Large Professor played Rough Trade NYC
June 10th, 2015 by chocko
The Legendary Hip Hop Producer and MC, Large Professor was in the house at Rough Trade NYC for the release of his latest album re:living. The performance space at Rough Trade slowly filled up early in the evening while Large Pro waited for some late guests to arrive to the venue. The new album played through the speakers and thirty minutes after the scheduled start time, Large Professor plugged his phone into the sound system and started the show. Large Pro warmed up the crowd with some early songs from his career including “Just Hanging Out” which is off the Main Source album Breaking Atoms. Main Source was the underground hip hop group which Large Professor was a founding member of and I can’t say enough about the importance of the album “Breaking Atoms” but it did feature Nas on the track “Live at the Barbeque,” which was the first appearance of Nas on a record. After performing some familiar songs, Large Pro showcased some of the verses off the new album and sounded smooth despite fumbling and forgetting some of the lyrics from the new material. There was also a slight hiccup in the performance when the beat stopped, but that’s what you get when you play the instrumentals off your phone and you receive a text!
The album re:living is highly recommended if you’re a fan of that old hip hop that featured banging beats and dope lyrics. Turntablists Rob Swift, DJ Boogie Blind and DJ Eclipse are credited for their scratches and the album features guests such as Sadat X, Lord Jamar, Cormega, Roc Marciano all on one track titled “Industry Remix 2.” My favorite tracks right now are “New Train Ole Route” a jazzy cut which will get your head snapping back and forth in no time and “In The Scrolls” which is a tribute to Nas and features G-Wiz. Check out some videos below from the performance. Pick up the album, it’s out now on Fat Beats Records.
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