HI Hip Hop Alliance
From the Star Bulletin
Hawaii hip-hop artists partner up
By Jason Genegabus
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 09, 2009
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Hawaii hip-hop fans got an early Halloween treat when De La Soul brought their “20 Years High and Rising” tour to Aloha Tower Marketplace last weekend.
The last time the legendary trio was here was 2005, when they packed Pipeline Cafe. This time around, they took the stage at a rainy Events at the Tower for a 45-minute walk down memory lane with special guest Biz Markie in tow that featured hits off “The Grind Date,” “Stakes is High” and “De La Soul is Dead” in addition to “Three Feet High and Rising.”
Another highlight of the show was an opening set by Tassho Pearce and Creed Chameleon; after releasing “SiQ of Lazy” via SiQ Records in 2008, Pearce announced that Creed had changed teams and was now part of the Flip the Bird family. A brief conversation with this columnist also revealed that a recent visit by the Blue Scholars to Hawaii resulted in a collaboration between Creed and George “Geo” Quibuyen; the two expect to release a single, “Paradise Life Relaxing,” early next year.
For additional pictures from the concert, visit HILife Online at hilife.starbulletin.com …
