So So Slack

So I didn't even get on to tell you all about the Chris Brown/Rihanna concert... Now this concert was completely different to the Snoop/Ice Cube/Bone Thugs concert. It was a pop concert for starters... So it was a much younger crowd. And the hype was completely different. We get there, and the line was the biggest line I've ever seen in my life... It was filled with teenagers (and a couple just out of their teens like me) wearing the brightest clothes they could find. I needed sunglasses just to look at the line. If they weren't wearing neon colours head to toe, they were wearing their best clothes. Half of the girls looked like they were either going out on the town, or shooting a music video. The girls were looking a lot older than they should... Not a good thing. Ha ha. When we finally got in... We realised the actual magnitude pop star pulling power. As soon as anyone walked on stage the crowd would erupt into a scream. And these were just the roadies.

When it actually finally started, it was intense. Chris Brown introduced himself by dropping down from the roof... The screaming did not stop for the entire first song. It was amazing at how one person can control a crowd like that. So being Chris Brown... He put on a wicked concert... I ain't going to lie. I was amazed at how even when he stopped singing, the song never missed a beat as the whole crowd sung all the songs... Start to finish. My favourite moment of his set... And the entire concert was his Michael Jackson set. Everyone in the world knows that he can dance, so as he put a red leather jacket, one glove and hat on... The crowd went crazy. He set the floor alight with a plethora of classic MJ dance moves to a good mix of old skool Jacko songs.

Rihanna came out to a massive reception... Looking crazy hot in an ensemble that I struggle to find words for. If I try to explain it I will fail you, and it will sound nothing like what it actually looked like. But I'll put it to you like this... I have never thought that Rihanna is good looking... That girl in real life though... Straight fire. I was feeling her set, even though I haven't really listened to her album. I liked her acoustic set, that was a cool interlude between all the fire works and fanfare. And her throw back to the first song I heard from her Pon de Replay was a welcome addition. It got my Jamaican side dancing. And it was good to recognise a song too... ha ha.

All in all, I really enjoyed the concert. I was well impressed that only two artists put on a show that lasted that long, and was enjoyable throughout. They both really did well. I enjoyed Chris Brown's set a little more as I've been jamming his songs a lot lately... Especially that new Glow in the Dark song. And I knew all his songs. Plus I envy his dance moves, and his sneakers. I could write another whole blog on his sneakers. The Jordan 1 straps that he started the concert in were dope.

And I did like the final touch to the concert... The power pop couple singing Rihanna's Umbrella with Chris Brown singing Cinderella. Good end to a good concert.

So if you ever have the chance... Get to a pop concert. Especially if they are arguably the two biggest acts in the world at the moment. You will love it... If not for the acts... For the crowd. They truly made the concert. An atmosphere like that doesn't come about often, so if you can... Be part of it.