FR*A went out to Christian Audigier’s 50th bday bash and got to hang out (I wanted to finish watching the Lakers game, but open bar was hard to pass up on!). Gotta say, Chrissy knows how to throw parties. It was a fun night with special performances by Macy Gray, Snoop Dogg, and Fergie. There were some definite moments throughout the night that felt Zoolander-ish, but that just made it more amusing (imagine a huge statue of C.A. in the middle of the floor and many sporadic bouts of break-dance fighting).

The event was held at the Peterson Auto Museum on Wilshire and Fairfax

1. Macy Gray does her thing 2. Lo and behold, Macy’s DJ for the night is Hapa!

The night had some oddball run ins. I was filming Macy Gray performing and started to capture shots of her band when I zoomed into her DJ, I realized it was DJ Hapa! Click here to see his FR*A interview.

1. Snoop Dogg and Kurupt 2. Ben of the Jabawockeez!

It was cool to see Snoop Dogg with Kurupt on the stage, takes me straight back to the ’90s when I was the most gangsta suburban kid on the block. Gotta say, I was a huge fan of the Jabbawockeez throughout their run on America’s Best Dance Crew. So it was a surprise when I met them and one of the members from the group, Ben, recognized me! We actually went to high school together, but the whole time they were on the show, I didn’t connect the dots. The world is small indeed.

1. Fergie, “1, 2, 3….yup, 6 pac 2. The man of the hour, Christian Audigier.. or Michael Jackson?

You know you’re huge when after a slew of celebrities show up, the house goes nuts when you simply walk down the room.

Michael Jackson is huge.

The other day, DPD and I had a good talk about how we miss hip-hop from the 90’s..
Then wondered, whatever happened to G-Funk??

Incase you don’t know what G-Funk is, Wikipedia describes it as:
G-Funk, or “Gangsta Funk”, is a type of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. G-funk (largely derived from slowing the tempo down of funk music) incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals, the extensive sampling of p-funk tunes, and a high portamento sine wave keyboard lead—a feature that became the genre’s notable trademark.

Personally, I think its the best form of hip-hop that emerged from the Westcoast (notably Long Beach, CA - biyatch!!!).

Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate

Best of G-Funk (the must downloads):
Dr. Dre - Fuck wit Dre Day, Let Me Ride, Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang, Deep Cover
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice, Lodi Dodi, Who Am I?
Warren G - Regulate, This D.J.
Dove Shack - Summertime in the LBC
Nate Dogg - Never Leave Me Alone
The Twinz - Round and Round, Eastside LB
2Pac - California Love, To Live & Die in LA
Mista Grimm - Indo Smoke

Check out the new Snoop Dogg single - “Sensual Seduction”