Fur Night Club, 33 Patterson St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Sharon was right behind me in line, Matthew a little ahead of me. I saw Jay113 get into the line.
Every big show I've been to at the Fur has started long after the stated time on the flyer, but this was the worst. Not only did it open two and a half hours after the stated time, ASAP started before the audience was let in. I was prepared for it; I brought a book and read in my car while waiting for the doors to open.
ASAP
Sean, TJ, Scottie Jay (TJ's dress and Scottie Jay's jacket were matching red. I though to myself, why isn't Sean wearing green?)
The line up was: TJ (lead talker & singer), Sean "Kal-el" (singer), Scottie Jay (singer), guitar, bass, 2 keyboard players, drummer, 2 percussionists.
(In progress)
?) Sean-led John Legend's Heaven Only Knows
?) TJ-led The S.O.S. Band's Just Be Good to Me - it cranked -->
?) Alternating TJ-led Mary J. Blige's Keep It Moving - it cranked, nice harmony / Percussion solo
Shameika (new hairdo) was there.
?) TJ-led Beyonce's Irreplaceable / Cassie's Me & U - it cranked, TJ did shout outs including to me and "the TMOTT stars" / Percussion solo -->
?) TJ-led Beyonce's Ring the Alarm
Nicole, the bartender at J's, was there.
?) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's Extravaganza - Sean sang at the edge of the stage, it cranked
I enjoyed their performance; this was the first time I've seen them perform. They sounded good - nice harmony.
Ro'chelle (toosweet), Danielle (Pink), Juanita, and Delano were there.
L!ssen Da Grew^P
O, Tuffy, Scooby
The line up was: Scooby (vocals & guitar), Tuffy (vocals), O (vocals), bass, 3 keyboard players, 2 trumpets, Chris (Sax), drummer, percussionist.
1) Scooby-led "Keep it with me" - Scooby sang at the edge of the stage, it cranked
2) Scooby-led Sunshine - it cranked, Scooby, Tuffy & O stood at the edge and held their mics to the audience -->
3) Scooby-led Beyonce's Irreplaceable - it cranked
4) Theme from Rocky (instrumental) / O-led Busta Rhymes' I Love My Chick -->
5) Scooby-led Beyonce's Ring the Alarm (tease)
6) Scooby-led "You know it"
7) Tuffy-led "After party in the lobby" / Scooby-led Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back (without primary lyrics, thank goodness) - it cranked
8) Snoop's Drop It Like It's Hot (instrumental tease)
9) O-led "We are... we know it... somebody ___ the police" (rap) -->
10) Scooby-led "Uh oh, uh uh oh... throw your hands in the air" - it cranked
11) Sample from Shawnna's Getting Some
12) Scooby-led D4L's Laffy Taffy - it cranked -->
13) Scooby-led DJ Unk's Walk It Out - ended abruptly then resumed with -->
14) Scooby-led "Uh oh, uh uh oh" - crowd shouted the lyrics
A good performance, not too laid back.
I got a Coke from the bar, it was expensive, but really good for fountain soda.
Candi, Kia, Kiana, and Ishay were there.
TJ came over and talked with me. I asked her when they started; she said 10:30 which was before the first people were allowed inside. I asked her who was the lead talker for ASAP, she said she was. I asked her when she was going to rap, she said, "I'm working on it."
EU
Sweet Cherie, Sugar Bear, Stephanie
The line up was: Sugar Bear (vocals & bass), Stephanie (vocals), Junie (vocals), Donny Ray (vocals), Sweet Cherie (vocals and keyboard), Devlin (vocals), Tony (guitar), keyboard player, JuJu (drummer), Derek (percussion)
1) Percussion solo
2) Junie-led Robin Thicke's Lost Without U - it cranked / Percussion solo
3) Sugar Bear-led "Hey ay, Ho oh" - it cranked, Sugar Bear said, "It's Christmas y'all, that wasn't loud enough"
Sugar Bear said, "Hey JuJu, drop the beat on me"
4) Percussion solo
5) Sugar Bear-led Kanye West's Gold Digger - it cranked, Derek played the toms / "Shake it with your body, Capricorns!"
6) Sugar Bear-led "Tell me what you feel like doing y'all" - the crowd responded, "Feel like moving that body"
7) Alternating Donny Ray-led Young Jeezy's Soul Survivor - it cranked / Percussion solo - Donny Ray said, "God is good" / Stephanie rapped
8) Sugar Bear-led "Do it for the fellas" - the crowd responded, "Oh my God!" / "If you're sexy and you know it, raise your hands"
9) Junie-led Freak a Deak All Night Long / Sugar Bear-led Funkadalic's Undisco Kidd (tease) - "Girls are bad" / Cops Theme (tease) - "Bad girls" / Pop the Coochie - Derek played toms / "Beat your feet" / Ludacris' Number One Spot (tease) / Percussion solo / "Booty, booty, booty, rocking everywhere" / OutKast's The Way You Move (tease) / "Drop the ___, work the middle" / Percussion solo / "Wander out on the floor, already know I love you" / "Get sexy with it" - Sugar Bear pulled up a birthday girl named Erica to dance / "Go Erica, it's your birthday" / Derek played a tom solo
10) Alternating Sweet Cherie-led "Southeast, where you at?" / Mary J. Blige's Enough Cryin' - it cranked / Donny Ray-led "Yes, Sir" / Derek played a conga solo
Sweet Cherie, Sugar Bear, JuJu, Stephanie
11) Sugar Bear-led Lil Scrappy's Money in the Bank - Devlin joined in / Derek played a tom solo / Devlin rapped
Devlin
Yannie of L!ssen Band was onstage.
12) Sugar Bear-led Happy birthday / "Are the Redskins the real deal?"
13) Donny Ray-led "We so fly, you know why, you know it, hold it"
DJ Rico and Buggs of Junkyard Band came onstage
14) DJ Rico-led Junkyard Band's Ruff It Off (tease)
Buggs, Junie, Stephanie, DJ Rico, Donny Ray
15) Buggs-led "I like booty" - it cranked
Buggs
GoGo Mickey of Rare Essences came onstage and sat in
16) GoGo Mickey conga solo - the crowd shouted, "GoGo Mick-ay"
Donny Ray, GoGo Mickey
17) Buggs-led Junkyard Band's Sardines
18) Buggs-led Rare Essence's One on One (Footz version, tease)
19) GoGo Mickey conga solo - the highlight of the night for me
20) JuJu drum solo
Sugar Bear said, "Don't mess with Sugar."
I enjoyed it as usual.
Sean had changed his clothes from those he wore during his performance with ASAP.
Nece, the promoter, and Los were there.
Donnell wore a bandana with a backwards capital F, a picture of a Sax, and then a capital F.
Familiar Faces
TJ sang backup.
Sean, Doc, GoGo Mickey
TJ, Lorenzo, Dwayne, Sean, Doc
TJ, Doc, Sean, Dwayne
Sean, Dwayne, Donnell, DP
All pictures (except flyer) taken by and Copyright - Jordan Rich
1) Donnell-led Familiar Faces rap - Donnell and Sean stood at the edge of the stage -->
2) Alternating Donnell-led "Party, party everybody" - it cranked / Percussion solo - Donnell chanted, "Eya eya" / Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick - Halima stood at the edge of the stage, Donnell said, "Hey D-O-C", Donnell said, "Kal-el, get with him Lee"
3) Halima-led Christina Milian's Say I featuring Young Jeezy - it cranked, Halima held her mic to fans, Sean played guitar, Dwayne stood in front / Aaliyah's I Need You Tonight (tease) / Donnell-led "Brandywine, friends of mine" chant / Donnell chanted, "Killazoo" repeatedly
4) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
5) Alternating Donnell-led Public Enemy's Welcome to the Terrordome / Smoke played a conga solo - it cranked, Donnell stood at the edge of the stage, Donnell said, "Dance with me y'all, you can move if you want to move"
6) Alternating Donnell-led Notorious BIG's Warning - GoGo Mickey sat in on 2nd percussion, Jacques played the cowbell / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / "Wait a minute echoes" - it cranked / Scarface's I Seen a Man Die / Ahmad's Back in the Day (tease) / Tupac's Hail Mary (tease) - Halima held her mic to the audience
7) Donnell-led "Reggae" - it cranked, Donnell stood at the edge of the stage / Sean-led Damien Marley's Beautiful - Sean sang at the edge of the stage
8) Halima-led Beyonce's Ring the Alarm - it cranked / Sean-led DJ Unk's Walk It Out - Sean played guitar
9) Donnell-led Rare Essence's What N*gga What? - it cranked -->
10) Alternating Donnell-led Rare Essence's All Da Time - it cranked, Donnell stood at the edge of the stage / "Southeast, South, Southeast" -->
11) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Uh Oh (Heads Up) (tease) / Percussion solo - the house lights came on -->
12) Donnell-led "Gangsta, walk with me, talk to me, I feel ya"
End of GoGo Mickey sitting in.
13) Sean-led Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back - it cranked (I really hate that song), Stephanie was getting down on the dance floor / Percussion solo - Donnell said, "You never heard a pocket like this I swear, we ain't going nowhere", Donnell said, "Sice it up, Doc"
14) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda (literal tease)
Donnell said, "This is where the stars be partyin'"
Bianca was there.
Donnell said, "We're finally playing with Proper Utensils for Martin Luther King's birthday. I have so much respect for those guys."
Donnell said, "We'll be playing at Takoma Station on Wednesdays again real soon."
Chappy talked with me, he said this was the second Familiar Faces performance he went to, together with Thursday. He said he liked them and he'll see me at more of them.
15) Donnell acapella Tattoo
Donnell said, "Smoke got a date, he's running out the door."
Donnell was still talking when I left.
It was a nice set.
Ray was there.
