Live Review: Killawatt Records Release Party feat. Red-1, Plazma Crew, Heatwave, Lamar Ashe w/ guests
February 22nd, 2009 Filed under: Made In Canada, Reviews - Live by admin
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Live Review: Killawatt Records Release Party feat. Red-1, Plazma Crew, Heatwave, Lamar Ashe w/ guests
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Hennessey Lounge, Vancouver BC
Thursday night saw the launch of HeatWave’s The Masses Volume 1 mixtape as well as Touch Thursdays, a new hip-hop night at the Hennessey Lounge. And if there’s one thing that Killawatt -the label owned and operated by Red 1 of The Rascalz – proved, it’s that it knows how to throw a party. From the quality hip-hop to the red shots sent out to all the ladies by Red 1, it was a classy affair.
Alongside Elite Player Entertainment, Killawatt’s roster rotated on the stage and featured performances by Joose and Talk S.I.K. of Plazma, Lamar Ashe, HeatWave and of course Red 1 himself. Conspicuously absent were Narai Dawn and Jeff Spec, who’d been promoted on the fliers but mysteriously were nowhere to be found at the show. Elite Player Faze opened the show with a set lacking in stage presence but satisfactory nonethless. Faze is a great supporter of the Vancouver hip-hop scene and has some culturally interesting beats, often sampling Bhangra and Bollywood pop styles.
Plazma Crew’s intensely energetic set featured “The Grid”, a new track with an industrial beat and aggressive lyrics: “And I’ve got my clothes packed, and I’m never coming back/ Let me make myself clear, I’m the fuck up outta here…” Joined by Lamar Ashe, the party continued with some sweeter tunes as Ashe’s flawless descant filled the space serenely. By this time half the crowd were on the stage, making the show highly interactive with dozens of hype men.
HeatWave found his way through the pressing collective and dropped several tracks from his new mixtape including the single “Take a Look at My Girl”. HeatWave’s tracks are on the commercial side and he has a large underground following: his entrance to the mainstream is inevitable. After all, what teenage girl can resist a charismatic man rapping about how his girl is “so sexy” and bragging about how his property is better than everyone else’s? Among others, he also performed “Say the Word’, featuring Red and Ashe to form a triumvirate of sound which climaxed the evening.
All in all, a feel-good night: good music, fine company and a chill venue. The Killawatt clique are still the top dogs to watch for in ‘09 .
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