Snoop Dogg Entertainment Art Grant Park at Lollapalooza Chicago, IL August 9, 2009

To say that Snoop has charisma on stage would be an understatement. From the moment he took the stage the audience was his. The temperature may have been nearing 100 degrees but that didn’t stop thousands of people from cramming into the pavilion as tight as possible to get a glimpse of the man himself.

Dogg, a veteran of the hip-hop scene, knew exactly what the audience wanted and gave it to them. He delivered song after song of old school tunes with just a hint of today’s modern scene. This was never more obvious then when he went into a surprise cover of House of Pain’s “Jump Around”, played just long enough to keep the audience guessing, followed immediately by his current hit “Drop it Like it’s Hot.” The moment the first bars hit everyone freaked out and Grant Park turned into one big house party.

Dogg kept mostly to his old school catalogue playing favorites like “Gin and Juice” and “Who Am I (What’s My Name?).” If for only a brief moment during his set, Grant Park and the Chicago Olympic Stage transformed into what felt like the early 90’s all over again.

Farrell made the right choice in bringing in such a big name act like the Dogg Father for the festival. The Lollapalooza Musical Festival is a great venue to hear some of the biggest names in the business perform, but some genres are still under utilized. The powers that be at Lolla need to pay more attention to genres like the rap/hip-hop scene. There is enough talent out there in that community to fill a stage for the entire festival. Lollapalooza at its core has always been about muti-genre of musical styles coming together to educate and to expand the musical fan’s palette. Let’s hope they continue to expand this concept in next year’s line-up.

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