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- Legacy of Blood by Jedi Mind Tricks (Signed by Vinnie Paz)
- The Psycho Social...LP by Jedi Mind Tricks (Signed by Vinnie Paz)
- Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell by Jedi Mind Tricks (Signed by Vinnie Paz)
- Violent By Design by Jedi Mind Tricks (Signed by Vinnie Paz)
- Visions of Gandhi by Jedi Mind Tricks (Signed by Vinnie Paz) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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Vinnie Paz had an autograph signing at Fat Beats NYC the week that his solo debut album, Season of the Assassin, was released (2010). I attended the event and I brought all of the Vinnie Paz related CD inserts that I had at the time.
At the signing, I asked Vinnie when he was having his next show. He told me Rock The Bells. While I like the concept of RTB, I’m not a fan of big festivals. Fortunately for me, he did a show around Halloween that year alongside his fellow Jedi Mind Tricks cohorts, Jus Allah and DJ Kwestion (Stoupe had left by this point), at Bowery Ballroom.
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Seattle rapper, Grynch, was personally handing out free copies of Chemistry 1.5 at a 2011 Blue Scholars show he was hosting at Bowery Ballroom. He gave me a copy and I gave him props on his performance.
- The Good Sun by Homeboy Sandman (Signed by Homeboy Sandman) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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Homeboy Sandman opened for Brother Ali at Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, 9/27/12. The show marked my first time seeing Ali do a full set. I had seen him before as a special guest at an Immortal Technique concert (Tech was a special guest at Ali’s concert). However, I had seen Sandman live several times prior to this show. I’ve been following his work since The Good Sun dropped in 2010. I’m a huge fan of his unconventional approach to rhyming and his content. Plus, the fact that he’s a fellow Dominican from Queens, NYC like me is cool too. I saw Sandman in the crowd about a half hour before the show started. I asked him if he could sign The Good Sun and First of A Living Breed (his debut full length on Stones Throw Records). I also congratulated him on the fact that it was his first sold out show and it just happened to take place in our hometown of NYC. Sandman was cool and appreciative of the support. I know he hates Genius but he’s not such a bad guy.
- Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color by Brother Ali (Signed by Brother Ali)
- Shadows On The Sun by Brother Ali (Signed by Brother Ali)
- The Undisputed Truth by Brother Ali (Signed by Brother Ali)
- Us by Brother Ali (Signed by Brother Ali) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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Brother Ali performed at Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan on Thursday, 9/27/12. I’m not the biggest fan of Bowery but as a huge Brother Ali fan, I couldn’t pass this show up. Plus, Homeboy Sandman was opening for Ali and I’m also a big Sandman fan. The show sold out and was a huge success. Afterwards, I was able to meet Ali by the merch table and he signed the CD inserts that I had at the time. I think out of any musician that I’ve ever met, he was by far the most humble. He repeatedly thanked me for supporting his music and likewise I thanked him for releasing so much good material. If you ever get the chance to see him live, don’t hesitate, just go.
As usual, I did some video recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn1H8sSjBBM
Rhymesayers also did their own little recap of the show.
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The interesting thing about this album is that it was released during Hurricane Sandy. Of course, Duck Down Records couldn’t predict the hurricane. But that Tuesday just so happened to be Sandy’s most destructive day. That was also supposed to be the night of the Mic Tyson record release show at SOB’s, which I had tickets for.
Unfortunately the show was canceled because mass transit was shut down for several days (as a result of the hurricane) and eventually Lower Manhattan (where SOB’s happens to be located) lost power. Basically, everything that could go wrong, went wrong. So, I missed the show and I also couldn’t get the album on Tuesday because that just so happened to be the day that the hurricane was at it’s strongest and going outside was akin to courting death (or so the media would have you believe). Not to downplay the storm because dozens of people lost their lives and lost their homes but my area didn’t experience too many problems. With the exception of an uprooted tree by the local housing projects, we were good.
- Slaughtahouse by Masta Ace (Signed by Masta Ace)
- Take A Look Around by Masta Ace (Signed by Masta Ace) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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During the final week at Fat Beats, Masta Ace made an appearance and performed a brief set. After the set, he did a meet-and-greet and I was able to get three of his albums signed. I also recorded the performance.
- Cloud 9: The 3 Day High by Skyzoo (Signed by Skyzoo)
- Live From The Tape Deck by Skyzoo (Signed by Skyzoo & Illmind) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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The first time that I met Skyzoo was at Fat Beats on Record Store Day 2010. After he finished performing, I asked him if he could sign my copies of The Salvation and Cloud 9 and he obliged and was also very appreciative of the fact that I supported his work.
I recorded him performing one full song, “The Beautiful Decay”. This was one of the first videos that I recorded on my camera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Rp44Ht32g
I met Sky and Illmind at their Live @ Best Buy event for their joint album, Live From The Tape Deck. Before the meet-and-greet, they performed some songs from the album. I recorded the set on video.
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Record Store Day 2010 was held on Saturday, 4/17/10 at Fat Beats. The store had performances going on for most of the day. I missed the earlier performances but I arrived on time to see Black Milk and the Duck Down Records showcase. This was the first time that I started using my camera (which was new at the time) to record video. I actually recorded Black Milk’s entire set on video but accidentally deleted it. I was only able to salvage a couple of photos. Nonetheless, I did manage to meet him after the performance and I was able to get Popular Demand signed.
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My childhood friend did the cover of this EP. It came out dope. He gave me a copy after it hit shelves. He was hyped because he knew I was a Planet Asia fan from back in the days.
