I can't help but wonder how many heads from Winnipeg that ended up involved in the hip-hop community saw DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince at the Winnipeg Convention Centre back in the day (I think that was in 1990?) . My man Nigel, who's working on a book about Winnipeg rap has come across a number of those folks via interviews.
I managed to see Jeff once with Skillz at venue that was across the street from the Canada Life Centre, and the inept a-holes at coat check gave my wife's jacket to someone else. That kinda killed anything good that came outta that show for us.
It is wild how there seems to be that one big show from a certain era that sparked a whole generation of artists and fans. I know Nigel and he interviewed me for his book as my name came up a few times in other interviews. I was able to give him some outsider perspectives on Winnipeg and it’s importance to the hip hop scene in Saskatoon and the rest of the prairies. Winnipeg like a big brother, really showed us the ropes on so many things and was so supportive. What a bummer about the coat check. That is the worst.
Yeah, it sucked big time. When they closed for good, I celebrated.
I forgot that the Ice-T show a year or two later at the same venue was another pivotal event. Talk about your rap polar opposites! Evil E and Henry G, Donald D, Low Profile, and Ice. King Tee was supposed to be part of that bill, but it didn't happen for some reason.
That gatefold is a thing of beauty, f'real. Damn!
I can't help but wonder how many heads from Winnipeg that ended up involved in the hip-hop community saw DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince at the Winnipeg Convention Centre back in the day (I think that was in 1990?) . My man Nigel, who's working on a book about Winnipeg rap has come across a number of those folks via interviews.
I managed to see Jeff once with Skillz at venue that was across the street from the Canada Life Centre, and the inept a-holes at coat check gave my wife's jacket to someone else. That kinda killed anything good that came outta that show for us.
It is wild how there seems to be that one big show from a certain era that sparked a whole generation of artists and fans. I know Nigel and he interviewed me for his book as my name came up a few times in other interviews. I was able to give him some outsider perspectives on Winnipeg and it’s importance to the hip hop scene in Saskatoon and the rest of the prairies. Winnipeg like a big brother, really showed us the ropes on so many things and was so supportive. What a bummer about the coat check. That is the worst.
Yeah, it sucked big time. When they closed for good, I celebrated.
I forgot that the Ice-T show a year or two later at the same venue was another pivotal event. Talk about your rap polar opposites! Evil E and Henry G, Donald D, Low Profile, and Ice. King Tee was supposed to be part of that bill, but it didn't happen for some reason.