A new quarterly interview series by independent record label Closed Sessions has hosted notable hip-hop legends such as Raekwon, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Alchemist.
DJ Premier, left, and Alexander Fruchter, who performs as DJ RTC, from a Legend Conversation event in Chicago.
“The energy of New York made me want to be there then once started to evolve. And I started to see new videos and hear the record and witness scratching. I was like ‘that’s what I want to do.’ people get the Holy Ghost, I just feel like God’s talking to me. That was my god,” Premier said of how he got into music.Sprinkling his sense of humor throughout the interview, Premier joked about whether or not he’d actually answered any of the questions. “Sometimes I ramble,” he’d say with a laugh.
The idea for Legend Conversation came about “because I wanted to do something that would increase a feeling of community. I wanted to celebrate these artists and also create unique and impactful experiences,” Fruchter told the Tribune. “As hip-hop and music culture grows, fans would rather have an experience where they get to eat dinner and listen to an artist tell their stories,” Fruchter said. “There’s a whole generation of artists that are now entering legacy status or are older, maybe they don’t want to tour and go to a concert but this provides an intimate, unique experience for them and for fans. So that’s kind of what I wanted to do.
The crowd on Thursday night was full of music lovers of all kinds hanging onto Premier’s every word, getting an opportunity to sit mere feet from an icon of the genre while he waxed poetic. His presence evoked feelings of nostalgia for a long-gone but not forgotten era of hip-hop. Melo Rosario of BWS Barbershop in Wicker Park has been to all eight Legend Conversations. He says the events give listeners “information and insight, history of the artists and the music.”The dinner and conversation are invite-only, but the after-party is open to the public for a cover charge. People hoping to get into the party begin lining up hours before its 10 p.m. start time, and by the time the event transitions from the dinner to the party, the line is down the block.
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