(l-r) @seanward Me, @NaughtyByNature Vin-Rock, @pixeladdikt Greg

Greg, with Mobicartel, made Naughty By Nature‘s Android app.  Now they’re working on… well let’s wait a bit before we reveal that.

Vinnie gave Greg the heads-up that he was in Toronto and told him to bring whoever could make it from the bnotions & Harth TV family to meet him at the hotel bar. Greg and I were the ones who could make it out, so Vinnie brought us along to a private charity gig that Naughty By Nature was headlining at the Royal Ontario Museum.  Also on the bill: Sugarhill Gang, Rob Base, and Young MC.  It was amazing.  The whole roster of artists met in the lobby and went to the Museum together.  We walked down Philosopher’s Walk to a back door at the ROM.  We were led down a few halls and then took an enormous freight elevator to the backstage area where Vinnie and Kaygee encouraged Greg and I to enjoy the feast of treats and drinks that were waiting for them.

They rocked the show, and then Vinnie and Greg and I went back to the hotel to get into a long session of talking about the Internet, Naughty by Nature, and Harth TV, and then started cooking up schemes to collaborate on.

Naughty by Nature were my heroes in high school.  I had a full-page magazine ad for 19 Naughty III cut out and posted in my locker.  I had all of their tapes and even tried to shop for clothes at the mall based on what Treach had worn to a MuchMusic Rap City interview.

To be part of their entourage for an evening was a thrill.  I know how to play the game so I was cool on the outside but inside I was geeking the fuck out.  It was also a big moment of pride for me to look at it as a symbol of the trajectory my life and career have taken.

You can imagine my chagrin at my phone dying early in the evening.  These performance pictures were all I got.

But you needn’t worry, dear reader, my commitment is to you.  That’s why we’ve got a couple of epic collaborations on the horizon.  Stay tuned…

These pictures were posted over the weekend to my Tumblr blog.  I post to my Tumblr constantly.  Click here and then follow me there.

Tags: concert, hip hop, naughty by Nature, rap, royal ontario museum