Since I’m pretty bitter about the Coachella 2008 lineup, I decided not to throw up some love this year. That doesn’t mean I’m probably not going to roll out and cover the new school “Woodstock”, I’m just not on the edge of my seat like last year.
On the other hand, I can always count on my buddies over at Gorilla Union to put on history making Hip Hop festivals such as “Rock the Bells” and “Paid Dues”. Coming off an amazing 2007 for the Gorilla Union camp, they’re at it again for “Paid Dues” 08 with one of the deepest lineups in over 10 years. We’re looking at 1993 underground hip hop resurfacing in the year 2008! Blessin the scene this year: SAGE FRANCIS, LITTLE BROTHER, JEDI MIND TRICKS, DILATED PEOPLES, LIVING LEGENDS, HIEROGLYPHICS, VISIONARIES, BOOT CAMP CLIK with BLACK MOON, KOOL KEITH, POS, A-TEAM, MAC LETHAL, FATLIP & OMNI, YAK BALLZ, B. DOLAN and ISAIAH with MURS to host, plus a special surprise guest appearance.
“What we’re trying to do with Paid Dues as we go into our third year is: Number one is focus. Being that it’s a festival birthed on the west coast we wanted to tailor the bill to appeal a little more to the region so we brought on local staples such as the A-team, Omni and Fatlip. To knock it out of the park we added the three major west coast crews Living Legends, Hieroglyphics and the Visionaries,” states Murs.
