Joc Max and Miles Bonny on the beats

Hip-hop and Hot Wings at the Peanut has been a staple in my weekend activities now for quite a while. I've beenfortunate to have found my niche over in a corner at my merch table and can watch everyone safely behind my button bins and t-shirt stacks. Last Sunday was definetly one of those nights not to be shy behind a table or glued to your seat. The place was like a living timeline. Several generations of local artists, djs, producers and emcees gathered together. I saw Phem, Scribe, Gear, IncOne, Krie, Aero, Dj Hike, TaHa, GodSon, Adrian Halpern, Brother of Moses, Approach, Atilla the Beatsmith....
the list goes on and on. Joc Max and Miles Bonny took turnsplaying beats they had crafted on a soundsystem that was nearly buckling under the bass they were pumping out. By the end of the night, when the music became too contagious to handle, everyone was on their feet. Not even a minor b-boy scuffle downstairs -- HH&HW's first fight? -- could dampen the spirits.
It's funny because we'd been talking about making an official Kansas City/Lawrence Hip-Hop timeline...but nights like this, with a living, breathing timeline under one roof, make a written record seems so inadequate compared to the real, live thing.
You might remember a couple of weeks ago, when Miles got himself into a so-called "PR Disaster" (see the hiphopkc.com forum for reference) for telling a radio interviewer that he had a beat worth no less than $7,000.
The beats were definitely worth $7,000, but the night itself was priceless.
-Sike