Entertainment
Bad Boy Reunion Concert :: Major Let Down! (Opinion)
I’m so hurt by how much I didn’t enjoy the Bad Boy Reunion Concert.
I’m so hurt by how much I didn’t enjoy the Bad Boy Reunion Concert. I literally cried upon purchasing my tickets. Growing up I was a massive fan of anything Bad Boy. The company signifies my childhood. So to have the opportunity to see them all on stage and to relive amazing memories was exciting for me.
Puffy really played New York City. I can’t believe that he came to the hometown of Biggie and enticed us with the idea of turning up for Biggie just to drop the ball so miserably! How are you too cheap the pay for the whole sound system and in return leaving half the audience to guess the songs? Like LITERALLY, the upper level of guest were guessing the songs because there were no speakers on our level. People paid TOP DOLLAR just to sit in the room and you can’t respect our money enough to at least have speakers on up there? Do we really just not matter that much to you? Are we insignificant because we were on a higher level? I can’t speak for others but I paid $500 to be in that space. And the show sold out in minutes leaving me with no option but to purchase resale tickets for the Bad Boy Reunion which inflated the price pathetically. But like many others I was okay with that inflation just because I wanted to have the experience. Unfortunately, I now wish I would have passed on this!
Then, you put Jay Z as a member of the lineup but that was BULLS–T. He performed one song!!!! That’s not apart of the lineup!!! That’s simply you using his name to pull his fan base. The ONLY time that venue went COMPLETELY out of control is when Jay came out. And Diddy kept saying his name without him on stage JUST to get a rise out of people. He used his name to pull MANY of the people that were in the audience. Myself included! Perhaps I would not be mad if he were not included as a member of the lineup. But, including him implies that there would be a full set like there was with everyone else and unfortunately that did NOT take place! Jay Z freaking performed 1 and a possible. This sh-t is not spades!
Can we talk about all the time Diddy spent on stage!!?? I swear the whole night was just to stroke Diddy’s ego. He spent more time on stage than ANYONE ELSE! More artists could have had more time instead of having to rush through songs if he weren’t being a f–king stage whore! I didn’t pay to see the Diddy show. I honestly paid for everyone else. And sadly, the person I am least interested in, French Montana, was one of the highlights as his set was one of the smoothest and uninterrupted by Diddy! And it’s easy to make that happen with French as I don’t know what the hell he is saying on a clear day! So managing through the mumbling and unrecognizable words for just a second was comforting and familiar.
And let’s not forget that Total had to walk off stage because their mics didn’t work and the beginning of the show had ZERO sound! Did I also mention that Kim had to lip sync because her mic didn’t work? Diddy himself was on stage with a DEAD F–KING MIC. All because he wanted to use his OWN production team that SUCKED!
I want my money back and I am going to do EVERYTHING in my power to make sure that happens. I paid for my sister and I to have an amazing experience. Instead we had to make due with what we had and we didn’t have much!
How is the Bad Boy Reunion show scheduled from 8pm to 12:30am, you start at 10 but still end at the scheduled time? I need so many answers Sway! So f–k what we paid for right? F–K THE WHOLE HALF OF A SHOW THAT WE WERE MISSING RIGHT? We are suppose to just be happy with what we had even though we were paying top dollar for drinks and food and got a sh-t show! Just f–k our money as long as it is going to you right?
Diddy disrespected NYC with this Bad Boy Reunion show! And I think the one thing that is bothering me the most is that so many people were leaving and complaining but I wake up to all these “Amazing” post via social media about how epic of a night it was. Why is no one telling the truth? Is everyone really trying to impress their timeline so much that they are willing to lie and throw their money away to maintain image? Are you kidding me?
Oh…. and wtf happened to the Biggie hologram that the Barclay staff was telling everyone that was coming out at midnight???? So many people stayed just because they were hoping to get SOMETHING out of the night but like the rest of the show there was nothing but disappointment!
Now, lets make something clear. The Bad Boy Reunion may have been amazing for the people lower down who actually had speakers. But for those who didn’t, like myself, yea, we missed the show! We spent half of our experience trying to guess the songs and informing the people around us of what song it was followed by responses of, “Oooohhhhhhhhh”! And honestly, in the moment, all we could do is laugh. We laughed loud and hard because we just couldn’t believe it.
It was a sh*t show from the upper level. And if no one else has enough self respect to say it I will!
DIDDY PLAYED THE F–K OUT OF US JUST TO GET OUR MONEY. AND WITH ALL THE MONEY WE SPENT YOU STILL COULDN’T RESPECT US ENOUGH TO AT LEAST PAY FOR THE BARCLAY SOUND SYSTEM. YOU DRAGGED YOUR OWN AND FAILED MISERABLY!!! And now, after you used NYC as your test monkeys and pulled the most money out of us, we have to watch you go to other cities and fix everything you did wrong to us and give them a better show than we got! I’m thoroughly disgusted and hurt. I was robbed of an amazing experience!
The highlight of the night for me was bonding with the other fans searching for their fix of nostalgia. We danced, we rapped, we b*tched, we sang and in true NYC style, we made the best of what was offered to us. I’m a avid concert goer and as such, I know that this was a huge let down!
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Culture
New Wu-Tang Clan concert film returns to Wilmington before PBS release
Screening as part of Wu-Tang Wednesday series by 3 Chambers and DJ RizzyBeats
On November 6th, 3 Chambers and DJ RizzyBeats will bring the highly anticipated concert film documentary A WU-TANG EXPERIENCE: LIVE AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE back to Wilmington, North Carolina for a free community screening at Waterline Brewing Company as part of their Wu-Tang Wednesday series. The North Carolina Black Film Festival had the Southern premiere of the film in Wilmington back in May.
Wu-Tang Clan concert film
Combining performances and revealing interviews with group members and associates, classical musicians, and concertgoers, the Wu-Tang Clan concert film documents the extraordinary concert at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre where the Wu-Tang Clan, backed by the 60-piece Colorado Symphony Orchestra, weaved together songs from their vast discography of group and solo albums. Their setlist created a live score to a real-time screening of the seminal martial arts film The 36th Chamber of Shaolin—the movie that largely inspired the Clan’s aesthetic and the title of their groundbreaking debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
The documentary deconstructs stereotypes that limit classical music and Hip-Hop as mutually exclusive musical genres, dismantles these imposed limitations, and collapses boundaries and artistic mediums to amplify the ways classical music, Hip-Hop, and film can coalesce in a beautiful, innovative union.
The film is co-directed by Wu-Tang Clan’s The RZA and Gerald K. Barclay.
How to watch
Wu-Tang Wednesday will start at 5pm at Waterline Brewing Company with a Wu-Tang set by DJ RizzyBeats. A WU-TANG EXPERIENCE: LIVE AT RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE will screen at 7pm.
Rude Bwoys Food Truck will be on-site and Gravity Records will have vinyl records for sale.
Attendees will also be able to learn more about the upcoming 3 Chambers Fest, which happens on December 4th – 7th in Wilmington, North Carolina. Festival passes and tickets are currently on sale at www.3chambers.com.
This event is free and open to the public. This will be the only public screening in the South before the streaming premiere on PBS on November 11th.
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Entertainment
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is accepting entries for 2025 Baltimore Screenwriters Competition
This is an opportunity to craft winning screenplay that highlights Baltimore. The competition awards prizes in both the feature and shorts categories for scripts that are set or able to be filmed in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Film Office at the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is accepting entries for the 20th annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition.
About Baltimore Screenwriters Competition
This is an opportunity to craft winning screenplay that highlights Baltimore. The competition awards prizes in both the feature and shorts categories for scripts that are set or able to be filmed in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Screenwriters Competition is a project of the Baltimore Film Office in conjunction with film programs at Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University.
Baltimore Screenwriters Competition Application Info
The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The application and full
guidelines are available online at promotionnandarts.org.
Submitted scripts receive coverage from students in the Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University
screenwriting programs and by local screenwriters and producers. The final screenplays are judged by
industry professionals in film and television, including producers and writers working on projects for HBO
and other studios.
All screenwriters are encouraged to apply.
“The Baltimore Screenwriters Competition nurtures writers of all levels by providing opportunities for screenwriters to have their scripts read, receive valuable feedback, and gain confidence in their storytelling,” says Debbie Donaldson Dorsey, Director of the Baltimore Film Office.
The top entries in each category will win cash prizes and are scheduled to be announced during the 2025 Maryland Film Festival in May 2025.
Previous Winners
In 2024, the 19th annual Baltimore Screenwriter Competition judges — Nina Noble, Ken LaZebink, Dale
Beran, and Annette Porter — awarded “A Better Chance” by L.T. Woody, “Car BNB” by Lee Connah, and
“Champion” by Peter Kimball in the features category, and “Shipping and Handling” by Harrison Demchick,
“Orchestra” by Felix Abeson, and “An Incredibly Stupid Idea (That Just Might Work)” by Evan Balkan in the
shorts category.
Previous Baltimore Screenwriters Competition winners have also received Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund
Fellowships, including 2020 Baltimore Screenwriter Competition winners Stephen Schuyler for “Like You
Think You Know Me” and “Stealing Cars,” and Chung-Wei Huang for “Squeegee Boys,” who both shot their
films in Baltimore.
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Entertainment
DISNEY+ shares brand-new trailer & poster for Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew”
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” follows the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.
Disney+ released a brand-new trailer and poster for Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” a fun and exciting, original, live-action series starring Jude Law as a mysterious character (“Jod”) whose true motives are shrouded in mystery.
About Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
The Disney+ series follows the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.
Actors
The series stars Jude Law, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon and Nick Frost. Episodes are directed by Jon Watts, David Lowery, the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard and Lee Isaac Chung.
Writers
Jon Watts and Christopher Ford are the head writers and also serve as executive producers along with Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson. Chris Buongiorno, Karen Gilchrist and Carrie Beck are the co-executive producers, and Susan McNamara and John Bartnicki are the producers.
How to watch Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
The series launches on December 3 with the first two episodes, exclusively on Disney+.
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