Tradewinds Night Club, 5859 Allentown Way, Camp Springs, MD 20748
The clocks rolled back at 2 AM, so they played extra long.
Simone, Nece, JoJo, Marquita, Tracy, Delano, Tasha, James, Monica (Ms. Mo), Los, Lashan, Keisha, Nita, Boo, Ray, Troy, DeeDee, Sweet Chelle, DJ, and Peanut were there.
Familiar Faces
Sound Check
Donnell acapella Slick Rick's La Di Da Di
I recognized Doc and Dwayne playing a riff from a Weather Report song.
Shawn, NeeNee, Kia, Gwen, and SaVern were there.
First Set
Donnell did birthday announcements
1) Alternating 6 Minutes percussion solo - it cranked / Donnell-led "On the small of her back, she got a tattoo" - Donnell said, "I'm going to give the rules... Grown & Sexy", Donnell said, "Where's Halima? She might have quit. She'll say, 'I had trouble with my car, my outfit, my man..."
Nicole and Peg Leg were there.
2) Alternating Sean-led Omarion's Entourage - it cranked, Donnell saw Halima and said, "I told you she didn't quit" / Percussion solo
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Alternating Donnell & Sean-led Nicole the Bartender - girls sang along / Donnell-led Lil Scrappy's Money in the Bank (tease) / "Whoa whoa whoa" / Percussion solo
5) Alternating Halima-led Christina Milian's Say I featuring Young Jeezy - it cranked / Aaliyah's I Need You Tonight / Donnell chanted, "Killazoo" repeatedly / Donnell-led "Brandywine, friends of mine chant" / Donnell-led "Hands Free, they're f*cking with me"
6) Donnell-led Rare Essence's All Da Time (yell)
Tracy S., Angie, Keisha, and Jan were there.
7) Sean-led Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back - Halima sang, "Ooh ooh" repeatedly
8) Alternating Donnell-led Notorious BIG's Warning - it cranked, Stomp played the dial tone / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / "Wait a minute" echoes / Scarface's I Seen a Man Die (tease) / Tupac's Hail Mary (tease)
L-Boogie and Shadonna were there.
9) Donnell-led "Reggae" - it cranked / Sean-led Damien Marley's Beautiful
10) Halima-led Mary J. Blige's My Life
During the break, Doc talked about working a Weather Report tune in.
Stomp had been at Sharmba Mitchell's party, EU was performing and Ivan Goff was with them.
Tasty, Gary, RE Angie, Ebony, Mona, Mousie, Mia, Yolanda, Sanisse, Mary, Slick Rick, Vic, and Nicole (Classics) were there.
Second Set
Donnell did birthday announcements.
Donnell did his "Public Service Announcement"; telling people "that if someone steps on your foot, it's alright", etc.
6'9 and Rece (celebrating her birthday) were there.
1) Percussion solo / Donnell rapped / Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) - it cranked
Stacy (Choo Choo's cousin) was there.
2) Sean-led Ne-Yo's Sexy Love - it cranked / Michael Jackson's Human Nature (tease) / Percussion solo
3) Sean-led India Arie's There's Hope - Donnell sang "Michelle my belle", Godfather played the flugelhorn
4) Alternating Donnell-led "___ Is yes!" / "You make me want to see, just how freaky you can be" / "Keep it low"
5) Halima-led Shareefa's Need a Boss - it cranked / Percussion solo
6) Alternating Donnell-led Welcome to the Terrordome - RE Angie sat in on congas, it cranked / "RE-Angie" chant
7) Halima-led Beyonce's Ring the Alarm - it cranked -->
8) Donnell & Sean-led "Unh, unh unh"
9) Sean-led Jay-Z's Show Me What You Got - Godfather played the flugelhorn, the house lights came on / Percussion solo
10) Donnell & Halima-led It Is What It Is - it cranked
11) Donnell-led Trina Was Great - it cranked, either Godfather or Lorenzo played different keyboard riffs
12) Donnell-led Hey Tasty (Miss Keta) Do Your Dance for Me - verses for Mona, RE Angie and others, Doc told me "Fire!": Dwayne's amp had smoke coming out of it, Donnell said, "We better get you up here SaVern, what you did last night, we need to enter you in a contest" / Percussion solo
