Joell Ortiz played Crotona Park
July 12th, 2013 by chocko
Joell Ortiz at Crotona Park (photos by Chocko)
You cannot beat all the free concerts happening during the summer in NYC. Joell Ortiz (member of the hip hop super group Slaughterhouse) performed July 9 at Crotona Park in The Bronx – the birthplace of Hip Hop culture. City Parks Foundation put on a great free show with RVSB (DJ Raff and Latin Bitman) opening up the evening. These DJs mix up hip hop with latin and electronic beats. I walked in while they were remixing some Wutang Clan – heads nodding in the huge crowd sitting on lawn seats and sipping nutcrackers and other cold drinks. I ran into the Clive Campbell aka legendary DJ Kool Herc who liked my St. Louis Vintage Vinyl shirt.
RVSB at Crotona Park
Joell Ortiz took command of the stage and started off the performance with “Sing Like Bilal” and “Hip Hop” from his 2007 debut album The Brick: Bodega Chronicles. Joell talked briefly about his life and struggles and then asked the crowd “Anybody out here rhyme?” 3 MCs emerged from the audience to get some time on the microphone. This was definitely a memorable part of the night, the dude from The Bronx representing 174th Street got the crowd amped. Joell also made the announcement that the next Slaughterhouse album was recently completed, so be on the lookout for that. A couple Slaughterhouse songs were performed solo including “Microphone” and “Hammer Dance.” The show was mostly rain-free, but towards the end heavy rains pounded down but Joell kept the show going with sick freestyles, a tribute to BIG PUN and ended with the crowd favorite “Nissan, Honda, Chevy.” Yaowa!
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