I saw Livewire in Santa Cruz a couple years ago and they actually put on a pretty good show. They let one of their female rappers rap and she was terrible, but Stalin and Shady Nate were dope, and Philthy Rich (not my favorite) wasnt bad. I coulda done without seeing Stalin without a shirt on the whole time.
I will always support rap shows but its starting to get more hit and miss. As I mentioned earlier in this thread I cant stand when venues let openers go on and on and on. Its not who I paid to see. 90 minutes top for all the openers is plenty.
I saw Big KRIT in santa cruz and bought a VIP package and got completely fucked all the way around, one of the worst experiences ever, and then saw him a year later in a tiny ass bar out here in Sac and he tore it down. That show was so clean, and professional, it was worlds apart. KRIT, Smoke DZA, and Clyde Carson