Chali 2na, Gift of Gab, Mr. Lif, and Lyrics Born in Bozeman

As I mentioned at the end of my last blog, last Saturday there was a concert at the Fairgrounds in Bozeman featuring the above hip-hop artists (Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Mr. Lif, and Lyrics Born) . I was really excited for the concert, and doors were supposed to open at 6:30. My roommates and I went to our friend's apartment on Main Street around 5:30, and we were planning on walking from there. At 6:30, we got a call from our friend who was currently at the concert, and he said doors weren't opening until 8; apparently it was a bit unorganized. So, we waited at my friend's apartment until about 8 and then walked to the concert. We got there in good time to see Mr. Lif and Gift of Gab, who played first.

I love concerts and my main goal is always to be as close to the front as possible. I made my way to the front of the stage by the speakers, where I stayed for the remainder of the concert, which was amazing. Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5) is one of my favorite rappers and seeing him live was awesome. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures, but...

This is Gift of Gab freestyling. I just watched a documentary on the art of freestyling last night, so I find it to be very impressive. I don't know how he raps so quickly.

The fairgrounds is probably Bozeman's best concert venue, because it's big and the concerts are all-ages. Last year, Girl Talk and Atmosphere played there, to drop some names. I'm hoping more artists decide to play there in the near future.