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Set Times for Ghostface Killah, Perth Friday 26th of June- Metro City.

Just Released!

09.00 - 09.45 CHARLIE BUCKET
09.45 - 10.05 XZAKT
10.05 - 10.35 ADROC
10.35 - 11.15 BITTER BELIEF & PAULY P
11.15 - 11.20 LSTREET
11.20 - 12.00 OPTAMUS
12.00 - 12.30 LSTREET & ARMEE
12.30 - 02.00 APPROX GHOSTFACE KILLAH

City Brothers Make It Home

 

Downsyde/Drapht w/ support L-Street, Porsah Laine, Bitter Belief

North Perth, Western Australia Rosemount Hotel

Friday, April 3, 2009

FRIDAY'S show wasn’t expected to be like the others on the City Brothers tour: it was expected to be better. Back on their home turf, the sold-out show indicated that Downsyde and Drapht’s punters were ready for their hometown heroes to return to a familiar stage.          

         L-Street kicked off with a solid set of classics before handing over the mic to Porsah Laine (previously featured on too many Downsyde and Drapht tracks to mention) who glided though a soulful medley of original material. Next up, newcomer Bitter Belief switched up the vibe from soul to hip hop with upfront energy packed tracks The Spotlight, Original Sin and first single City on Lock.

            Anticipation was thick, with punters waiting on baited breath for the seven strong Downsyde/Drapht collective to hit the stage. There was no build up, just beautifully prepared chaos, as the boys dove straight into a set of hybrid Downsyde and Drapht tracks. Breezing through favourites both old and new, such as Lifespeed, Master MC and To The Stumps, proved why these local stars have been rightly dubbed as Australian hip hop elite.

            Highlighting their taste for the untraditional, was a heavy mix of Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In The Name Of and What I’ve Got, Drapht’s hit off his second album. The catchy bass drops provoked a sea of blue collar, head-banging-and-amber-fluid-fuelled men, and a few well dressed ladies, to jump about and lose it.  

            The second half of the healthy set came to a lull, which was necessary to bring it down from boiling point. Not that it stayed calm for long: Drapht moved into Falling, which sent everyone into a trance.  The entire crowd stopped to sing along and bar staff understandably froze.  All attention was glued full frontal.

            Downsyde stepped up for a combined closing with Drapht’s current commercial radio fave Jimmy Recard.  The crowd whipped into expectant frenzy, belting out the catchy hook that was stuck in our heads all summer.  Our hosts for the night graciously thanked the crowd then dipped off stage with bright smiles, clearly impressed with themselves. A pride well earnt, indeed.   

 

 

Yas & L- Street                                                                                                          Bitter Belief, Yas & Porsah Laine