[Review] Kendrick Lamar: The Championship Tour
Top Dawg Entertainment: The Championship Tour was an epic experience this weekend. I found out last minute that we had tickets available for us. After picking up tickets at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park, we made our way to our seats right in time for Kendrick Lamar's performance.
The huge dual illuminated screen, combined with the light show, and fire show displayed how well put together the tour was. I shouldn't be surprised by this, since the members of the tour are some of the largest in hip-hop currently. The stage setup was really something else, compared to the dozens of underground shows with little to no budget I have lately been attending.
A highlight of the performance was when Kendrick brought out Jay Rock for "Money Trees". Another highlight occurred when KDot started playing the intro to "Humble". The crowd rapped the entire song acapella with minor assistance from the MC. This was impressive to say the least. Around 20,000 people, young and old, shouting the words to this hit. Ironic is an understatement, with the crowd shouting, "Sit down be humble" with Kendrick listening to them.
Overall its crazy to see Kendrick, and all of TDE, progress the way they have. The last time I saw Kendrick was in 2012 and he opened up for Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa. If you haven't checked out the new Jay Rock album, you should, it's the next great project in their collection.
[RH Contest] Win a pair of tickets to see Killer Mike + El-P in Austin on 8/5
[Update: The winner for this contest is @savr_one. Thank you to everybody that entered our contest!]
Run the Jewels has been one of the best hip hop albums of the year so far, with Killer Mike and El-P's joint performance at Pitchfork last weekend one of the highlights of Sunday's shows. Austinites that weren't able to catch them at Pitchfork will have their chance next week on August 5th. Knuckle Rumbler presents the all-ages show at Mohawk, which also features Despot and Kool A.D. on the bill.
While you can purchase tickets to the show, we're going to make it a little easier for you guys. We have a pair of tickets for the show; all you need to do to enter is tweet us why you want to catch Run the Jewels live with "#RHtheJewels" attached. The best response will have the tickets at will-call. You have until Sunday night to enter. Good luck! Don't forget about our ongoing Closed Sessions contest, as well.
