All the artists did an amazing job!
by TurningOne on 9/6/22Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts - RaleighChubb Rock brought back great memories! He was engaged with the crowd the entire time; did not sit the entire time he was performing!
CHUBB ROCK IN CONCERT:
Chubb Rock may have gotten his nickname from his imposing frame, but he made his reputation with his agile flow and thoughtful rhymes. His unique beats and uplifting messages are a huge hit with devoted fans of classic hip hop, and ticket buyers can't get enough in concert. Chubb hasn’t missed a beat since he first spat flows in the late-‘80s and early-‘90s, and he still impresses with his rapid-fire rhymes whenever he goes on tour. Fans can’t help but get swept up in the hip hop hype that Chubb Rock incites as he encourages fans to dance and rap along to classic cuts like “Treat ‘Em Right”, “Just the Two of Us”, and “Ya Bad Chubbs”.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Richard Simpson, better known by his stage name Chubb Rock, was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1968 and moved to New York at an early age. As luck would have it, his cousin Hitman Howie Tee was already a fairly successful NYC producer when Chubb began trying to establish himself as a rapper. Together they released his first two albums and the hit 1989 single “Ya Bad Chubbs”, which immediately established the prodigious rapper. In 1991 his third album The One produced hits like “Treat ‘Em Right” and “Just the Two of Us”, which pushed the record to No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Following 1992’s I Gotta Get Mine Yo! Chubb began releasing more sporadically, releasing one album in the ‘90s and a few songs in the ‘00s. Chubb Rock has remained active as a performer over the years, always bringing his skilled technique and booming beats to the masses wherever people are looking for some classic hip hop flavor.
Chubb Rock brought back great memories! He was engaged with the crowd the entire time; did not sit the entire time he was performing!
I only wished he would have sung his entire songs.
This was the worst concert I have ever attended. The sound system was horrible. You could not hear anyone speak let alone sing. Slick Rick look and sounded like he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This concert was a complete waste of time and money!
Big Daddy Kane shut the place down!!! He was definitely the highlight of the evening. Lady of Rage was great and Chubb Rock kept the party going. For all the ladies, you will sweat out your hair from dancing during this show.
First let me say that Big Daddy Kane was really good but seemed rushed. Wish he had more time. D Ellis did a really good job hosting and kept us entertained between acts. Dana Dane and Lady of Rage were really good also. It was a great surprise to see Grandmaster Dee but it became uncomfortable when he started letting his feeling known about the riff with the other Whodini members. Chubb Rock was good but he did more reminiscing on other peoples classics than raping his own. Now to Slick Rick. I don't know what to say about him. He was not good at all which was really disappointing. This is a Legends of Old School concert but he switched up his classic beats and no one knew what song he was rapping until the middle of the song. A lot of people took this time to go get a drink or go to the bathroom. I felt bad for him because half way through his set the crowd that was still there was sitting down. Lesson should be learned... don't mess with classics if that is what people came to see. I would recommend this concert for the $40 I paid through Groupon. I know that the artist have to get paid but they really should of had a smaller venue. It was really empty and advertisement for the event was lacking.