1X in the Hizouse...Seeing as it was in my manor, me and my sis headed over to Cov on Saturday for the 1Xtra extravagansa. Good times... Featuring performances from Craig David, Jay Sean, Estelle, Taio Cruz, Akon, Lupe Fiasco, Wiley, Kelly Rowland and Chris Brown, it's no wonder the indoor bit of Cov's Ricoh stadium was packed to 4000 capacity. Throw in surprise guests like Kano (who showed up to be Estelle's American Boy] and Sway (who popped up on both Akon and Lupe's set) and you know the night was a big one.
Backstage, Kelly Rowland talked boob jobs, her admiration for Craig David (yeah, in that kinda way) and working with T2. Estelle admitted to wanting to squeeze Chris Brown's cheeks, regardless of Rihanna, while Lupe insisted he will be retiring after his third as-yet-untitled album. Onstage, Akon announced what RWD told you about weeks ago - Sway is now an official signee to Konvikt Music. Well done to both and big up to Akon - one of the very, very few US performers (including Lupe, John Legend and Chamillionaire) to take a real and proper interest in our music!
Meanwhile, the entire underground scene (Danny Weed, Wretch, Chipmunk, Westwood, SEmtex, DJ Q, Platnum's Aaron) turned up to watch the show. One of the highlights had to be Wiley and Skepta premiering the Rolex Sweep, aka what has fast become known as the 'the ghetto Macarena.'
Here's some pix from Saturday...
The scify set...
Shug and Target
Wretch and Chippy
Yeah, Boy Better Had!
DJ Maxi Priest on the champers
The Rolex Sweep Three...
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