Thursday, Feb. 14th
This was the first day that we had a show, and I was very excited to head back to Oslo to rock the party.

This was the first day that I was able to actually see Oslo, and the city is amazing. The classic European look reminded me of a James Bond movie.

Our first stop in Oslo was Stress, which is the cities biggest hip-hop shop, as well as website and magazine. They feature the cutting edge fashion in clothing and footwear, as well as mixtapes and the like. HI-Q parked a distance away from the shop so we were able to walk through the city and see the sights. They have a theater district as well as US eateries like TGI Friday’s and others. Our contact person at Stress was Young L, who is one of the regions top mixtape DJs.

After stopping by Stress we made our way to Dolly Dimple’s for pizza again, and I must say that this recipe was a little better then the pizza our first night in Drammen. After lunch we were off to Villa which is the venue for the first show. Villa is in the basement of a bar and is about 250 capacity. It was an old World War II bunker and had a unique feel to it and a great sound system.

The night started off with the DJ (Lucky LK) playing classic West Coast joints showing his love for West Coast hip-hop. Up first on the bill was HI-Q and DJ GNK who put on a great opening show and set the stage for Todd G, who gave the people of Oslo a heartfelt performance about his life and his faith in God. The show was well received. Closing the night out was none other then myself, and I was met to a great reception from the crowd. It’s great to be that far from home and get love for the music that we are creating. This was a great way to start the shows, and I was looking forward to the following night in Tonsberg.

Friday, Feb. 15th
This day started with an interview with a Drammen newspaper, which gave us a lot of support and press coverage of our dates in Norway.

Upon completion of our interview it was time to get ready for our drive to Tonsberg, the oldest city in Norway, which is about an hour from Drammen. The drive was very exciting as our host HI-Q raced along the Norwegian freeway at 120 KM with snow tires on the car.

There is plenty of beautiful scenery in Norway, and it would be great to spend some time over here just doing some sight seeing. Tonsberg was a small city that was situated on the water, and had the modern features of McDonalds and choice Hotels.

The venue looked like a Northwest Bed & Breakfast that was converted into a coffee house/bar/live performance venue. The spot was called Maskinistenes Hus, and was a great setting for a hip-hop show. While waiting for the show to begin we did an interview with the local newspaper. The show featured a number of local opening acts that were influenced by Southern hip-hop, West Coast hip-hop, and classic NY hip-hop. This venue also serves as a spot for hip-hop culture workshops as well. They are very serious about the culture, especially graffiti and DJing over here.

It is hard to imagine going this distance from home and actually having fans that are very familiar with your work. There were a number of heads in the house that had copies of my past albums and were huge fans of the King Cool Nutz album. The show was dope in the sense that it was out in the suburbs of Norway and still having my music touch people. It was another great show and we were all met to a great reception as the people partied the night away. One thing that they do like to do is drink, and the Norwegians drink heavy. It was a fun night, and NW hip-hop was in the building again.

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