Thursday, June 19, 2014

Dave Chappelle Reminds Us Why We Missed Him


Dave Chappelle Buffed for his triumphant return to NYC
Caught Dave Chappelle twice during his 10 Gig run at Radio City. I agree with Esquire, dude was on his game. On night 2 Nas was fantastic as well (although I would have preferred to have heard the studio version of Illmatic, rather than the orchestra's interpretation  - a bit too artsy for my tastes). But while Nas/Dave together was special, I preferred the first night when Dave was by himself and was free to deliver a slow burn, 2 hour set without having to cut his material short to make way for another legend.

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