Kid Ink w/ Serge Didenko, Maye Star and The Fly Rydaz

 Last night me and the Kush Groove crew went over to the Middle East Downstairs venue in Cambridge, MA for the Kid Ink show put on by Leedz Edutainment and NV Concepts (Two of New Englands leading Hip Hop promoters). After a good session with my boys and selling some KG threads we had in the trunk, we headed in to what was my first appearance at the Middle East's Downstairs location. This place has solid square footage and is truly a decent music venue overall. With your typical venue bar, ratty bathrooms and small stage, the Middle East Downstairs provides a perfect music haven for a hip hop show.

The first act that hit the stage was a local group that goes by the name of The Fly Rydaz. My boy and I had never heard of the crew but a couple guys from Kush Groove knew em and my boy DJ Stix was spinnin on stage with them and vouched for em. But after hearing just two tracks, I was sold, their stage presence alone was enough to convince me to get tickets to see them live again. Not only that, but their rhymes were on point, the beats were hot and I'm fuckin pissed i didn't grab a CD from them after the show. But seriously kidds, get out there and check this group out, they are serious. Plus they are holdin down Cambridge, MA with a force; I am positive this will not be the last time you hear about the local Hip Hop sensation, The Fly Rydaz.

The next act was Serge Didenko, a very familiar artist to me seeing as I got my promoting start promoting for him and this reggae band Ila Mawana, who by the way is a great reggae band. But Serge hit the stage with typical fashion, winning over the crowd with his hooks and glam. This dude has a serious following and doesn't have a hard time getting fans. With his hype man Igo on stage, they took over their 20 minute slot and did their thing. New England stand up!

But let's pump the brakes real quick, while I was takin a piss in the bathroom, and stickering the walls with Kush Groove stickers, I was bum rushed by security saying that they were kicking me out due to drug use. Now I had nothing on me, I was engaging in anything at all, just merely street teamin there bathroom and making it known that Kush Groove was there. But after an intense search and this fuckin fool security guard comin up with absolutely nothin, I had to get some fresh air, so I stepped out for a minute or two. At this time I missed the end of Serge's set as well as the majority of the next acts set, Maye Star. I only caught a song or two of Maye Star but he seemed legit.....Haha really didn't hear enough to have an opinion, sorry dude.

Lastly, we were finally graced with the presence of the headliner, Kid Ink. Now I don't even know a ton of his stuff, I listened to a little on DatPiff and YouTube'd him, that's about it. But this dude is serious, and has a serious following, I mean the Middle East was packed with people. Kid Ink is absolutely on the rise and will continue to do well in the Hip Hop world and I advise you all to go see him live, he puts on a great show.


So get out there and check out new music! Don't limit yourself, if you are a Hip Hop Head, go check out something random, an Indie band, Folk artist, shit my boy who is a serious Hip Hop Head, just went to a show with a headliner who strictly played the banjo. Be open minded, if it sucks, write it off as a loss and take the positives from it. Music is a powerful tool and usually involves some of the coolest people in the world.


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