He took out a sparkly money gun with LBC written on it for “I Wanna Love You,” making it rain for the front row. Cool and smooth, he rapped songs like “The Next Episode” and “Bitch Please II” with ease. With a golden microphone in one hand and a blunt in another, he looked to be enjoying life. Afterwards, Snoop said he wanted to be like Slick Rick as a kid, and then praised the crowd for knowing all the words to the song like “it came out yesterday.”īacked by dancers, Snoop was having a party on stage.
Snoop was not alone, bringing out his favorite rapper Slick Rick for “Children’s Story,” which got a loud pop. As one of the MCs with the most experience in entertainment, Tha Doggfather made sure this was going to be a night to remember. Snoop Dogg’s Moment of Silence for Nipsey Hussle After “Slippin’,” dedicated to God’s Warriors, he left the audience with another heart-wrenching prayer before exiting the stage. Even if he didn’t acknowledge Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, this is X, focused on The Dog’s world only.
The Ruff Ryders mainstay knew he needed to wrap up his set soon, thanking the rappers before him who performed and whoever else was performing after. X mostly stuck to his classics, getting on a speaker once again to perform “Ruff Ryder’s Anthem.” His familiar aggressiveness punctuated songs like “What’s My Name” and “Where The Hood At?” Of course, “What These Bitches Want” got the most interaction from the crowd as they rapped along to the long list of women he mentions in the song. Last night at Masters of Ceremony, Dark Man X loved the fact that he was performing in front of New Yorkers, making this a true hometown welcoming. After being released from prison in January, he hit the road in support of the 20th anniversary of It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, performed at SXSW, Rolling Loud and more. Ice Cube, Nipsey Hussle Tribute Slated for Welcome to the West Festival's Sophomore YearĭMX’s comeback has been met with a lot of support and positivity in 2019. Coming out to “Breathe” first, he made sure to maintain the level of excitement with enough crowd pleasers to keep everyone on their feet.ĭressed in a Balenciaga vest, a Nipsey Hussle shirt, Vans and a diamond ankle bracelet, Fab performed a medley of his ladies’ anthems: “Superwoman,” “Into You,” “Make Me Better,” “Throw It in the Bag” and “You Be Killin Em.” As his time was coming to an end, he delivered a modern hit, “Uptown Vibes,” from Meek Mill’s Championships album, which shows how he’s still consistent after all these years in the game. Fab’s catalogue, especially from the 1990s and early 2000s, contains so many memorable hits that it was impressive he went through a majority of them in a short time. When artists from Brooklyn perform in their hometown, they are treated like hip-hop royalty - and Fabolous was no exception. They took it back to the essence of hip-hop with “Microphone Master” and the tongue-twisting lyrical gem “They Want EFX.” PMD of EPMD surprised fans by joining Das EFX for a Hit Squad reunion of sorts, performing his classic “You Gots to Chill.” He still got it. Relive the incredible evening below.Īt promptly 8 p.m., early attendees of Masters of Ceremony were able to catch Das EFX, the duo of Dray and Skoob. Throughout the night, Billboard jotted down major highlights such as this from Masters of Ceremony.