Live On Stage, The Vault - Monday, May 11, 2009 12:03 - 3 Comments

Pete Rock Paid Homage

Words and photos by Rek

Formed in 2006, Revive Da Live is a company that aims to put Hip-Hop heads onto jazz and vice versa. Last week, they celebrated their third anniversary at Le Poisson Rouge by paying tribute to the legendary Pete Rock, one of the pioneers of Hip-Hop and Jazz fusion. Entitled “Hip-Hop 1953″, the show featured a full live band playing some of Hip-Hop’s most memorable classics, while a lineup of esteemed emcees including Akrobatik, J-Live, Stimulus, Eagle Nebula and Raydar Ellis (who also hosted) rocked the mic. Continue…