07/??/07 Black Moon @ Canal Room, New York, NY

In the city with no plans, we somehow ended up with free tickets to a tattoo artist competition hosted by MTV VJ Sway. The saving grace at this ludicrous event was a performance by Black Moon, part of the seminal hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik.

01/23/07 Redman w/Rhythm Roots Allstars @ Canal Room, New York, NY

Somewhere along the line, it seems as if Redman got forgotten by the history of hip hop. He certainly gets his accolades, but he seems to no longer be in the conversation about great MC's.

This small club gig featured a stellar live backing band in what seemed to be the trend in hip hop shows at the time.

True to form, Redman smoked a fat blunt on stage.

The event fittingly featured free Olde English malt liquor.