Pep, Twink, and Yendy's Birthday Celebration at 301
301 Bar & Grill, 5753 Crain Hwy, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772








Preston (P), Sashay Shaunte (working), Tasha (T-Bird), Keisha D., DJ Franchise (working), Damont (Deuce iz Wild), and Scottie Jay (Scottsdale) were there.

Deuce MCed.

Lakindra

She performed solo over tracks.
1) Come and Get It "You make me want to go ooh"
2) "(backup: twinkle twinkle little star), Oh baby, share my love"
3) Keyshia Cole's You've Changed - Lakindra said, "Keyshia Cole, #7 on her album (The Way It Is). This is what it sounded like before she laid down vocals."
I liked her singing, but not the whole experience. The track was louder than she was, I would have preferred she sang acapella. She did have nice stage presence.

Mall and Walkermill? were there.

DJ Franchise asked for a moment of silence for Cowboy Wayne, an employee of the 301 Bar & Grill, who had died in a car accident.

Mambo Sauce

Khari, Black Boo, Deuce iz Wild, DJ Franchise, Pep, Red


Twink, Yendy, Pep, Red


Chris, Black Boo, Khari
First set
1) Instrumental - it had a light crank, sound check
2) Yendy & Black Boo-led "I'd rather be..., ooh, she loves me, I never see..." - I think this was a sound check as well / Percussion solo - it cranked, Black Boo played the cowbell
3) Black Boo-led M.A.M.B.O. - it cranked, Pep played both congas and timbales
4) Yendy-led Sweet Baby - Yendy said, "This song is called Sweet Baby." She made a speech about the song and what it means, it had a light crank
5) Yendy & Black Boo-led Damn Joe - it cranked / Percussion solo - Black Boo played the cowbell
Black Boo said, "A lot of people helped us along the way to getting where we are, one of them is going to perform for you."
6) Vital, Sacrifice and Chaotic performed with Mambo Sauce backing them "You heard about Vital, go down" - it cranked
Vital asked, "Where's Bobby Lee?"
7) Bobby Lee of SOJA sat in with Vital (& Sacrifice and Chaotic) ?, they said, "Go Pep" / Percussion solo
Vital, Sacrifice, and Chaotic left the stage.
Black Boo introduced the next guest: "They've played all over the word, probably came from Guam yesterday."
Someone from SOJA said, "Don't blow it up."
Jacob Hemphill said, "This song is Reggae GoGo, Regggo. We had GoGo Mickey play on this in the studio"
8) Jacob-led (SOJA backed by Pep on congas) Sorry - it had a light crank, it sounded alright, but the lyrics were hard to make out

Ryan Berty, Jacob Hemphill, Pep (Rain has her back to the camera)
Bobby Lee said, "Where you going, Pep? Don't call us out. They (the fans) are waiting for Mambo Sauce to come back."

Rain of WPGC MCed during the break next to DJ Franchise.

Second set
1) Tabi Bonney-led (backed by Mambo Sauce) The Pocket - it cranked / Percussion solo

Rain, Twink, Tabi, Pep, Red
All pictures (except flyer) taken by and Copyright - Jordan Rich
Tabi Bonney left the stage. Black Boo said, "Check that on MTV"
Black Boo said, "Are y'all enjoying yourselves?"
Black Boo said, "The violence needs to stop. I lost my cousin a couple of weeks ago. A GoGo legend, Big G, lost his brother Tayon earlier in the week. A setback is a setup for a comeback."
2) Black Boo & Yendy-led Thing Will Get Better - it had a light crank, Black Boo held his mic to the crowd
3) Black Boo-led Puttin' in Work - It cranked, Black Boo said, "Ain't nothing like love", Black Boo played the cowbell / Percussion solo
Black Boo wished a happy birthday to Pep, Twink and Yendy.
4) Alternating Black Boo & Yendy-led Long Time Comin' - Pep played toms, it cranked, Black Boo said, "To the right first", Black Boo chanted, "Hey hey" repeatedly, they said, "Go Pep!" / Percussion solo - Black Boo said, "Happy birthday, Miss Yendy... Twinkle... Pep"
5) Black Boo-led Miracles - it cranked
Black Boo made his Go introductory speech; the biggest cheers were for the Redskins
6) Black Boo & Yendy-led Go - it cranked, Yendy sang on the dance floor
7) Black Boo did band intros - Yendy "Go Yendy, it's your birthday", Yendy introduced Black Boo, Black Boo played the cowbell, Black Boo introduced Khari - he soloed, "Our music director, Chris" - he soloed, "If it wasn't for this dude, we wouldn't be up here, Red" - he soloed, they performed Wild Cherry's Play that Funky Music, Whiteboy, "the jokester, always trying to show off his fake muscles, Pep" - he soloed, "heartbeat of the band, beautiful female. Twink"
8) Music to Go - Black Boo did call and response "Mambo" / Percussion solo - Black Boo played cowbell / Outtro
Black Boo said, "We were in the studio yesterday, this is the brand new single."
9) Black Boo & Yendy-led Welcome to Dc - it cranked
10) Closing keyboard riff
Black Boo said, "That's all our time."
I headed out, but before I got to the parking lot I heard:
11) Unknown guest (Vital?) backed by Mambo Sauce - it cranked
12) Another closing keyboard riff