Thanks to a lovely presale email from Ticket Atlantic, I was able to score tickets to the I Love the 90’s tour in Halifax this May.
Pre-teen Darcy is super pumped, as all I pretty much listened to at that age was early 90’s dance and hip hop. The Rap Traxx 4 compilation cassette was played endlessly, along with Dance Mix ’93, Vanilla Ice, and MC Hammer.
Over a decade ago I went to a Ludacris concert at Mile One, happy to see Luda but mainly to see Maestro (Fresh Wes) open for him and perform Drop the Needle. I was ecstatic. When I was in California in 2009 I went to a classic rock all-day concert, and to speed up the time between bands performance they had a stage that would turn around after each set to show the next band’s equipment already ready to go. During one of those turns, Biz Markie happened to be on the other side and he played a short surprise set. I nearly jumped out of my seat when he introduced himself, and looked around to see most of the people around me were either off to get a beer or nowhere near as interested. He played Just a Friend and I couldn’t have been happier. I even recorded it!
As you can tell, I have a soft spot for the music of the early 90s. Normally, Vanilla Ice is one of the headliners for this tour but it looks like he’s not part of the Atlantic Canadian lineup. So, since he and I apparently follow each other on Twitter, I hit him up.
@vanillaice Got tickets to the @ILoveThe90sTour in Halifax in May. Any chance you're going to hit the stage too? This fan would be pumped! pic.twitter.com/UnItuAJaK6
— DJ Pizza Bucket Hat (@stauf7) February 11, 2017
We’ll see if he replies!
Edit: While I’m at it, since Rap Traxx 4 doesn’t exist as a release on Spotify, I’ve made a playlist. Enjoy!
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