On Saturday, July 2, PyInfamous travelled to New Orleans to perform at the House of Blues, opening for PacDiv and N.E.R.D. The performance was one of the rewards for Py's victory in Coors Light's Search for the Coldest MC contest.
With the Essence Music Festival in full swing just a few blocks away at the Superdome, Coors Light took over the House of Blues for a special afternoon show. As anyone who has been to any music festival in New Orleans, the good times keep rolling all through the day and night, across several locations and venues. The Coors Light party fit right in with the vibe that Essence was putting down for the whole weekend.
For the afternoon, The House of Blues was transformed into a Coors Light wonderland, with interactive online stations, complimentary beer and food, and the crowd favorite Coors Light girls, in the tight silver pants.
A large contingency of Jacksonians held down the line to get in to the show. After some innovative uses of the guest list, we all got in. PyInfamous hit the stage at 3 PM, along with DJ Young Venom, who dropped a well placed "Cold as Ice" sample to get things kicked off. The crowd response was very good: besides the loud and rowdy and Jackson folks, the locals also seemed to be feeling what Py was giving them, doing their part to participate in "Still the King." The highlight of the performance was Kerry Thomas (KT) joining Py onstage to perform "Bliss (Cooler Than This)," the song that won the Search for the Coldest contest and brought us all to New Orleans. The ladies in the crowd voiced their approval for KT's singing, something that those of us that see him perform a lot have grown accustomed to. "Bliss" closed out the show and PyInfamous had shown once again why he is indeed the coldest.
After a short DJ interlude, PacDiv rocked the crowd with their energetic West Coast style. After PacDiv, crowd favorite N.E.R.D. delivered a raucous set of rock and roll based beat music. Ulogy and I agreed that the MVP award went to the drummer, who beat the hell out of the skins while keeping the band on point.
All in all, the show was a blast and it was so great to see PyInfamous do his thing in front of a large crowd in one of the most legendary music cities in the world. It was a great day for Jackson, especially those of us in New Orleans that were lucky enough to get in. Many people worked tirelessly to help Py win the award and Saturday felt like the culmination of all our efforts and work. The day certainly belonged to PyInfamous, but we were all lucky enough to share in it. Jackson's hip hop scene repped hard that day in New Orleans.
Check out a few pictures from the day. All photos courtesy of Skipp Coon.
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