by Joseph Andrew
The night at the TLA started out with Cheyne. His songs were uplifting and positive. His fast flow and creative lines were very intricate. Overall, his performance really showed how talented this man really is.
Next to take the stage was Whitney Peyton. After witnessing Whitney Peyton’s performance at Friday night I can understand what all of the hype is about. She is an amazing performer. One of the best that I’ve seen, in fact. She will definitely be something big in the time to come.
Whitney Peyton (photo credit, Chris Bobo)
In a recent interview, Peyton said “It’s really the dawn of independent artists right now. You need to have a very DIY mentality and know a lot more about the business side of it in addition to the music side. You can’t be too pushy where you burn a bunch of bridges, but you also can’t take “no” for an answer and keep making your presence known. That’s absolutely how I did it and continue to do it.”
Most openers are just time killers. They sell a few extra tickets and elongate the show time before the headliner goes up. This wasn’t the case Friday night though. Peyton’s performance had the hometown fans rocking as if she were the headliner. She took pictures with the crowd, crowd surfed, and more. Frankly, she was in the crowd almost more then she was on stage and I loved it.
Hopsin (photo credit, Chris Bobo)
Hopsin took the stage last to perform such songs as “Hip Hop Sinister”, “Ill Mind of Hopsin 4” “Ill Mind Of Hopsin 5”, “Am I A Psycho”, and “Lunchtime Cypher”. “Am I Psycho” is arguably the song most people know Hopsin from (considering it was a collaboration with B.o.B.) so the crowd rocked during that song. Also, during “Lunchtime Cypher” he brought a few fans up to rap with him. I loved it.
It was a great night filled with a lot of energy and I will be in attendance the next time any of these acts come back to Philadelphia.
