Readers Write: Mysteries Of Thursday Night, Pt. I
Dear Philebrity,
I would kindly like to ask for two hours of my life back. Now, usually your taste is impeccable. Tonight, however, was a miss. I stood in line for an hour later than I expected (show was at 10, doors didn’t open until 10:50) and the artist bitched out after 5 minutes.
That’s right, at Silk City, little Miss Lady Sovereign sold out the entire bumpin’ audience of Silk because she was annoyed. We found out in line that she was ‘crying’ because the sound system wasn’t as loud as she was used to, and shockingly enough, after a GREAT opening DJ and her showing up 40 minutes after he finished, she left after one rhyme.
“These speakers are Walmart” she cockneyed to the audience. “Scream at them, Philadelphia, make some noise” she screamed at the faithful, awaiting her arrival. Then she left.
Here is what’s worse. The stupid, dumbass, trendy, self-important, thick-rimmed glasses wearing, stupid bike riding, scarf wearing, Sparks-begging hipster crowd agreed with the little twerp. They yelled at me for giving her merch guy crap for requesting my $10 back for her CD. I love Philberity, I do, but does that make people forget good judgment when an artist tells your town to fuck off? She had planned this from before sound check because the venue wasn’t to her liking (which is why she did one track and then found a problem with the sound system), and then those of us who are LEGITIMATE hip-hop fans got left out in the cold.
I have been a DJ in this town for 10 years, and I have never seen anything like that in my life. I have seen famous hip-hop groups go through my town, and none of them pulled that kind of shit. The stupid-ass Silk crowd ate it up when she bitched, but all I could think about was if any other PROFESSIONAL would ever do that. If your online rag wouldn’t have swung from her nuts, they wouldn’t be backing such a dumb bitch. I know Silk isn’t perfect, but hip-hop isn’t about perfect. It’s about being raw and natural. Tonight at Silk City was anything but natural. It was a black eye to the hip-hop community, and to those who support it.
Sincerely,
Collin E. Flatt
