It’s a Monday night in November and mother nature is finally beginning to slap the extended mild summery weather into oblivion. The infamous Roundhouse music venue in leafy Camden is the spot for the Joey Bada$$ / Pro Era tour. Only a few months previously I had managed to catch Pro Era member CJ Fly in action at the Jazz Cafe. The Roundhouse fully embracing Hip Hop have had Common, Nas and now The Pro Era massive in attendance (CJ Fly, Kirk Knight) The scarf and wooly hat brigade congregate outside in a long ass line of biblical proportions. Joey Bada$$ set was a full on boom bap fantasy in a modern world of pop and trap; Waxing lyrical with joints from his debut ‘1999’ Mixtape and his debut album ‘B4 DA $$’. Irish soul boy Maverick Sabre who has a penchant for embracing Hip Hop also guested on stage with Joey Bada$$ performing their singles ‘My Yout’ & ‘On & On’. Much dialogue was had in the public domain after Malia Obama tweeted a photo of Mr Bada$$ and its good for Hip Hop to see his brand of lyricism grow from strength to strength.
Watch Joey Bada$$ & Maverick Sabre perform ‘On & On’ :-
Fresh from performing his feature at the Roundhouse, the Irish MC, guitarist and soul boy Maverick Sabre held court at his own headline gig later in the week at the Kentish Town Forum on Thursday evening. My PR company BigPromo has had a long relationship with Mav ever since he moved to London and we promoted his debut single ‘Sometimes’ and later got him on to BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephen’s show and a live performance at the legendary Maida Vale studios. Now a seasoned artist with a new album ‘Innerstanding’ the stage was set with a more than competent live band. Unleashing a string of sing along stadium anthems to rapturous applause.
Watch Maverick Sabre perform ‘Sometimes’ :-
Watch Maverick Sabre perform ‘I Need’ :-
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