Posted by Multi-platinum selling producer/rapper Kwamé celebrated his birthday by bringing fans one of the most ambitious Instagram Live endeavors yet: a six-plus hour showcase featuring a plethora of legendary MCs.
Kicking off with Roxanne Shante, Kwamé treated his audience with guest after guest while mixing in DJ sets of classics from the ’90s and early 2000s.
View this post on Instagram⭐️BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED ⭐️ 11Am EST ! We are all cooped up and need to release ! So I will begin rocking CLASSIC #80sHIPHOP &90sHipHop . Celebrating LIFE / my #birthday quarantine style ! But I wanted it to be wayyyyyyy bigger than me ! So I am personally inviting ALL my #ClassicHipHop brothers and sisters to hop in my live feed and rock a song the we all love ! I have over TWENTY FIVE artist committed and more coming through ! Can we pull this off ???? Make sure you check in!!!!
The star-studded livestream provided viewers with plenty of highlights. One was Black Sheep’s Dres, who previewed a verse off of his upcoming project produced entirely by the late J Dilla.
There was also a cornucopia of great conversations too, particularly Money B and Kwam sharing tour stories.
A livestream with this many moving parts wasn’t without its hiccups though. One pervasive issue was individuals jamming up the requests, making it difficult for Kwam to add more artists. As a result, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J and a host of others didn’t get to be a part of the experience.
However, that did little to take away from the show. Things went so well it appears this is going to become a regular thing. Kwamé even toyed with the concept of having an R&B format as well.
For those that missed it, check out the full guest recap below.
Guests in order:
Roxanne Shante
Hakeem (Channel Live)
Kangol Kid (UTFO)
DJ Kool
Chubb Rock
Dres (Black Sheep)
J.J. Fad
Doitall (Lords Of The Underground)
Money B (Digital Underground)
Masta Ace
Dana Dane
Sweet Tee
Tasha Mabry (New Beginning)
Tash (Tha Alkaholiks)
King T
Nonchalant
Special Ed
DJ Tat Money
Kid
Prince Markie Dee
Bobby J From Rockaway
Skillz
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