When stars hook up for a tour, it’s a good idea if they both cater to the same audience—a clash of differing styles just leaves an awkward atmosphere for the audience. In other cases, it brings together too much of a bad thing. Here’s are some prospective offenders:
Kanye and Lady Gaga
Kanye, as announced on “The View” this week, will share the stage with Lady Gaga. The scantily-clad, buttah-faced Brit won’t fill the opening slot but rather will perform onstage simultaneously with West… which begs the question, can straight dudes even go to this? I’m sure it’ll be a fine opp to pick up chicks but vibin’ out to 808s and Gaga material equates to an irreconcilable man fail.
Jay-Z and Ciara
Nowadays, Jay just goes into his old-man rap stance and just sways back and forth as if he has visions of sitting in a rocking chair onstage (taking another page from Rakim’s rhyme book). He used to bring out the Roc boys but since they’re not en vogue at the moment, his guests will probably just be… Beyonce. And Ciara, as attractive as she is (well, she can’t sing), is hard to admire from a mile away—seeing as Jay charges too much for tix.
Asher Roth and KiD CuDi
Bobby Ray is the opener and usually delivers an entertaining set, mixing it up on guitar and piano and just wildin’ out in general. But with Asher Roth and CuDi on the same bill, the crowd just might be the most un-hip-hop in hip-hop (frat boys and hipsters).
Maxwell
Smart money says he pulls a Lauryn and doesn’t even show. Look what happened with The Alchemist’s new video.
- Devin Chanda
