Leading the crowd in a group-shout of “Fuck racism, fuck separatism,” Flav ended the group’s set with the almost Hallmark-like sentiment: “At the end of the day, we’re all God’s children.ABOVE: BRENDAN CANNING. At the end of the set, Flav was proselytizing as passionately as Chuck D, criticizing the recent Koran-burning controversy and pleading for racial, religious and cultural tolerance. At one point, a clock-wearing Flavor Flav even stepped behind the drum kit to prove his own instrumental mettle. lineup performs as much like a hard rock band as a rap group. With an added guitarist, bassist and drummer, the current P.E. has lost original DJ Terminator X (who retired to the North Carolina mountains) but picked up a solid replacement turntablist in DJ Lord. In the two decades since their heyday, P.E. More festival coverage: Green Day, Gaga and more at Lollapalooza a good hour and a half after his scheduled time slot - Raekwon hit the packed theater like a sledgehammer, running through solo material as well as a few Wu tunes, including a touching tribute to the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard and cover of ODB’s gritty “Shimmy Shimmy Ya.” On the main outdoor stage the following night, Public Enemy performed what amounted to a greatest-hits show, running through “911 Is a Joke,” “Bring the Noise” and “Don’t Believe the Hype” as young fans rapped along to almost every word. “That’s what South By Southwest does, that’s what the Winter Music Conference does, and now Hopscotch is going to be added to that list.” One of the top attractions on Friday was a late-night appearance at 9th Wonder’s Lincoln Theater showcase by Wu-Tang rapper Raekwon. “There’s been ups and there’s been downs, from the hip-hop side to the rock side, but Hopscotch brings it all together and brings validity to it,” he said. He’s referring not just to NC’s hip-hop scene, but also its indie-rock bands, centered around Chapel Hill’s Merge label for the past two decades.
“We’ve had a scene in North Carolina for a very long time,” said 9th Wonder, taking a breather between events in his hotel room on Saturday. Photos: Catch up with the best of the summer fests Public Enemy's Chuck D Sells Stake in Publishing Catalog “And when it’s done well, it makes people say, ‘Shit, maybe this is what it’s about anyway.” “This is something that’s in front of your face,” said Chuck D of the Hopscotch concept. The festival presented the comparatively big-name acts Broken Social Scene and Public Enemy alongside local indie luminaries like the Love Language, Rosebuds, and the rappers of 9th Wonder’s It’s a Wonderful World Music group. Before he jumped onstage Saturday night with Public Enemy, bringing the noise to some 5,000 fans at the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, rapper Chuck D sat on a panel of writers, academics and fellow musicians including NC hip-hop producer 9th Wonder, preaching the gospels of DIY, live music and supporting local scenes.Ĭontrasting the live experience with watching music on computers and iPhones, the veteran hip-hop firebrand told the audience that music’s future depends on nurturing strong and vibrant local scenes through adventurous grassroots festivals like Hopscotch.
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