PRhyme played Highline Ballroom
March 6th, 2015 by chocko
PRhyme (DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9″) at Highline Ballroom 02-22-15
PRhyme, comprised of hip hop heavyweights DJ Premier and Detroit’s Royce da 5’9″ brought some real hip hop to the Highline Ballroom in New York City last month. Their debut album as a duo dropped last December and features samples of psych-soul composer Adrian Younge…definitely recommended for all you hip hop heads. Their NYC show did not disappoint and featured openers Boldy James from Detroit and Coney Island MC, Your Old Droog. Boldy James brought out DJ and producer Statik Selektah who introduced a song he produced with Boldy James on the track titled “Something To Cry For” off Statik’s 2014 album What Goes Around album. The next opener, Your Old Droog along with DJ Skizz of The World Famous Halftime Radio Show killed it during their set…lots of old school style rhyming and boasting with punchlines and lyrics for miles. Definitely be on the lookout for Boldy James and Your Old Droog and support them dudes! They got more bars than Hoboken.
Boldy James and Statik Selektah
Your Old Droog
PRhyme
Joey Bada$$
PRhyme hit the ground running and the crowd was super amped but early in the set DJ Premier pointed out, “Boston was louder.” You know NYC wasn’t hearing that! The crowd woke up and went rhyme for rhyme with Royce on songs from PRhyme cuts to Royce’s solo jams and verses from his Bad Meets Evil project he did a few years back with Eminem. Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden, two members of Royce’s other super group, Slaughterhouse jumped on stage for “Sound Off” and “Microphone.” Definitely a highlight of the night especially hearing Ortiz spitting out lyrics like a machine gun. Other surprise guests included Royce’s brother, Detroit MC Kid Vishis and outta left field….Joey Bada$$ going beast mode on stage with the DJ Premier produced track, “Paper Trail$.” Another highlight of the show was the moment when DJ Premier tested out the crowd’s hip hop knowledge by playing an original sample before playing the hip hop song that it was in. Definitely a recommended show, so check out PRhyme when they come to a city near you. Videos below!
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Tags: Boldy James, dj premier, highline ballroom, hip hop, Joe Budden, joell ortiz, new york city, nyc, PRhyme, rap, rapper, Royce da 5'9", show, slaughterhouse, Your Old Droog
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