Even though the show got a late start and the venue was packed from wall to door, the duo didn't miss a beat as they jumped onstage, reminding the crowd of predominately White men that Das EFX are the original tongue-twisting, nursery rhyming rappers. Their image hasn't changed one bit: Krazy Drazyz and Skoob successfully amped the crowd with throwback hits like “Jussummen” and “They Want EFX” as though it were their first ever emergence from the sewers of Brooklyn. They were there to promote their latest release, How We Do, where they also performed new tracks like “Greezy,” which doesn’t exhibit the same juvenile wordplay they are known for.

While they joked that some audience members might not even know who they are, the Hip-Hop history lesson was surely complete by the time they bounced off the stage.

-N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Crowd Stealer: Even though Das EFX had enough energy for everyone, it was the Brooklyn Zoo that ultimately turned B.B. King’s out. Chanting “ODB” while DJ Kool Herc marveled at Hip Hop’s transgression from Bronx parks to Grammy stages, the audience’s restless ness grew as the Zoo repped the Wu by throwing Ws in the air. After several Wu affiliates took the stage to warm it for Ol’ Dirty Dog, Roc-A-Fella’s new signee stumbled onto the scene in front of a crowd that welcomed him home with flashed lighters and the familiar calls of “Wuuuuu.” Attempting to recapture the kind of lively performance ODB is known for, he gave a “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” to a fanatical audience that ignored his mindless promotion of Ecstasy, grinding teeth, profuse sweating and staccato movements. Just when it looked like Dirt McGirt would pass out form dehydration he popped back to life, forgetting not one lyric and hyping the crowd even more.

Gotta Go: Although Das gave more than Dirty could muster while in his high state,” Big Baby Jesus” left with a “peace out” to an audience that wasn’t even mad to see them go. In fact, their dedication to ODB never faltered, as they continued to chant his name after he left the stage, still waving their Ws.