product. i asked him "isn't yeezus your boy? figured you'd get this stuff for free"... haha... he was telling people no to pix with him so i didn't bother asking him. he asked my name and shook my hand and talked with me for a second, i think he appreciated the fact i didn't ask him for a pic and wasn't treating him like a celebrity.

they were selling an exclusive white tee with "JESUS CHRIST" in heavy metal style rock logo letters on the front, and the tour dates on the back. they said it was the only piece not being sold at the concert, limited to 60 pieces... i picked two up, one large, one medium (will post pix of it later, surprised it hasn't been mentioned here yet). and got 2 black indian skull tees, one for my girl, and one for me (i'm part native american so i love that art)...

they had the green, branded flight jacket for sale. i think it's ugly tho, cuz it's too baggy, the flag on the shoulder is too big, and the yeezus branding on the back is all low and too big. i'm picky about proportions of logos on clothes, i like smaller, compact logos, if rocking logos at all... so even if i were to be ok with rocking a rebel flag as a white looking guy, it is no bueno to me...

i wanted a poster but had no way to bring it back and travel with it without messing it up. hoping to pick one up on ebay eventually, as i really like the art on it. i'd prolly frame it with the tickets and VIP wristbands, as it was an awesome experience with my girl, she LOVED the show, and also considers it the best she's ever attended.

i ended up about 2nd row in VIP-1... look to my right after tribe, and i'm standing next to @SuNiversal...

we chopped it up about the red october's... he's got at least 1 more pair coming to him, so i introduced my girl to him as "the luckiest guy on earth"...

we both agreed the release is prolly gonna be scrapped. just can't see nike dropping a shoe that will inevitably promote a guy who has been actively bashing them in public, and has now officially signed with their only true competitor...

i like adidas, have always collected them since the early 90's, so i don't care, as long as the product's dope. i really like the red octobers, more than the red dons that i regret passing on, so i really wanted them, but if they don't release i won't be mad at all... speaking of red dons tho, there was a kid next to us holding them up at the show, and kanye saw them and pointed them out... he didn't have a pen in hand tho, do i don't know what his point was... i thought about bringing a tan yeezy 1 and a marker to hold up cuz i knew he'd prolly sign them in a down time part of the show, but i just didn't want to have a big bulky shoe on my person like that, and i damn sure wasn't about to wear them.

i saw lots of heat on random people at the show... saw the red dons, saw red supreme blazers, net and zen Y1's, and solar Y2's, but they hardly count since ya can't even tell if they're real anymore, with such good fakes out...

overall it was a great experience, and i can call myself 110% a fan of his music and art, and not just his fashion anymore... i've liked some of his music here and there over the years, but i'm more of a EDM and instrumental music kind of guy, so i've always just been a casual fan of his music. the visual aspect of the show secured him as prolly my favorite rap performer.

a tribe called quest was SOOOOO good. you could feel that raw, old school hip hop vibe in the garden when they were on... the whole crowd was jumping during "award tour"... busta came out and went roid rage style on his verse for "scenario"... swear i thought due was gonna bust a blood vessel in his face...

that chick that came out holding the apple and signs was one of the thickets chicks i've ever seen with a tiny waist. ridiculous proportions...

i had no idea that was supposedly their last performance together evar until q-tip said something about it at the end... i doubt it will be tho, as long as phife's health is decent, they will come back to do random shows if they pay enough, i'm sure...

sorry for the length of this, but this is my review.

will post pix and video soon (but of course the one thing i forgot rushing out to catch my plane was my digital camera, so it's all iphone pix and footage, but with some editing it should be fine)...

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

repped

 

[dj proto j]

should also say, i'm REALLY glad he didn't come to NC, and we opted for one of the NYC shows with tribe... i had no idea that was supposed to be their last performance together for good...

and i prolly sound like an old guy here talking 'bout "back in my day", but c'mon son... they got legit, timeless, CLASSICS. tracks that have stood the test of time for over 20 years, and are part of the foundation of real hip hop. kendrick's aight, but how much of it is him really being dope and how much of it is hype cuz he is kinda raw at a time when hip hop had been taken completely over by the superficial (even the "underground" rappers these days are "jiggy" and talking all greasy, with hardly any substance)? if kendrick came out back in the 90's he prolly wouldn't have ever gotten a record deal. there was a million rappers nicer than him back then. he's just hyped cuz right now the mainstream is over saturated with weak rappers, and he called some cats out by name, and not even really on some battle $%#t... the fact is, super weak rappers are quickly and easily embraced nowadays, and get rich with no skills (like future, dude is turrible at rapping, and even worse at singing, all out of key, yet rihanna is doing duets with him, clearly cuz her label knows it's gonna sell), they literally get rich off telling you how rich they are.


i dunno, end of the day i know it's art and down to opinions... it's truly all subjective... i know that.

i just think younger people are gonna go catch kendrick opening for ye, as he's the new raw for this generation... but older heads, it ain't even a option to not go see tribe...

 

[whodamanudaman]

should also say, i'm REALLY glad he didn't come to NC, and we opted for one of the NYC shows with tribe... i had no idea that was supposed to be their last performance together for good...

and i prolly sound like an old guy here talking 'bout "back in my day", but c'mon son... they got legit, timeless, CLASSICS. tracks that have stood the test of time for over 20 years, and are part of the foundation of real hip hop. kendrick's aight, but how much of it is him really being dope and how much of it is hype cuz he is kinda raw at a time when hip hop had been taken completely over by the superficial (even the "underground" rappers these days are "jiggy" and talking all greasy, with hardly any substance)? if kendrick came out back in the 90's he prolly wouldn't have ever gotten a record deal. there was a million rappers nicer than him back then. he's just hyped cuz right now the mainstream is over saturated with weak rappers, and he called some cats out by name, and not even really on some battle $%#t... the fact is, super weak rappers are quickly and easily embraced nowadays, and get rich with no skills (like future, dude is turrible at rapping, and even worse at singing, all out of key, yet rihanna is doing duets with him, clearly cuz her label knows it's gonna sell), they literally get rich off telling you how rich they are.

i dunno, end of the day i know it's art and down to opinions... it's truly all subjective... i know that.

i just think younger people are gonna go catch kendrick opening for ye, as he's the new raw for this generation... but older heads, it ain't even a option to not go see tribe...

Wouldn't have even got a deal? 

1,000,000 rappers nicer than him in the 90s? 

The unadulterated slander, my God. 

I listen to Tribe too and I'm glad real fans like yourself got to see them one last time.  But let go of some of that nostalgia and actually give yourself the time to appreciate and digest NEW music just the same. 

 

[dj proto j]

^ I do. It's my job to listen to new music. I'm more of a instrumental music and EDM guy, but I have an extensive collection of hip hop vinyl and knowledge too, and this is just my opinion.

Hip Hop is chock full of crap now (which I do embrace myself, to an extent, I respect club rap for what it is, as I've come to appreciate it after seeing how it works in a club environment, hell, I even like Riff Raff, as I appreciate the comedic value in it, but a majority of this music over the last decade is very throwaway, short shelf life, and will not be valued or considered innovative and great years from now), and that's why Kendrick sticks out so much. He is dope, not saying he's not. Just doesn't strike me as anything more special or different than what we had in the 90's. His rawness is just a breath of fresh air considering the current climate. But I would never opt to go see him over Tribe. Evar.

Just my opinion.

 

[jaymosenvied]

Kendrick is hype? Shut up

 

[dj proto j]

Nah, he's dope. But overhyped. Cuz hip hop isn't that great anymore. He stands out more cuz he's surrounded by crap like future and rappers like him.

Knew that would be a very unpopular opinion, but what else is new...

 

[htg designs]

@ DJ Proto J

as a christian it's awesome to see such a mainstream rapper repping jesus like he does (without it coming off as corny)...

I feel what you saying but dude, this definitely is NOT the case. Rep is short for represent. Does Ye talk alot about Jesus? Yes. But he does not rep him or reflect anything related to Jesus Christ and his ways, as written in the scriptures. Kanye does NOT follow the scriptural teaching of Jesus. ( He one of the types that tie in ideas about Jesus that he has heard and filled in the blanks with whatever his imagination conceives. There are many like this. I used to be one til I actually read the entire Bible a couple times for myself).The issue is that he misleads people to thinking he is somewhat inline with Jesus, distorting the truth and misleading people who take him as some sort of servant of God. He promotes ideologies and characteristics that Jesus preached against; prideful, selfish, ..( I can go on but you get the idea. Im not hear to bash, but provide clarity). No one is perfect now or ever will be, but you can't proclaim Jesus with your lips and deny him with your deeds, and be his servant.

Not telling you to trash your Ye cd's, just know what your getting and who your getting it from.

"What’s awesome about Christianity is that we’re allowed to portray God. We are allowed to draw images of him, we’re allowed to make movies about him. Other religions, you’re not allowed to do that. So that’s what’s really awesome about Christianity. That’s one of the awesome things.[...]Michelangelo did it." -K. West

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above..." Exodus 20:4

 

[00david00]

dude said kendrick wouldn't even have a deal

 

[dipsetgeneral]

Dude typed a novel. Show must be worth the half a grand prices...

 

[dj proto j]

I hear ya, HTG... But no man is gonna fully walk the talk... In fact, pastors galore are out there actually doing the exact opposite, and pushing nice cars and houses off the backs of middle to lower class members of their church. It's not like Ye's entire career is about promoting Jesus. He's just not been scared to mention him, make him a topic of discussion. And I've never gotten the vibe he has some ulterior motive for doing it.

All I'm saying is there is no other rapper I've heard in the mainstream talk about Jesus in their music or have him be a subject or part of their concerts or performances. Much less make a whole song about him and push it as a single.

Some may be believers, but don't even mention it hardly, perhaps cuz they're too hard, or they're scared of it being perceived as soft. In their field, It's far more popular and sellable to talk about all the people you've killed, chicks you've smashed, money you make, etc... Plus that's the life they've been about. I respect Ye for brining it up when others won't, and also never fronting like he was a big willy dope dealer, talking about murdering people, etc...

We don't know what Ye does privately. We don't know how much he donates or does for the less fortunate. He may be the type to not put it out there, but does his good deeds on the low (I know one example is him and Kim asked for donations to certain charities instead of presents for a baby shower).

Think it's fair to say that all of us on this forum have frivolously spent money on things we don't need, money that could go to help those in actual need, as Jesus taught (not to mention a billion other sins we all have committed daily). So none of us should be judging Ye on the "selfish" tip. We all have our flaws, can all be too proud, we all sin in one way or another. Plus, it's not like he came out as a full on Gospel music act, making tons of money off of Jesus, but doing dirt on the low.

 

[htg designs]

I hear ya, HTG... But no man is gonna fully walk the talk... In fact, pastors galore are out there actually pushing nice cars and houses off the backs of middle to lower class members of their church. It's not like Ye's entire career is about promoting Jesus. He's just not been scared to mention him, make him a topic of discussion. And I've never gotten the vibe he has some ulterior motive for doing it.

All I'm saying is there is no other rapper I've heard in the mainstream talk about Jesus in their music or have him be a subject or part of their concerts or performances. Much less make a whole song about him and push it as a single.

Some may be believers, but don't even mention it hardly, perhaps cuz they're too hard, or they're scared of it being perceived as soft. It's far more popular and sellable to talk about all the people you've killed, chicks you've smashed, money you make, etc...

We don't know what Ye does privately. We don't know how much he donates or does for the less fortunate. He may be the type to not put it out there, but does his good deeds on the low.

Think it's fair to say that all of us on this forum have frivolously spent money on things we don't need, money that could go to help those in actual need, as Jesus taught (not to mention a billion other sins we all have committed daily). So none of us should be judging Ye on the "selfish" tip. We all have our flaws, can all be too proud, we all sin in one way or another. Plus, it's not like he came out as a full on Gospel music act, making tons of money off of Jesus, but doing dirt on the low.

I think I see how you are looking at this. I am now interpreting how you feel as, it just being refreshing to see/ hear someone not hide their faith ( weather they rep it rite or not) despite their own popularity. I cant be mad at that. Only cus I honestly dont believe that he has an ulterior motive either or that hes doin it intentionally. He just not properly informed and is misinforming others due to his status (which is out of his control, since he never asked to be a role model). He just believes he love God and doing what he believes is ok. I just hope he and all other believers, myself included, can continue to grow in truth.

 

[Figured it out]

Proto didn't read all u typed but....... Told u it was better than WTT g

anybody buy more than 1 tour shirt and Have one wayyyyy smaller than the other? going to try to just size up and grab off PacSun tomorrow and give my girl the short one I guess

 

[miamiboy]

MIAMI

 

[illphillip]

Where did the Kendrick slander come from?

In a Kanye West thread of all places

As if he can rap.....

Dudes need to stick to selfies.

 

[flvsh]

anyone going to the Houston show know how good the section 120 seats are?

 

[leclutchjames]

I'll be in Section 120. It should be decent I guess.

Will also be on the floor for the SA show

 

[Figured it out]

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[xbiker47]

 

[dipsetgeneral]

This guy has lost it.

 

[werallequal]

^ how? cuz he wants to make product … i hope everyone understands what he saying ?

 

[ultralightbeam]

This guy has lost it.

He's been doing this and stopping his own shows for years for the same kinds of miscues.

 

[tpfltxl]

Went to the Miami show on Black Friday.. RUNAWAY LIVE 

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

I'm gonna be sick if he does that in phx