RETURN OF THE LEGENDS - PART 1

CLASSIC HIP HOP DAY 1

The rain overcast had passed so the evening's weather was beautiful for a night of classic hip hop at the Chene Park outdoor amphitheater off the riverfront of the Detroit River. When the weather is right you can not get a better ambiance than this waterfront theater, with the Canadian skylines as a backdrop and the river lined with boats whose spectators gets to take advantage of the hot summer shows for free. It cannot be denied as one of the best summer venues of the city. So on the Friday evening of September 4, 2014 Chene Park hosted day 1 of their annual signature concert series Return Of The Legends and this show brought that fire to a sold out crowd. Opening up while the crowd trickled in was local rapper Moe Dirdee and then the return of State Property with Beanie sigel and Freeway along with the Young Gunz (Neef Buck and Young Chris) and they had the crowd rocking with all their hits from the Roc-A-Fella label. Next on the menu was Da Brat who didn't let up on the crowd as she kept the audience on their feet while she performed all her hits and also paid homage to the female pioneers that she said paved the way for her. Following her was Jadakiss who brought along his fellow group members from The Lox, Styles P and Sheek Louch who ripped into the crowd with their catalog of songs from the Bad Boy label. But it was when they started performing "All About The Benjamins" and Lil Kim came out to do her chorus that the crowd went wild for The Queen Bee. Lil Kim who took to the stage in a black with white trim tight cat suit did not hold back from letting everyone know that she is still in the game and not ready to give up her title yet as she dropped her booty like it was hot a few times for her fans. I have to be honest and say that this was one of the best rap concerts that I have attended in awhile, so for Day 2's show with K-Deezy, Too Short, E 40 and T.I., they better bring that heat for real because the bar was set high by Day 1's show. Tickets are still available for the second Return Of The Legends show but are going fast so don't get left out for another hot show under the beautiful summer sky of Detroit at the Chene Park amphitheater. The shows are winding down at the venue as they celebrated their 30 year anniversary with some of the hottest shows for the summer. If you missed this year's line up then you missed out big time, but you should definitely make plans to attend some of the shows when they secure next year's schedule. It has been real reel, so on to the next episode. This is my life, the life of THE REEL HUSTLER!!!