Rapper Kamaiyah celebrated the anniversary of her breakthrough mixtape Saturday by turning Oakland\u2019s Fox Theater into a hometown party with featured performances from local hip hop artists like E-40 and G-Eazy.<\/p>\n
Saturday marked 10 years since the release of \u201cA Good Night in the Ghetto,\u201d Kamaiyah\u2019s debut mixtape that brought her into the national spotlight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just starting my career,\u201d she said in an interview. \u201cMe and my friends were just having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Kamaiyah, her concert at Fox Theater was a homecoming, returning to the city that shaped her sound. The show also made her the first female rapper from the Bay Area to headline the Fox Theater.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you come home, it ain\u2019t unfamiliar territory or energy,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to all be on the same vibration. You feel the music differently because you are a part of the culture that the music is coming from.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fox Theater was packed with fans eager to see the rapper, waiting with anticipation for Kamaiyah to start the show. Just before 10 p.m., the curtains opened revealing a set design of the front of an apartment building, similar to the one seen on the cover of \u201cA Good Night in the Ghetto.\u201d<\/p>\n
The crowd roared as Kamaiyah entered the stage wearing sunglasses and a hoodie with her first initial \u201cK\u201d covering the back. She began with several songs from her first mixtape including \u201cCome Back\u201d and \u201cAin\u2019t Goin Home\u201d that were backed by a live band.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made it 10 years y\u2019all,\u201d she said to the crowd.<\/p>\n
Kamaiyah also invited numerous Bay Area rappers to her show, who each performed one or two songs for the crowd. Local rap artists Bosslife Big Spence, Lil Kayla, Young Bari, and 1 Umbrella took to the stage for surprise performances. Detroit rapper Sada Baby also came out to rap a few songs.
The crowd roared with excitement as Bay Area rapper E-40 performed his hit song \u201cTell Me When to Go,\u201d while Oakland native G-Eazy rapped his song \u201cNo Limit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kamaiyah ended her set performing two of her hit songs, \u201cHow Does It Feel\u201d and \u201cF\u2014 It Up,\u201d concluding a night filled with nostalgia and surprise performances.
\u201cCongratulations to everything you\u2019ve done,\u201d G-Eazy said to Kamaiyah on stage. \u201cYou\u2019re a legend, you\u2019re an icon.\u201d<\/p>\n
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