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I’ve been in Cardiff for two days, pondering the fact that being from a fairly healthy scened Bristol, what will the hiphop be like in my new home? I’ve been warned by a few people about the scene in Cardiff, yet tonight I’m off to see the mighty Taskforce. I’ve seen these boys live before and I sure wasn’t going to miss this chance either! So I make my way down St.Mary’s Street to the entrance of The Toucan, turn left and Taskforce are sat in the bus shelter. Stop for a chat, then go prop up the bar until they come on. When they come on the crowd (not a bad turn out, plus the Super Furry Animals rolled up) give them a warm round of applause; then its straight onto the action. They start with vigor, giving off enough energy to get the crowd going. They do about two songs then stop, “Do you want to introduce yourself Chester” Says Farma… Chester lunges into the intro off Voice of the Great Outdoors, oooo vicious! The mood is now proper, so a bit of Butterfly Concerto chills the crowd… its needed! This is because Wha Blow is still to come. If anyone ever tells you that UK hiphopers are too stern and miserable, just ask them if they’ve ever seen a crowd go to Wha Blow live!!! I’m rather happy by this time, but sadly not many more songs to go, a few new bits and stuff. To be fair though, I could have hiphop like that all night and not get bored, even if they didn’t seem to do any track in its full length. Now the open-mic starts, with some nice talent stepping up. M.E.R.A repping Cardiff hard, Fraksha who travelled from Reading just to be there! Then just as I start winding down and thinking about getting another drink a certain Mr. Mudmouth steps up to get his rep up. Thank you sir, you made my night! He puts out a few disses to Chester, who isn’t there to defend himself. Not a bad emcee this boy, but I think he kind of hoped Chester wouldn’t come from the back… his hopes were crushed. “You called me a pussy, let me tell you what a pussy is” then straight into one of the highest class battle rhymes you’ll ever hear. I leave with not a smile but a grin bigger than the Seven crossing. I make my way outside onto Cardiff streets with what I’ve just seen echoing in my head… was it enough; no! So I make it home and blast out the Intro at full volume and waking up everyone in the building, but fuck it: what a night! Thank you Higher Learning, we salute you!
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