Proof is in the Press club.

This is how I know that Sacramento is in full bloom. I’ve been waiting for this musical movement for the longest of times. For all my fellow sacramentans did you know we had these kind of events going on? See at a time as far as local hip hop all we had was people who went with the gangsta rap movement and even as the years went by there style did not evolve and a lot of times they avoided talking about Sacramento. I can fully appreciate those artists following there dreams and respect their hustle but for my own personal likings I dreamed of a crew that represented Sacramento well and who were progressive about their music.

Here I found a group of musicians, The NeighborHood watch, that bring many different kinds of styles but unify as one movement. I have no problem saying that my favorite of the group is 5th Ave, some years back I went to his first show at the then Jamaican restaurant on Broadway and found that inbetween all the preaching of some other performers, he was really having fun and connected with the audience. At the press club him and his group mate (Plush-Lush)of the rogue scholars did an energetic performance and spit rhymes like they were the definition of hip hop.

The medium sized crowd was completely into it as well. I’m not sure because it was dark in there but easily the highlight of my night could have been when Plush Lush(I think) spilt some of his drink on my new Betsey Johnson sneakers. No, just kidding. The music was too fresh! I also discovered someone I hadn’t heard yet, “C plus” a member of another group, state cap, I was absolutely impressed with his unique style and realised how diverse all these artists are. I still can’t believe how there is actually audience for this kind of backpacking but original type of hip hop here in Sacramento.

I was brave enough to introduce myself to 5th ave and let him know that I enjoyed his music, although I proabably sounded like a complete wierdo as I often do, He treated me with much respect and so much as gave me a copy of his spectacular cd. A real sacramento kind of guy.

I have been a hip hop fan since I was about 12 and I thought that things like this only happened in big cities although it took a while and friends looked at me like I was crazy when I talked about it but I knew one day it would happen.

This night was extra cool for me because I saw my Dj instructor from when I was 16 and I would ride on the lightrail to go to his record store. Dj Supe taught me a lot about the art of DJ-ing but when his record store closed I lost contact with him. It was nice to talk to him and remember an exciting time in my life. There I was a middle class girl from antelope taking the light rail to downtown after school and dragging my dad to pick me up at 9 at night everyone thought I was crazy. I am so excited to see how the music scene is growing and how it will keep growing, I believe that 5th Ave is going to make something real special happen just wait and see.

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