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Being at the ballpark was like watching a rap concert in the genres backyard.
LOW: Gettingintosaid house.That said, finding your way in to actually watch the show was a different matter.
HIGH: They run New York.A common complaint about the evenings festivities: It was a littletooNew York.
Theres a reason this event was being held in its birth borough.
OG was working hard.
(Juice Crew icon Roxanne Shante performed earlier in the evening during the shows Pillars of Hip-Hop section.)
WHOA: Hey, its Lil Cease.Yes, Lil Cease!
member made a surprise cameo during Kims set to perform his Crush on You verse.
(He sounded good too.)
LOW: Representing Atlanta: T.I.
Decades into his career, KRS remains one of hip-hops greatest live performers.
LOW: Give Run-D.M.C.
It was a strangely downbeat ending to an otherwise magnificent celebration.
