I Luv Live kicked off again this year with a special show presenting Mikey J and Kano’s recently released EP Not 4 The A List. Known for attracting decent crowds, this I Luv Live special managed to attract so many people I found it hard to move.
Presenter Ras Kwame introduced us to singer Ruby Ann, a soul singer from Manchester whose song Goodbye she described to the audience as a ‘dedication to my ex.’ Roses Gabor was up next, and livened the crowd up a bit more performing the Redlight produced track Stupid and Pharaohs, which she featured on the track with SBTRKT.
The crowd was nicely warmed up for the next act Ghetts. He came on stage drink in hand announcing how Eskimo Dance was so crazy on Saturday night he had now lost his voice, apologising to everyone. This didn’t seem to let down his performance, as he started with his verse from She Likes Too, moving onto Who’s On The Panel, Artillery and Red Pill.
The crowd seemed too relaxed until Ghetts took to the stage, all of a sudden there were gun fingers, people were dancing and cheering, Ghetts seemed to have given everyone in the room a burst of energy.
Cue Kano. The audience went mad as soon as he stepped onto the stage, joined by Mikey J the producer of the EP and many other Kano tracks. Random Antics was another favourite for the crowd on the night with everyone joining in on ‘Rah Rah.’ Kano explained Not 4 The A List to the crowd saying, “This isn’t for radio play…I basically was just having fun, making songs with artists that I wanted too.”
After this the crowd went crazy and blocked my view of the stage. I moved my head about 30 times before I caught a glimpse of Wretch 32 and realised why. Wretch had joined Kano for his verse on the song E.T. It would have been nice to have seen Wiley and Scorcher there too.
Ghetts was brought back on stage to perform House Of Pain alongside Kano. They both sat down on speakers and it was definitely a highlight of the night.
Now it was time for some old school classic tunes and a little bit of a battle between various MC’s on stage to see if the other could remember their lyrics and complete the sentence. With Ghetts and Kano talking about releasing an EP together and Ghetts repeating on the mic various times, “This is a defining moment,” made me feel like I was witnessing something momentous.
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