Zanzibar on the Waterfront, 700 Water Street SW Washington, DC 20024
I met Darrell out front.
Renee was there, I think she was a promoter of the event.
Crossover Band (in progress) on the downstairs stage
The line up was: lead talker, female singer, 2 male singers, bass player, guitar player, 2 keyboards, drummer, percussionist
They performed Mim's This Is Why I'm Hot - it cranked.
Tiffany & Janetta were there.
They performed Musiq's Buddy, T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc's Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin'), The Shop Boyz' Party Like a Rock Star, "Holding on you lady, living it up on you baby". Each song they performed flowed into the next one, the smooth transitions made it hard to pick out individual songs, but it was interesting.
TaTa was there.
Sashay Shaunte, Ro'chelle (toosweet), Danielle (Pink), and Britney were there.
Rasheed said hello. He wasn't wearing white; he said he was a rebel.
L!ssen Da Grew^p - also on the downstairs stage
The line up was: Scooby (lead talker, guitar), Tuffy (vocalist), O (vocalist, cowbell), bass player, 2 keyboard players, 2 trumpet players, trombone player, Sax player, percussionist, drummer.
First set?
1) Instrumental (familiar to me) - it cranked
2) Instrumental
3) "A love song from Scooby to his girlfriend"
4) Bobby Caldwell's What You Won't Do For Love - it cranked
NeeNee, Dog, Skaci, Alisa, and Kay were there.
I had trouble picking out individual songs after this. They did a percussion solo, Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back (without the primary lyrics thankfully), and unfortunately had sound problems - the PA went out in the middle of a song.
Tanya, Kim (don't know), White Girl (I now know who this is), Gary, Keisha, and Nita were there.
They performed Rare Essence's Lock It, Freak A Deak All Night Long, Rare Essence's One on One.
Chappy and Jay113 were there.
They cranked.
EU (in progress) on the upstairs stage
Tony, Sugar Bear, Demi Doc, Stephanie
The line up was: Sugar Bear (lead talker, bass), Donny Ray (vocalist), Devlin (vocalist), Stephanie (vocalist), Tony (guitar), drummer, Demi Doc (keyboard), Derek (percussion), Packy (cowbell).
They performed the entire set more in medley style (even more than usual): Kanye West's Gold Digger, "Do it for the fellas, Oh my God!", "If you're sexy and you know it, raise your hands", Freak A Deak All Night Long, Funkadelic's Undisco Kidd "Girls are Bad" / Cops Theme "Bad Girls", "Pop the Coochie", OutKast's The Way You Move, Hues Corporation's Rock the Boat, "Hey ay, Ho oh", Stephanie rapped, "Tired yet, ready to quit?", "Tell Me what you feel like doing y'all?", T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc's Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin'), 50 Cent's In Da Club, Donny Ray-led Musiq's Buddy, Sugar Bear-led "It's Hard to Contain Myself", "Shake it, shake it", R. Kelly's Snake - Sugar Bear had a female fan dance on the stage floor right in front of him, Sugar Bear-led "Get your freak on (is that my chick)", "Sexual Chocolate" (from Coming to America).
I introduced myself to Maketta, she recognized me from myspace.
I talked with Maya, the bartender.
Peg Leg, Michon, and Kelly (Keisha's Cousin) were there.
I think L!ssen performed a second set, but I stayed upstairs because I didn't want to miss the start of Familiar Faces' set.
Familiar Faces - on the upstairs stage
Dwayne, Donnell, Lorenzo, DP, Mike
Shameika, Chevy of Faze2
Sean "Kal-el"
Sean, Donnell, Jammin' Jeff, DP, Jacques, Mike
All pictures (other than the flyer) taken by and Copyright - Darrell Foster
Jammin' Jeff was on drums.
First Set
Tasha (T-Bird) was there.
Donnell said, "As soon as Sugar Bear gets the hell off my stage, we'll be ready to go." Sugar Bear responded, "That's why I love you, Donnell."
1) Halima-led Tamia's Can't Get Enough - it had a light crank
Halima said, "Good morning y'all"
2) Alternating Sean-led Musiq's Buddy? (can't read my notes well) - it cranked / Percussion solo
Trina (Selena's sister) was there.
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Donnell-led "Can we do it for the ladies/fellas, Oh my God!"
5) Alternating Sean-led Omarion's Entourage - it cranked / Percussion solo - the frontline danced in synch
6) Halima-led Christina Milian's Say I - it cranked / Aaliyah's I Need You Tonight (tease) / Donnell chanted "Killazoo!" / Donnell-led "Brandywine, friends of mine" chant / "Hands Free, they're f*cking with me" chant
7) Donnell-led "Familiar Faces only" rap / "Party, party everybody" - it cranked / Sean-led Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back (I still hate it) / Donnell-led "Gangsta" - Dog danced on the stage floor
8) Donnell & Sean-led Do You Think About Me? - Donnell said, "Dwayne Lee, fly sh*t", they performed different music than usual for this song
9) Sean-led "I feel it... in love" / Dwayne guitar solo
A girl asked me about my taking notes, I told her who I was, she said, "I know you, I'm Pretty Smile"
E of OP Tribe, Nena, and Bianca were there.
Second set
1) Sean-led Robin Thicke's Lost Without U
Tom Cat was there.
2) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) - it cranked
3) Halima-led Mis-Teeq's Style - it cranked / Percussion solo -->
Keta was there.
4) Halima-led Beyonce's Ring the Alarm - it cranked / Donnell-led DJ Unk's Walk It Out (tease)
5) Sean-led T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc's Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') - it had a light crank
6) Alternating Donnell-led "___ Is Yes!" / "You make me want to see, just how freaky you can be" / "Keep it low"
7) Alternating Donnell-led Notorious BIG's Warning - the frontline, Doc, and Dwayne did the bowing dance, it cranked / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / "Wait a minute" echoes
8) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda - Smoke played timbales, it cranked, Halima chanted, "Uh oh uh uh oh"
9) Donnell-led 911 - it cranked / another song? (unfamiliar lyrics)
10) Donnell-led Rare Essence's All Da Time - it cranked, they played different riffs than usual for this song, Donnell held his mic stand up, Packy played the cowbell
11) Donnell-led "25, 25, 25" / "Unh unh unh" - it cranked / Dwayne played a guitar solo / Mike played a trombone solo - Donnell joked, "I told them to stop playing, they're so disrespectful"
12) Donnell-led It Is What It Is (tease)
They were done before 3 AM.
