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Miller Genuine Draft
Presents "Pure Night Out" featuring Cypress Hill and Little
Brother House of Blues, Anaheim, CA - July 29th, 2003
Hip-Hop music is
everywhere. From prime-time television commercials, to daytime talk
shows, to ESPN and sports, and Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) is
capitalizing on the moment by introducing their latest concert series
"Pure Night Out," which is their way of giving back to their
consumers. Their multi-city tour is bringing major acts to small,
intimate settings at an unheard of ticket price. For five to seven
dollars (including service charges!) you can be front and center with
some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop.
Fresh of their
International Tour and amidst production of a new album, Cypress Hill
jumped on the "Pure Night Out" tour for three dates in
Chicago, San Francisco, and Anaheim, CA where we caught the show.
Opening up for
Cypress, were the newcomers with a buzz out of North Carolina, Little
Brother. Often referred to as a throwback to some of the classic
groups from the early 90's like A Tribe Called Quest, they had their
work cut out for them opening for local, seasoned vets with over 10
years of experience. Proving they had some stage experience of their
own, Little Brother stepped up and gave the crowd a strong
performance. For 45 minutes, Little Brother led the house through what
seemed to be about 80 percent of their album. They moved the crowd
with tracks like "Speed," "The Listening,"
"The Yo-Yo," "Shorty on the Lookout," and had the
crowd jumping to the Al Green sampled "Light It Up."
After a brief
intermission, as the smoke thickened, and the crowd buzzed, Cypress'
percussionist Bobo and the one and only DJ Muggs made their way to the
stage and set the soundtrack for B-Real and Sen Dog's entrance. As the
sirens and the bass boomed throughout the venue, B-Real's unmistakable
nasal voice emerged chanting the chorus of track that set off their
"Black Sunday" album, "I Wanna Get High," which
provided a perfect intro for the evening that took the crowd to a high
and never brought them down. At one point, there was so much action in
the front row, the music stopped and B-Real leaned over and asked a
female fan if she needed a doctor, "Dr Greenthumb" that is.
Realizing it was merely an interlude to another one of their classics,
the crows roared and rhymed the lyrics right longs with B-Real and
Sen.
From beginning to
end, Cypress led their fans through an hour and a half of their
catalog of classic material, from "How I Could Just Kill a
Man," to the night's closer that left them anticipating even more
"Rap Superstar."
Be sure to catch the
next leg of the "Pure Night Out" tour featuring Busta Rhymes
at the House of Blues in Anaheim on Wed. August 27, 2003.
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