the first DEMF. this was taken seconds before Slum Village took the stage.
@karriemriggins1 was standing on his right (outside of the frame). Riem lived around the block from me, his sister & i played in HS band together. he used to attend our school concerts. he's told me that i was one of his early influences. he told me that he knew Jay, but this was the first time that i'd seen them together.
anyway, we kick it for a few and then next thing i know, Baatin &
@t3slum are on stage performing...and Jay is still standing next to me. i'm thinking dude is about to make the ILLEST approach to the stage through the back of the crowd EVER or someshit. then i saw he wasn't moving towards NOBODY'S stage. i looked over at dog like 😮! "ain't you supposed to be on stage right now?" i forget what his exact reaponse was, but he said something to the effect that he wasn't really performing with the group.
of course i had no idea of any trouble in paradise so i was like 😩. eventually, he made his way down to the stage area. SV rocked, then The Roots came on and MURDERED that shit. i think
@questlove said he was bleeding or something prior to the performance and Jay convinced him that the show must go on. OH, THE IRONY. LMAO.
Mos Def was supposed to be there and me & my boys wound up waiting for HOURS for that fool to show. i left close to 11 and i still haven't seen Mos...Yasiin perform live to this day. ran into him & jeromemongo randomly at a sushi spot years later tho. LOL.
#storytimewithtonedaddy #jaydee #dilla #jdilla #whoooooooo
