Danielle's and Tiffany's Birthday at Safari Steakhouse
Safari Steakhouse, 9430 Annapolis Road Lanham MD 20706

I talked with a regular who said he's been there every Friday for five years. He said he must have spent $5,000. He talked about what GoGo is. He said it's not given the proper respect (I completely agree). He said that it's not about violence, it's about having fun. He said it is our music. He also said it is about dancing. I was already talking to him when Packy told me he's someone I should talk to. I will have to interview him. He had a lot to say.

Mara, Donnell Floyd Jr., Yolanda, and Kato (with a hot woman) were there. Kato tells me she is Chevy, female singer for Fatal Attraction, which he co-manages. He was taking her on a field trip, the way he did with Wayne.

Halima sang James Brown's Gonna Have a Funky Good Time (Doing It to Death) during the sound check and the band played it behind her.

Halima asked me to post that she almost had her hair burned by a friend.

Familiar Faces
First Set
1) Miles Davis' Tutu
Mike had a monologue with the audience
2) Mike-led Bobby Caldwell's What You Won't Do for Love
3) Mike-led I Dreamed You
Halima said Happy Birthday, a Familiar Faces special request that comes with love
4) Halima-led Erykah Badu's Didn't Cha Know
Mike thanked the audience for coming to Safari Steakhouse
5) Mike-led Stevie Wonder's As
6) Halima-led Erykah Badu's On & On
A guy took pictures.
Donnell talked with him, he said I have spies, you don't play any of my sh*t at Barry Farms.
Halima said, "That's ain't right"
Donnell did a shout out to TMOTT

Day Day (the conga player) and Kelvin Robinson of Y2K were there.

During the break, I sat by Smoke and Doc. Smoke said the NEG reunion on August 19th was just a one time thing.

Shawn and Sanisse were there.

Second Set
1) The percussion section played while Donnell did announcements - Halima played on the congas while Smoke played.
2) Mike-led Ruff Endz' Someone to Love You
3) The percussion section played while Donnell did birthday shout outs
4) 6 Minutes percussion solo
Mike chanted announcements
5) Mike-led Tony Terry's Freaky Little Game
6) Halima-led Erykah Badu's Cleva / Stevie Wonder's Superstition bassline
7) Donnell-led "___ Is in the house"
8) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
9) Halima-led Faith Evans' Again
10) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) - "Go Tiffany, It's Your Birthday"
11) Donnell-led Ludacris' Number One Spot
12) Alternating Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut / Notorious BIG's Warning / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease)
13) Percussion solo - the crowd shouted "Go-Go Smoke-ay"
14) Mike-led Prince's Take Me With You
15) Mike-led Rare Essence's Lock It
16) Halima-led Fantasia's Free Yourself - Halima used a lot of nonverbal arm & hand gestures, she was really into it
Donnell said something about Kay Kay, but I never saw her
17) Halima & Mike-led Floetry's Say Yes (debut) - I didn't realize they were going to perform another song, so I went to wash my hands at that time (Danielle (Wellfhed) said she had a cake and asked me to stop by)
They were still performing when I got back. I didn't recognize it, Halima and Mike said they were having fun, fooling around. I asked Halima what it was, she said Floetry. Mike identified the track for me at the rehearsal following this.

Angie, Preston Blue, 6'9, China, Cookie, Nikiya, Sharmba Mitchell, and Tyrell were there.

I talked with Danielle. She was not happy about her birthday. She finally, with my and other's support (including her sister), went over to the cake. All the candles had burned out already, she pretended to blow them out. It was strawberry shortcake, the best cake I'd had in a long while.

Doc said not to make a big deal of the fact that he was talking with a beautiful young woman. He said he's known her since she was seventeen. He told her I was their communication manager. She danced with me during the second set. Her name is Mona. I also briefly danced with another girl.

RE Angie and Los were there.
Third Set
1) Alternating Halima-led Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl / Donnell-led Rare Essence's Hook Me Upa
2) Halima-led Mariah Carey's It's Like That
3) Donnell-led Hey Miss Keta Will You Dance for Me
4) Donnell-led "25, 25, 25" - the crowd finished the rest / Rare Essence's Work the Walls
5) Donnell-led DIP
6) Donnell-led Geraldine - with effects initially vocally
7) Donnell-led Rare Essence's What N*gga What?
8) Donnell-led Rare Essence's All Da Time
Donnell said that's all the time we have, but here is something to step to while you get out of here
9) Donnell-led Common's The Corner - they just played the sample and everyone danced, they also had many guest rappers on the song - Tony, Jay Gotti, Peg Leg, Nut, and another guy whose name I didn't get.
10) Donnell acapella Djayz's It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp "You know it's hard out here for a pimp/when you tryin' to get this money for the rent./For the Cadillacs and gas money spent/will have a whole lotta bitches jumpin' ship."
Donnell also referred to Djayz's Whoop That Trick

Rah was there.

Outside, Peg Leg told me he hopes to do more guest rapping.