The Teacha arrived on stage at approximately 9.30 after the ludicrously talented freestyle MC Supernatural had finished rhyming and improvising and prior to Supernatural The Call Out Crew (a local crew of B Boys) performed. The old school funk and breakdancing set the tone as the evening which gave homage to the early days of Hip Hop, and Hip Hop as a culture (the 5 elements!!), with classic BDP tunes such as South Bronx and Poetry being reinterpreted and revitalized. He later went on to play the raunchier KRS classics Sound of Da Police and Real Hip Hop, which had even the most self conscious audience members bouncing and responding to Kris’s hollers. MCs Act Like They Don't Know and Step Into The World formed the climax, with KRS’s perfectly punctuated flow sounding more prophetic than ever while his immensely dope DJ Kenny Parker juggled and spliced up funky breakbeats effortlessly.
His performance was littered with various digs at consumer culture, MTV and …the soundman apparently? (which was unfair as they were rinsing the Leeds University Unions crappy sound-system for all it was worth). A gig with a real community feeling, a celebration of Hip Hop culture itself which showed homage to The Zulu Nation, The Bronx and Hip Hop culture, of which KRS is central, and long may his influence last.
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