The Blockley was my favorite venue in my city, so I had a pretty high standard for its new suburban incarnation.ДЄfter sound checking with my DJ Jim Redz and my drummer вЂњJer-ZвЂќ Mason, I was feeling great.

IвЂ™d never played there yet, as they just recently started booking hip-hop, and I was excited to do so. Fittingly, three years later I was booked at the new venue run by the same folks who brought us The Blockley, The Ardmore Music Hall, located right outside the city. | courtesy of the artist | This was not my first time doing a show with CamвЂ™ron I rocked with him in 2013 at The Blockley, formerly in West Philly (R.I.P.). Therefore, it was a no brainer for me to accept when I was offered an opening slot on the PA stop of his вЂњKilla Season 2вЂќ tour. While I wonвЂ™t say Killa Cam has been a direct influence on my personal musical style, heвЂ™s certainly one of my favorite rappers to listen to.

The man has hits upon hits, and even at age 40, still has some of the best crowd control in the game. HeвЂ™s worshipped by 30 and 40 somethings who came up in the Dipset era, still wearing leather Pelle Pelle jackets and oversized fitteds with pride but heвЂ™s also fully embraced by the younger hipsters who love his music for its tongue-in-cheek wit. His first piece, a behind-the-scenes account of his gig opening for CamвЂ™ron in Ardmore, is below.Д¬amвЂ™ron is unquestionably one of the most beloved figures in hip-hop. | courtesy of the artist | EDITORвЂ™S NOTE: Philly rapper Voss has grabbed our attention here at The Key for his onstage charisma and lyrical wit, so when he hit us up pitching some musicianвЂ™s-eye stories for the site, we were all ears.

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