The lights go down, there’s a sudden silence. The murmurs stop and everyone awaits what happens next. “Let’s go NEW YORK!” Jay-z voice comes booming out of a speaker and his music soon after. “Yeah I’m up in Brooklyn/Now I’m down in Tribeca/Right next DeNiro/ But I’ll be hood forever/ I’m the new Sinatra/ And since I made it here/I can make it anywhere/Yeah they love me everywhere.” The crowd goes crazy, people’s lips moving as fast as their bodies but keeping up with his rhythum. It’s amazing being apart of the audience and being in his presence. But standing backstage is where it’s at. Watching him from the front row isn’t close enough. “How’s everybody doing tonight? Don’t worry if you not doing good, I’m going to make sure you good by the end of the night. Let’s go.” Another beat comes on and here comes Drake, one of hip-hops young ones. “Let show em’ what you can do baby boy.” Jay let’s Drake go off in a freestyle and then the music comes up for the single they did for his new album. It’s not a concert more like a party. The audience enjoys and sings every lyric right as he does and dances like there’s no tomorrow. There’s a tomorrow for me and I’ll be spending it with the man himself.
The night is the beginning of my day. This is the best way to start a day in my opinion. The music continues and we get a dose of his story, his life. If this is how it is just watching, my mind was just racing about how much more I would learn. “I wanna bring somebody out right now, somebody that no one would ever expect would be here with me tonight. Come bless the stage for me baby girl.” My eyes are amazed I can’t wait to see who’s up next. I feel a nudge in my side. I look and his bodyguard gives me a nod and that lets me know that I’m the baby girl he’s talking about. I shake my head. “Let’s go baby girl.” I’ve performed before but just dancing in an auditorium for parents and teenagers and maybe a few people I had no idea about. The crowd screams but I’m sure they have no idea who I am. “Ladies and Gents, this is Tina and she gon rock wit me for a minute. Music please.” Oh no! Venus vs. Mars is my favorite song off his new album and I practiced a whole routine to it but I wasn’t prepared for this. “Shawtie get it in..” Here we go. I heard the music and I went with it. “Uh-Oh.” I didn’t know what I was doing or if it was good but everyone loved it. The song goes off and my movement stops instantly. “Who taught you how to move like that?” He reached over to embrace me and I was full with excitement . If the rest of my experience was bad this was all I needed. We watched and listened for another two hours or so and then came the end something everyone regretted.
“Goodnight. Thanks for coming out and showing me love.” And with that the show was over. Time to head off to the next stop. He walked off the stage and there was immediate chaos, his assistant was automatically giving him the agenda. She spoke so fast I was wondering if he was really grasping everything, I couldn’t see his eyes behind the tinted ray ban sunglasses and his facial expression remained the same. We walked through a private exit which wasn’t so private since so many fans and paparazzi stood outside the door. “Here you go baby girl.” I was passed a pair of dark sunglasses. We stepped out and there was a million questions and compliments thrown at him all at once. “Is this your new artist?” I pulled up my hood as I had seen so many celebrites do a million times on t.v. or in pictures. I was led to a black escalade along with Jay and his assistant who still continued talking. I looked over at him I felt his eyes peering into the side of my face and turned to see that I was right. A private smile was shared and I knew what our minds were both thinking. Why won't she just shut up? An inside joke if you will is what I called it. He understood me and I in return understood him.
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