Philly rapper Chill Moody at right performing with rock and roller Low Cut Connie during a new series at the Mann called Downstage at the Mann. Thursday, June 29, 2023If the Mann Center was a Russian nesting doll, the Downstage at the Mann configuration — where Low Cut Connie and Chill Moody put on a fabulously fun hip-hop meets rock and soul show on Thursday — would be the tiniest doll of all.
At the back of the stage, visual artist Gianni Lee painted a white Cadillac Escalade — the car maker is a sponsor of the Downstage series — in a striking, spare fashion that told a visual story of the 5 elements of hip-hop. The car will be on the Mann campus throughout the summer. Moody opened the show, entering rapping as he walked through the crowd before joining DJ Get Up on stage. The Overbook High School graduate commanded the stage with his easygoing, no stress style. His programming at the Mann is a 50th anniversary of hip-hop celebration with a Philly focus.
The opening lines of the song played like a credo for self motivated creative artists, rock or hip-hop or otherwise: “Life is strange and you do what you gotta do to service,” Weiner sang. “You got your hustle, and you gotta know that baby, I got mine.”, with the Ronnie Spector inspired single “Are You Gonna Run?” and “Whips and Chains,” a raucous workout towards the end of the set.
But the real test of the evening was what would happen when LCC and Moody joined forces and played together. Did the hip-hop / rock & soul mashup really make musical sense?
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