I’m going to be straight up with you guys; I wasn’t a fan of The Goon. But, when I skated up to Atlantic Records for his meet and greet, I must admit, he won me over…JUST A LITTLE! Though his music isn’t horrible, it’s jut not my cup of tea. However, I will say, Da REAList sounds like a nice, polished piece of work. His third album in about two years is scheduled to invade the streets December 16 and I’m sure it’ll fair well, even though the climate sucks right now.

Surprisingly, The Goon (sorry, I can’t help it lol) was very personable and emotional yesterday. He explained to us how he never thought he would see the day the big wigs at Atlantic Records would consider him a real priority; it almost brought tears to his eyes (word to Big Bird). He played about 7 records for us; all of which sounded real “Goonish”.

One particular record he cared a great deal about was a track called “Family Straight”. He explained it’s his most personal song he’s ever recorded and how his family might not be to accepting of him revealing their personal business to the masses. Though I enjoyed most of the material presented, I must say, “Me and My Goons” is my FAVORITE track from Plies…EVER! I can’t wait to play that song in the whip with my 4 year-old niece riding shotgun (she give a MEAN screw face when she’s riding with “Uncle LowKey”).

After the meet and greet, which had some of the best Buffalo Wings my tastes buds ever made love to, I jetted back to the office to finish up my portion of the Kanye West Experience Package. The big/lil brother, Niles (Special Opps at Atlantic Records) scooped me up for Plies’ VIBE Magazine Knitting Factory concert downtown. GOON TIME!

I arrived a bit late (we had a drink beforehand), but no worries, Niles shouted to one of the doormen, “Yo, he’s with BET”; ahhhh EASY ACCESS! However, some voluptuous honey dip had a hissy fit when the doorman stopped searching her so I could get in first. To be honest, I was ready to say, “Nah, finish her, I can wait” but since she started sounding like my 5^th grade Asthma Attacks (I couldn’t walk two inches without using my Inhaler, lol), I hopped right in front of her. GET OVER IT!

The usual suspects (YL, The Real, B Dub from VIBE Magazine) were already inside talking industry talk (whatever that means) so I decided to join them. However, since I got there late, the show was minutes from starting which meant we had to go upstairs. One problem: LowKey didn’t have a VIP wristband. No worries, VIBE Magazine’s EIC, Danyel Smith fixed that in a jiffy. GOOD LOOKS D.SMITH!

For his first New York show, The Goon did quite alright. He performed cuts I was obviously unfamiliar with, but he also touched a couple of his commercial hits (“Shawty”, “Bust It Baby”) and a couple features he appeared on in the past 12 months. Big shouts to Funkmaster Flex, Cipha Sounds, DJ Envy, DJ Whookid, DJ Self, Angela Yee, The Real Brothers, Boss Lady, Prezz, YN, B-Dub, B.Dot, Sowmya (you have one more time to punch me) The Gooch, Tashana V (you’re going to be me and Niles’ co-star), Lexx (the worst blogger, JOKING), Wexx, JC from VIBE Magazine, Hillary from Billboard and everyone I ran into yesterday.

Hmmmm, I wonder where I’ll end up tonight……LUDA CONCERT?? YUPPPPPP!

Checkout some photos and video from last nights festivities, below!

Sincerely

Low “Should I take a chill pill???? HELL NAH, I LOVE THIS SH*T” Key

Funkmaster Flex looking all KINDS of constipated in this picture (Great job last night, though).

Oh Terrence…..

This picture actually scares me……

Plies talks about his new album, “The Realist” and gives thanks during his meet and greet at Atlantic Records on November 24.

Plies performs his smash hit, “Bust It Baby Pt.2″ live at The Knitting Factory on November 24. Plies performs “Shawty” live at The Knitting Factory on November 24. Plies performs his verse from Shawty Lo’s, “They Know” remix at The Knitting Factory on November 24. Plies performs “Please Excuse My Hands” live at The Knitting Factory on November 24.

You know what, I’m going out on a limb here…..after watching Barack snatch the 44th president slot right from under the republicans tight grip, I thought to myself, “Wow, that man is having the best week ever”. But then I took a step back, really evaluated the journey I was about to embark and said, “Nah, my president’s black, I went to Cabo for WORK and the Giants beat the Eagles 36-31″ Yeah, I think LowKey is having the BEST WEEK EVER!

Since I received the notice for 50’s 24 hour excursion two weeks ago, I’ve been itching to hit Mexico’s soil. Kendra, an Interscope Records rep, gave me the logistics regarding the trip and before she could even finish explaining, I was already picking out my outfit for the festivities. They put us up in a Hilton Resort RIGHT on the beach, which made my life a living hell since I had to leave the very next day. No worries, I purchased an ice cold Pina Colada, took a stroll down to the water and just CHILLED…AHHHH PARADISE!

After 3 PC’s, we hopped in the designated trucks and slid to the designated destination. See, E! (the network) is putting together a reality show where their interns will be charged with organizing a special 50 Cent event for 60 key invited taste makers, bloggers, DJ’s, contest winners, etc. The concept of the show is based around a bunch of interns who work for E! and LG that are trying to break in to the entertainment industry.

Once we got to the venue, there was a red carpet set up for the attendees to walk on and of course my simple behind had to act like common sense was a thing of the past. Regardless, I held my composure and kept it cool during the evening. We played Fif’s new “Blood In The Sand” video game on XBox (I had no clue what was going on), tasted some very exotic hors d’oeuvres and conducted a fair share of flirting. After the G-Unit boys showed up, things got extremely interesting. 50 spent playing, “Blood in the Sand” with Hof from OnSmash.Com, Yayo joked around with Hot 97’s, Miss Info, DJ Kast One and DJ Self kept cracking up at god knows what, Banks entertained a flirtatious female’s banter which commenced with the phrase, “You make me excited and I don’t know why.”

After a quick performance, we hit a private screening to view Fif’s directorial debut, “Before I Self-Destruct”. The movie will be packaged with the album as well. Once that was concluded, well, what happens in Cabo, stays in Cabo. Enjoy these dope flicks and Fif’s performance of “Get Up” at the party, below (Good looks, Info)!

Big shouts to Miss Info, DJ Kast One, Nelson from G-Unit, Jackpot, HOF (You two are CRAZY), Jermaine Hall, Vanessa Satten, DJ Self and everyone else who made the trip fun!

Sincerely

Low “There’s nothing like 24 hours in Cabo, TRUST ME” Key

50 makes his entrance…..

Steve Raze (L-Allhiphop.Com), Kendra Ellis (C-Interscope Records) and LowKey (R-BET.com)

Tony Yayo and Miss Info get comfy for the camera!

50 Cent and HOF from OnSmash.Com enjoy a game of “Blood In The Sand”

The Party……

50 Cent performs, “Get Up” in Cabo San Lucas on November 6, 2008