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I had the pleasure of attending the Snoop Exhibit at the HVW8 Art Gallery, 661 N. Spaulding off Melrose in Los Angeles and I must say I truly enjoyed myself.  Initially, I was taken aback by artists taking swigs of Colt 45 in paper bags but soon came to realize that it went all too well with the theme of the event (the paper bags were actually insulated to maintain the coldness of the malt liquor).  To bring the event full circle, there was FREE fried chicken catered by Dante’s Fried Chicken truck which washed down well with the Colt 45.  Making my way to the bar, the beautiful hostess’ greeted me with a choice of carton water, classic Colt 45 or the new Colt 45 BLAST in Strawberry Lemonade, Blueberry Pomegranate and Raspberry Lemonade (which hits shelves April 4, 2011).  I festively decided on BLAST Strawberry Lemonade which really got me feeling NICE!

As the place began to pack out and I realized there was not ONE familiar face, I sparked conversation with newlyweds who were just sooo sweet & cute.  The DJ was jamming and Dam Funk hit the mic, giving a full out performance of Pasadena grown “west coast – FUNK.”  This was an authentic LA experience, and I couldn’t help but dance.  Computer Jay started out the party BUT Dam Funk definitely ended it, a truly talented musician he went from DJing, singing, electronic vocoding and even the keyboard guitar.  Snoop eventually hit the mic and seemed a little modest in terms of performing.  But the audience was not having it!

I met a few cool folks Anthony (DC native & music producer), Claudia & her husband, KG, Tyrin Ford of Ethno Brands and of course THANKS to the homey Slav K.

For info on the gallery go to:  http://hvw8.com/2011/02/16/adidas-hvw8-and-snoop-present-the-dogg-house/