Chiddy Bang@The 7th Street Entry by AK

Chiddy Bang Concert Review
1/30/12

By Ak

This was my 1st concert at the 7th Street Entry at 1st Ave, so I didn’t know what to expect. The ambience was a college type vibe, very close, and cozy. All I knew was “Chiddy Bang” was going to be performing and if they are good as they were on the Peanut Butter and Swelly album, I was in for a great show. The opening act, which was Wide Eyes, was cool, they brought the energy and had the crowd hyped up. After a while, the crowd began to chat Chiddy Bang, Chiddy Bang, Chiddy Bang! About a half hour after that, Xaphoon came out on the drums and the crowd with bananas and then a few seconds later Chiddy came onto the stage. They had great energy, it was a Monday night, and I had a long day. After about 10 minutes into their set, I had forgotten about my hard Monday and had regressed back to my college days. I was shouting out lyrics, bouncing, and jumping with the rest of the crowd. Someone from the crowd shouted “Yo’ Chiddy, go on FOREVER!” That was the consensus of the whole spot, they represented for hour and half. They did joints from their 3 albums “The Swelly Express”, “Peanut Butter and Swelly” and their forth coming album “Breakfast”. If you haven’t heard of Chiddy Bang by now and consider yourself a hip-hop fan, your sound asleep. If you are a Chiddy Bang fan or are on the fence, if you are lucky enough to have them come to your city, it would be worth your while to check them out.

PEACE