In Formation

 

IMG_0159Beyonce probably has to be the biggest artist of my generation; comparable to the stature of how my parents feel about Michael Jackson.  After the visuals for Lemonade aired on HBO, I immediately purchased tickets for the Formation Tour.  My fiance’s bucket list included seeing Beyonce live so I figured let’s make this happen.  I definitely wouldn’t say I’m apart of the Bey Hive or a known Beyonce fanatic, so to make an executive decision to spend about $160 per ticket was definitely out of the ordinary for me.

Not knowing what to expect, I entered Citi Field in NYC somewhat anxious and, to say the least, highly anticipating just what to see from the Queen herself.  Dj Khaled opened the tour and brought out a number of guests including Yo Gotti, Kent Jones, French Montana and the Lox to name a few.  Khaled definitely knows how to read a crowd and kept up the momentum until the big moment finally happened.  The lights dimmed, flashed black and white and just the shadow of Queen Bey stirred the crowd in a way I never seen before.  Big Freedia’s intro to Formation played and there she was.  Effortlessly slaying per the usual.

To start with the hit Formation, I knew to only expect greatness from here on.  Beyonce has a slew of hits.  I watched her perform for over 2 hours; never missing a beat and never losing connection with the crowd of fans.  The experience was like no other.  She has to be crowned as the best performer of all time in my opinion.  Beyonce gained so much more respect from me as both an artist and person after this tour.  I am proud to say I got in formation with ease.  Check out some of the moments I was able to capture below.

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Season 3

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The debut of Kanye’s new line of clothing and album was definitely theatrical and worth the wait for the experience.  I attended the viewing at a theater and was overly surprised at the detail and amazing cinematography throughout the production of the show.  There were special appearances from the renowned Naomi Campbell, Ian Connor and Young Thug in the actual fashion show and the friends and guests of Ye’s are just too many to name but to list a few that I caught were Swaggy P aka Nick Young, Pusha T, Don C, Big Sean, 2 Chainz and the entire Kardashian clan. The sounds of the Life of Pablo pumped through the entire show and may be one of the greatest albums that I have heard. The gospel foundation along with the genius mix of samples and production from Kanye and a list of others definitely puts this album among the greats.  Take a peak below at some of the moments I was able to capture.

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