London live: Jay-Z and Erykah Badu

Yo, I just got back from a week in London. Had the good fortune to be there while Jay-Z was in town - he headlined Glastonbury of course, and also played a show a few days ago at Hyde Park, which I checked out. It was off the hook as you might expect - Hov had the crowd in the palm of his hand.

What impressed me most - as a true anorak - was the quality of the lighting and the sound. The videos below don't do them full justice, but give you some idea of the crowd response.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/O11NuXwoAag&hl=en&fs=1

Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/Qd6Ka2wthuI&hl=en&fs=1

The umbrellas are up because of the Rihanna track - luckily by then the skies had cleared. Earlier in the week I managed to catch Erykah Badu at the Brixton Academy. Another dope show - her band was mad tight and she carried herself like she was from another planet. My favourite bit was the Dilla dedication below:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/PBDCclI0Qvk&hl=en&fs=1

All told, a good week!