Rock The Bells 2008 @ The Gorge in George, WA

Hip hop in the deserts of WA! The Gorge was host to the hip hop festival Rock The Bells, and we were there. Thanks to the Romanian's (aka Effler) keen eye and organizational skills to get a group of LIGO-ites to represent the Tri-Cities, we had an awesome day out in George, WA.

Through The Fence, Yo!

The LIGO Crew

This was an awesome show. Living in the desert of Eastern WA one doesn't get the chance to catch much hip hop. When Rock The Bells announced they were going to be at The Gorge, and then I saw the line up: I WAS DOWN!

C'mon, De La, Mos Def, Tribe! Dang!!!!


I'd be reliving my high school days w/ some De La and Tribe. I must admit, when I saw some of these dudes up on stage, I was feeling old! But that's alright, they still rocked the house and got the crowd jumpin'.

Awesome Patch of Grass!

De La was on point, and I think they were the first group to get the crowd going. When they played "Ooooh!", I was totally jumpin'. I was down close to the stage and bounced their whole set. I felt 18 years old in the Toe again! Yeeeyah!

Can You See Mos Def?


"Ooooh!"

Here's the "Oooh!" video

Freeze!

Mos Def was alright. His TWO DJs would spin some songs, and Mos would rap a bit, but then they'd stop the sample and do something different--granted they were nice samples, but hate it

Wassup?!

when I'm groovin and then they catch me mid-step floating in the air when they stop the jam. It was alright though. They played Ms. Fat Booty--my only gripe, they didn't play my favorite lyric:

"Showin me that tan line and that tatoo Playin Sade, "Sweetest Taboo" "

That's cuz Sade's my future wife! If he rhymed that line I woulda pooped my pants!! So I guess its good that those lyrics were lost into the Columbia. :)

But atleast he rapped my second favorite lyric:

"A$$ so fat that you could see it from the front"

Mos Def: "Sexual Chocolate!"

Another highlight was Supernatural rhyming off of items he pulled off people in the crowd--it was hella cool. Among some of the 20+ things he grabbed and rapped about: a cell phone ("called someone in NYC"), glasses ("was like Tom Cruise in Risky Business"), sombrero, and a joint!

Tribe was on point. I was wondering if they were all their, cuz they started w/ Q-Tip on his own, and then later joined by Mos Def. But after a few Q-Tip songs, the rest of ATCQ got on stage and they rocked! I just wished the played longer!

ATCQ Fists UP!

The Scenario Video

Oh My God Video


Check The Rhime Video