Mirrors, 33 New York Avenue N.E. Washington, DC 20002
Darrell, Tony, Nita, Pinky, Sharon, Rachelle, and Candi W. were there.
Black Alley
The line up was: lead talker, 2 male vocalists, 1 female vocalist, guitar, bass, keyboard player, drummer, and 2 percussionists
This was my first time seeing them. They cranked. Among what they performed was: Hurricane Chris' Ay Bay Bay and Lil Wayne's Stuntin' Like Your Daddy - one of the male vocalists held up his mic stand.
Joy, Kia, Angie, and Paulette were there.
Familiar Faces
Love was sitting in for Smoke on percussion. Donnell introduced him and said, "He look like he about twelve years old." Love laughed.
Love on the congas
Picture taken by and Copyright - Jordan Rich
1) Sean-led "Been too long" - it cranked / Percussion solo
Tracy and Torrie were there.
2) Halima-led Cheri Dennis' I Love You - it cranked
Rhonda and White Girl were there.
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Donnell-led "Can we do it for the ladies/fellas, Oh my God!" - it cranked
Shawn was there.
5) Donnell & Sean-led Tattoo - it cranked
6) Halima-led Mis-Teeq's Style - it cranked, Love played timbales
7) Donnell-led "Party party, everybody" - it cranked / Alternating Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick / Percussion solo - Donnell chanted, "Eya eya" / Love conga solo / Donnell-led Public Enemy's Welcome to the Terrordome (tease) / Donnell-led "I gave my whole life, I taste the night"
Donnell Jr. was there.
8) Halima-led Nelly Furtado's Say It Right - it had a light crank
Shadonna, Nikia, Robin, and Tasty were there.
Donnell joked about Love: "He must be of age or someone signed the consent form."
I introduced myself to Claudia.
Chevy of Faze2 and Los were there.
Second set
Donnell asked for a moment of silence for Ghingus's little brother Tayon, who was killed the night before. He also mentioned Ill Bill of Publicity Band who had died recently.
1) Sean-led T-Pain's Bartender - it cranked, Jammin' Jeff twirled his drumsticks / Percussion solo -->
2) Donnell-led "___ Is in the building" - it cranked / Percussion solo - Donnell said, "Oh my my my"
3) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) - it cranked
4) Donnell & Halima-led Kelly Rowland's Like This featuring Eve - it cranked
5) Halima-led Shareefa's Cry No More - it cranked -->
6) Sean-led Usher's Bad Girl - it cranked / Percussion solo / Donnell-led "Brandywine, friends of mine" chant
7) Sean-led T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc's Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') - it cranked
Chi Ali of Suttle was onstage
8) Halima-led Rihanna's Umbrella - it cranked / Percussion solo
9) Alternating Donnell-led "___ Is yes!" / Percussion solo - Donnell said, "Not ready yet" / "You make me want to see, just how freaky you can be" / "Keep it low" / Whitie sat in and rapped "Walk like a pimp, talk like a pimp"
10) Donnell & Sean-led Do You Think About Me? - the house lights came on, Sean sang to Chevy, Donnell said, "Doc" and Doc soloed, Donnell said, "Fly sh*t" and Dwayne soloed, Donnell said, "Horny Horns" and DP and Mike soloed / jamming - DP and Mike held their horns up / Donnell-led "She's my baby"
I danced in both sets with a woman named Erica who had walked in right in before me. This was her first GoGo.
