guy w/ vuvuzela @ the concert in Prospect Park - 7/11/2010 (koopstakov)
"The Roots headline the OkayAfrica World Cup 2010 Finals party to celebrate the first time in its 80-year history the tournament will take place on African soil. With a kick-off by Sahr Ngaujah, the star of the hit Broadway musical Fela!, the show features performances by artists from all corners of the Diaspora, including host Talib Kweli (Brooklyn), Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew (Sierra Leone), Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana), and many others to be announced. Musically omnivorous hip-hop icons The Roots honor the fresh music of Africa jamming throughout the day with surprise guests and capping it all off with a closing set."More about Sunday night's Celebrate Brooklyn show coming soon, but in the meantime, check out the size of the crowd in the video below...
[the official description of Sunday night's show in Prospect Park]
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damn that a lot of people. too bad kweli's freestyle wuz boring
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2010 10:48 PM
white people sure love the roots.
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2010 11:08 PM
we sure do. they killed it.
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2010 11:16 PM
huge, fun crowd
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2010 11:37 PM
Killed it?
Killed what?
Can we put that fucking retarded superlative to bed finally?
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2010 11:40 PM
Gee, look who's too cool for the blog.
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2010 11:55 PM
"killed it" isn't exactly a superlative
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 12:03 AM
setlist anyone?
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 12:34 AM
"white people sure love the roots."
The Roots and Tribe Called Quest. White people really love those two groups.
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 12:38 AM
Dammit! When will reading these comments ever pay off?!
Posted by Shanna | July 12, 2010 12:52 AM
How do The Roots feel about White people?
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 12:59 AM
what with their being friends with Johnny Mayer and Jimmy James, i'd say their major fans of whitey. super whitey even.
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 1:05 AM
As is everyone who is posting comments on this blog. Glad we've established that.
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 1:21 AM
"When we perform it's just coffee shop chicks and white dudes" - Common on Act too love of my life
Anyway, from what I could understand from being in the front row they played How I got over and Thought @ Work in the afternoon, then The Seed 2.0, You Got Me, The Next Movement, and some others (not in that order)
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 5:27 AM
oh my god. whenever someone says "killed it" i die a little inside.
shut the fuck up you whiny annoying little boy or girl. what is more annoying, is people like you complaining over every little nuance out there. Nothing wrong with being a little cynical, but people like you take it to a new level. slow down man, slow down.
yea man, nickelback totally killed it last night :)
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 8:28 AM
"Can we put that fucking retarded superlative to bed finally?"
Put it to bed? What are you saying? You want to kill "kill it"?
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 8:49 AM
super crowded but it was actually a lot of fun. I have seen the roots a good 10 times or so over the years and its fun to sit outside the fence and just enjoy the nice weather.
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 10:27 AM
Can we put the word fucking to bed, where it belongs?
Posted by Myriam | July 12, 2010 11:43 AM
lame!
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 2:34 PM
I was riding my bike home to crown heights last night and happened to be riding up 9th then down prospect park west right after this ended and was wondering what band caused the thousands of people standing around in the bike lanes acting very drunk and very stupid, and made my ride home much less pleasant.
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 4:01 PM
the roots are better on tv. plus i can turn it off when i am bored.
Posted by Anonymous | July 12, 2010 4:39 PM
after the next movement, there was the GnR cover, then I don't know what happened, then there was some confusion, then Nice n Smooth showed up and did Dwyck, Hip Hop Junkies, and a couple others, then the CB organizer asked them to turn the sound down, then we left.
Posted by Anonymous | July 13, 2010 1:24 AM
PS - all you people who are hung up on white people liking the roots can suck my balls. racist douche bags. you can go back to listening to your robyn CDs now, jagoffs.
Posted by Anonymous | July 13, 2010 1:27 AM
^ Enlightened douchebag.
Posted by Anonymous | July 13, 2010 2:45 AM