4Sho at the Louisiana Bar & Grill
Louisiana Bar & Grill, 14933 Baltimore Ave, Laurel, MD 20707

I introduced myself to Tidy, he introduced me to Dogpound. Rockin' Ron was there, he said we met at the CFE for the Little Benny reunion. Ms. Minnie Me was there, I didn't recognize her because she was laid back. Adia was there, I didn't know she was no longer with 4Sho. She told me she is now with Soul Sponge. She was there to support one of the vocalists, Tyreke, a friend of hers. Nataki (~butterflies~) and Dey were there.

They were late starting because Sean forgot his bass.

4Sho
First Set
The line up was: Wayne "Showtime" (lead vocals), Tyreke (vocals), Keith (guitar and vocals), Tamarkia (female vocals), Tidy (lead talker and trumpet), KO (sax), Sean (bass guitar), Tom Tom (keyboards), Juan (drummer), Lefty (congas), and DeAngelo “Dogpound” (toms and blocks).
Tidy and Keith wore 4Sho shirts that were obviously made by Ras Lidj.

Keith, Lefty, Tyreke, Showtime, Tamarkia, Dogpound, KO, Tidy, Juan


Juan, Sean, Tom Tom, Tidy
They had spotlights on the left side that alternated: red, green, and yellow.
1) Showtime-led "Lady, you..." - nice harmony
2) Tamarkia-led Erykah Badu's Cleva - very different from the original
3) Showtime-led "Love is supposed to be..." - Showtime went on the dance floor, it cranked
D Ball was there.
4) Showtime-led Snoop's Drop It Like It's Hot - it cranked
5) Tyreke-led Dru Hill's In My Bed - Dogpound had a vocal mic as well (and sang)
6) Keith-led "If you love... changed to a stranger, but if you had..."
7) Tamarkia-led Alicia Keys' a Woman's Worth
8) Tamarkia-led Alicia Keys' Unbreakable - Tamarkia said, "Clap your hands everybody" repeatedly, it cranked
9) Tamarkia-led Erykah Badu's On & On
10) Tyreke-led ?

The crowd grew larger.

Second Set
Tidy called them 4Sho Band & Show

Keith, Tyreke, Rockin' Ron (with camera), Lefty, Tamarkia, Showtime, Dogpound, KO


KO, Tidy, Tom Tom
All pictures taken by and Copyright - Jordan Rich
1) Tidy-led "Roll with it" - it cranked, Tidy said, "Tell them we got to party, all we want is to party", Dogpound played the cowbell
2) Showtime-led "Three, Four, One... Three, Three, Three
3) Showtime-led "The In Crowd" - Dogpound played timbales
4) Alternating Tyreke-led Kanye West's Gold Digger / Tidy-led Rare Essence's Roll Call - that was a surprise to me
5) Keith-led Lil Wayne?'s Fireman, Tidy said, "We on fire tonight", Tidy said, "Let the beat work, rock with it"
6) Alternating Terror Squad's Lean Back / Showtime-led Usher's Yeah! - Showtime stood on a chair on the dance floor / Purple Ribbon All-Stars' Kryptonite - it cranked
7) Trillville's Some Cut - Tidy held his mic to fans, He did shout outs to me and others from TMOTT, He said, "Pop the clutch, beat the hell out of the clutch"
8) Instrumental - horns and guitar outtro
I like how they definitely have their own sound - in the covers they perform, they definitely have their own musical stamp, not trying to play the covers as they are. They do crank.

A thread on this and the next night's 4Sho performances