History was made on Sunday night, February 08, 2009 at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles as hip-hop’s “Rap Pack” opened up their performance with a black and white visual, paying homage to the original “Brat Pack” by performing on stage with their Best Rap collaboration winning record, ‘Swagga Like Us.’
Check out the 4 Horsemen of hip-hop, each and every one of them brought their own Swag on that stage. From the way Jay-Z had his blazer locked down on one button, to T.I.’s loose bowtie…to Weezy’s Converse kicks…Kanye’s strut on stage with one hand in his pocket…The fashion was immaculate. The level of Swag on that stage would have called for a state of emergency from the fashion police.
Of all the 5 performers on stage – only Kanye West aka Mr. Professional on the front and Party on the back was the only one not wearing stunna shades. Notice how he did not wear sunglasses – a rarity from his own fashion sense, not conforming to the optical dress code and for that, is a fashion element not to go unnoticed. He even rocked a tuxedo garter belt…Wayne was the only cat to wear a tie – a white one accompanied by a large designer scarf, a Sinatra fedora and a rock star chain in tact.
Who can not forget M.I.A.’s stage presence, who was rumored to give birth on this night and rocked the stage with her own maternal Swag…
Here’s some pix that I found floating around the world wide web, people will be talking about this performance for years. Even if they never shoot a music video for this track, people will always remember of the night that the World Series of Rap - Jay, TIP, Kanye, Weezy F. Baby and M.I.A. took center stage and brought down the house on the grandest stage of them all – The Grammy’s.
Jay-Z & T.I. ft. Kanye West & Lil’ Wayne – Swagga Like Us
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