Mar 21, 2025

f---. Man I've seen soooo many concerts that I'm sure I can't remember them all. I'll try to list them though.

I'm my 20's:
Eminem x4
50 Cent x5
Xzibit x2
Snoop & Pharrel
Lil Jon
Obie Trice x2
Cypress Hill
The Game x2
Pharoah Monch
Chingy
Jadakiss
Kanye West x3
Jay Z
Will Smith
Ice Cube

I was front row for most of those and slapped hands with Em, Kanye, Jadakiss, 50 and Snoop. Lil Jon poured tequila in my mouth and I was able to get on stage with The Game.

In more recent years:
Eminem again
50 Cent again
Ice Cube again
Snoop again
Nas & Wu Tang
Kendrick x2
Dre, Snoop & Eminem

Out of those I met 121 Snoop and Ice Cube and I had dinner with 50 Cent along with about 15 other people.

The best gig I've ever been to though was the Dre, Snoop & Eminem gig in London. It was only last year and there were less than 500 people there. It was all corporate sponsors so I was one of the very few people there who were actual diehard fans. That was a pure bucket list and "life completion" moment for me right there.

I've probably missed a few but I've been to some great concerts!

 

Mar 20, 2025

I've seen

Kendrick
Danny Brown
Saba
Mobb Deep
Playboi Carti (not sure it was really him though)
Jurassic 5

Kendrick put on the best show, probably because the crowd was huge and there was more money for the production etc it was the d--- tour. Danny brown and Saba were really good, and didn't use mic assist.
Carti was so bad to the point Im convinced it was a stage double

Not many rappers come to this side of the world, and half of them get their Visa denied lmao.

 

Mar 20, 2025

Excluding local rappers, Em is the only one i've seen live in 2011.

The performance was good, aside from a few mic issues when Royce came out.

I think bands are better live

 

Mar 20, 2025

seen Eminem in London 2018 however only managed to get a seated ticket which was super far back so didn't feel like I got the full experience

also seen Rome Streetz, Conway and Pusha T live, Pusha's energy was unmatched imo

Also got tix to see Kendrick live this summer in London

 

Mar 20, 2025

I never seen any rapper live or been to a rap concert before

 

Mar 22, 2025

-common
- jay electronica
- kanye
- lauryn hill
- pharoahe monch
- slick rick
- big daddy kane
- rakim
-royce da 5'9
- biz markie
- brother ali
- dj premier
-dmx

the best one was probably DMX. he had a lot of energy (as you would expect lol) and was just a good performer. the last song of his set was of course ruff ryders anthem and during the song he stood on top of a speaker that was in the air (not easy to explain) while rapping.

honorable mentions would be jay electronica and big daddy kane. when i saw jay electronica he brought a bunch of people ON STAGE with him when performing exhibit C and i was one of them because i was close enough to get on stage. it was wild and one of my most memorable concerts moments

 

Mar 20, 2025

Myself

 

Mar 23, 2025

I love Savannah. It's nice to be able to grab a drink at a bar and if it sucks you just walk out on the street with your beer to the next

 

Mar 23, 2025

How can someone go see the same artists several times and not get bored?

I know people who've seen the same band like 10 times. Seems crazy to me lol

 

Mar 23, 2025

I saw Dave Blunts and we shared a couple dozen hot dogs together.

 

Mar 23, 2025

Where abouts is that man? Always keen to try suggestions. Although draught beer is my thing and karaoke isn't!

Actually man, you might be the perfect person to give some more suggestions for the rest of my trip as I seem to remember you're quite extensively travelled through the states.

From Nashville grabbing a car and heading home into Kentucky for a couple of nights, then driving south through the Smokies for 2nts. Then heading east and driving down the coast through Charleston, Savannah and St Augustine. Then I'm doing a 3nt cruise to he Bahamas, then just staying on cocoa beach for a couple of nights before flying home.

Things I'm keen to do is a bourbon trail in Kentucky, a steam train ride in the Smokies, drink craft beer on Asheville, a night time ghost tour in Savannah

 

Mar 22, 2025

Hang out downtown for sure! It’s just a ton of bars and restaurants and shops really, but it’s still a pretty fun time for tourists. TopGolf is cool if you have the money! Country Music Hall Of Fame as well, grand ole opry (which also has a nice mall next to it called Opry Mills)

 

Mar 22, 2025

Jay & Kanye (2012)
J Cole (2013)
Eminem x2 (2013; 2014)
Kendrick x3 (2015; 2017; 2022)
The Weeknd x2 (2017; 2023)
Dave (2021)

Best: Jay & Kanye, Em (2014), Kendrick (2017), Weeknd (2017).

All amazing shows. Hard to pick a fav from this list because they were so good in different ways but I'm leaning towards WTT (was my first ever concert at 17 y/o and was an incredible experience).

Worst: Dave, Weeknd (2023). These shows weren't bad as such but compared to the rest were nothing special.

Dave is a great rapper and has some bangers but felt like his stage presence wasn't really there when I saw him.

The Weeknd show in 2023 was in a jam packed arena where visibility was poor and too many people.

Thread has made me realise I need to see more shows dammit!

 

Mar 21, 2025

I have seen Yelawolf live a couple times due to his SLUMFEST festival he was putting on in Nashville every year, and I saw him at The Ryman as well. Those SLUMFEST concerts were nuts lol, I was like 11-12 years old watching all these people mosh to songs from Trunk Muzik.

I unfortunately have not seen many rap artists live, because a handful of my favs just don't come to Nashville! Travis had his Utopia tour in Nashville though and oh my god, probably top 5 nights of my life. Amazing concert and a dream concert. So glad I was able to go.

This year however, I do get to see Carti live at The Weeknd tour and this summer, I am travelling to see Tyler! Both concerts are going to be amazing and I cannot wait