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Psycho Realm at Paid Dues 2012
The Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival brought to you by Guerrilla
Union took place in San Bernardino, California on April 7, 2012. The Festival
featured hip-hop heavyweights, from the Shaolin's Wu-Tang Clan to the City of
Lost Angel's own The Psycho Realm.
With thousands of the sick side soldiers in attendance, a majority of
them in the latest Psycho Realm graphic tees, the arena was filled with
anticipation. When Sick Jacken, Cynic, and DJ Fm appeared on stage you could
hear the deafening chants of "Psychooooo".
Sick Jacken started the concert with his new single "I'm Gone", off the
soon to be released "Terror Tapes Vol. 2" featuring Cynic of Street Platoon (to
be released on May 15, 2012).
One of the memorable moments of the night was when Sick Jacken gave a
shout out to his brother Big Duke and the crowd shouted back "DUKE! DUKE!
DUKE!", DJ FM then cut into "Premonitions" from their first self-titled album,
where Big Duke's voice filled the entire auditorium with his legendary style
"Para toda la gente. lo que va a pasar aqui. son recursos del nuevo mundo. todo
se tiene que arreglar aqui. porque aqui nadie me manda..."
Cynic and
Jacken followed that up with one of my favorite jams "Dead Lines" off The Street
Platoon’s "Steel Storm" album and The
Ollin Project Compilation.
The day also marked Sick Jacken's
birthday, but the surprise was on us. B-Real of Cypress Hill came out from
backstage with a microphone in hand and started spitting...
"We came to
drop these styles; it's no shock We rock 'til the cops come and knock non-stop
We come from Psycho Cities and Blocks We're raised by gunshots low life in hip
hop"
The street anthem "Psycho City Blocks" is guaranteed to cause a
massive mosh-pit, on any night.
After a solid hour on stage Sick Jacken thanked all the "Psychos" for
sharing his birthday with him. He ended the night with "Good Times" - with a
bottle of "Gentleman Jack" in his right hand and the mic in the other...
"I like to have a good time, Joke a little, Toke a little, Drink a
little wine"
Words and Photography by
Salvador Rojas
Click
Here to View Big Tiny's Psycho Realm Footage of Paid Dues 2012
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