Half Pint, Slightly Stoopid, Snoop Doog and Stephen Marley 'Blazed and Confused'

The 2009 Blazed and Confused tour featuring Half Pint, Slightly Stoopid, Snoop Dogg and Stephen Marley was a resounding success. The 20-date US concerts kicked off on July 9 in Primm, Nevada and ended on August 8 in Boston, Ma.

It was a series of shows on which all the acts gave of their best and what patrons received was an eclectic fusion of reggae and hip hop which went over well. For reggae singer Half Pint, who last year also toured with Slightly Stoopid, showed another demonstration that he is one of the most enduring singers of Reggae music, and he blazed on the tour, igniting fans with songs from his tried and proven repertoire.

Not to be outdone, however, were Slightly Stoopid, Snoop Dogg and Stephen Marley who all delivered entertaining sets which totally engaged their audiences.

As it was during he month-long tour, at the last show at the Comcast Centre in Boston, Half Pint was introduced on stage by Slightly Stoopid's guitarist/vocalist, Miles. Pint entered the stage with his up-tempo reggae song Level the Vibes. He received a thunderous applause as he danced and pranced to the music played by the Reggae rockers Slightly Stoopid. The band not only showed their versatility in playing Reggae music but also their love for the genre. Freedom Fighter with a rugged baseline struck a chord with the audience, when Pint sang the lines "To all my brothers in America and all my sisters in a Canada, we want freedom on the African border."

Greetings brought the house down as the members of Slightly Stoopid rocked the stage. This inflamed the audience as Pint took control and had them singing with him word for word.

 

 

Slightly Stoopid, led by Kyle and Miles, shared lead vocals on various songs - both switched bass and lead guitars occasionally. Stoopid entertained the crowd with songs like Running with a Gun, Babylon is Falling, Closer to the Sun, Sensi and This Joint, among other well known reggae songs. Slightly Stoopid returned for an encore performance which showed how well their music was received by the audience.

Snoop Doog who brought the hip hoppers out, delivered Gin & Juice, I Wanna Love You, 2-America's Most Wanted, Freak It and Drop It. This hip-hop rapper had the audience in frenzy with his captivating smooth flow. Snoop paid tribute to Tupac Shakur with a rendition of Pac's Hail Mary during his set.

 

Stephen Marley opened his set with Punky Reggae Party. The audience rocked to this song done originally by Stephen's father Bob Marley. Mind Control was delivered to the audience allowing them to understand what the powers were doing to the masses. Stephen introduced his brother Julian Marley and one of Jamaica's favoured reggae singjays, Spragga Benz. Both connected with the audience. Marley's other songs included Three Little Birds, Traffic Jam, Iron Bars and Could You Be Loved and were also well received.
 

DJ Unite of Tribe Of Kings provided music during the band change.

 

 

Rockers Mickey Avalon and Beardo were the opening acts.

Article Written By:  Ra-Umi Alkebu-lan