1 word: Ninjasonik. As if the name alone didn't already signify awesomeness, these guys crushed all expectations (there were none) and put on what I would consider as the stand out performance of ACL. Sure Phish was expected to knock it out, and the collective pseudo-hipster populace is just now catching on to the trance/drum 'n bass-esque dub-step sounds of Deadmau5. But who expected 2 hip-hop artists and a DJ to absolutely control a crowd of ACL-skeptics at 1pm on Saturday? Not this guy. I mean people were h'd over, the sun was beating down, people were sneezing all over the place...gahroooosssss.
And yet, there's something about the anthemic: We are Ninja F*ckin' Sonik!...Sonik F*ckin' Ninjas! The crowd was captivated. Who are these mysterious Blipsters (Black + Hipsters), who seem to like tight pants and who harbor crushes on art school girls, and who proclaim: "Somebody gon get pregnant!"? Indeed, Messrs Ninjasonik, somebody IS gonna get pregnant...ya know...at some point in time.
The clear highlight of the show was when Telli (the scarier rapper of the 2) started chanting: "Let dat boi cook Let dat boi cook!" At which point Jah-Jah combined would could only be described as a C-walk and a mime of cooking something, like a cake or something. Truly a sight to behold. I love it when seemingly innocuous phrases like this become anthems. Like "You go girl!" or "Deez Nutz!" Thanks to Martin and Snoop.
I give you: "Bars"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM31AMMc97Y&feature=fvst
Pretty standard Punk/Hip-Hop N-Sonik fare.
Hope you Dig,
JZ
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