Hollywood Holt And Million Dollar Mano @ Rotture
Hey, umm, Portland, I’d like to introduce you to this thing called Hip Hop. Hip Hop this is Portland. What’s that Hip Hop? Oh yeah, Portland just doesn’t get out too often, don’t worry they have a hard time recognizing international talent. Yup they hadn’t even heard of Hollywood Holt or Million Dollar Mano. I KNOW! That’s what I said. Oh, I know, Kanye West remixed Hollywood Holt’s “Caked Up” along with other of the best producers IN THE WORLD!! Yeah, Portland does think it’s sooo cool. To not know who they are, should question how on point the city is. Even more confusing when it’s one of the best producers IN THE WORLD and you still decide to LEAVE!?
Portland, you should know who Million Dollar Mano is. He toured with M.I.A. and played an awesome set with the Beastie Boys and M.I.A. in Mexico City. He’s a top producer for Kanye’s GOOD music label. He works with The Cool Kids. You’ve heard of The Cool Kids, right? Any way, you put these two together, Hollywood and Mano, on a Friday night in a city that is so arrogant about being so cool and Portland doesn’t show up. WTF? I mean shit, I was a little embarrassed last night. Talking privately to Mano after his set, “San Fransisco was a fucking party. Fucking wild man.”
Hey Portland, you’ve got to UP YOUR GAME if you don’t want a reputation as a quiet, polite town. When talented artists visit Portland and only the hardest core show up, they leave with the idea that Portland Oregon is just a stop between S.F. and Seattle, where the real parties are. The Portland Mercury didn’t even list the show! Sleeping!
It took two tries to get the show started the way their shows start. Fucking wild. Listening to the sickest beats with this little spazzing black kid jumping around spitting and rap’n all over the place. From humping the stage to diving off the stage Hollywood Holt was INTO IT. Sweating like a maniac and spitting flows few can do. This show was furious!
Don’t worry they are touring with Lady Sovereign, whose new album ‘Jigsaw’ mostly sucks by the way, will allow the cool peeps to catch up on what they missed.
Also while I’m being condescending, another Cascadian gets mad props from Hollywood and Mano, MY!GAY!HUSBAND! From Vancouver B.C. he was just at Cochella and is throwing the best parties Vancouver has to offer. Don’t sleep, again.
these fools we’re on it. that’s what’s up.