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This show is from March 6th 2006. In Long Beach, CA.

Full Video describing the loss of freedom under the Patriot Act. Involves George W. Bush and other politicians.

All-Star was completed during the last half of 2006, and it was scheduled to be released in January of 2007. In late December of 2006, Shotime (a.k.a. Sidney Addo) was tragically killed in Oakland. He was the last of Oakland's 148 murder victims in 2006. He spent the last few years of his life in Oakland kicking verses and serving as inspiration for his peers. This album serves as his vision for the future of rap. Shotime's All-Star is twenty-six tracks deep, and it draws from many elements of hip-hop. The way this album was recorded is equally impressive. All-Star was recorded in just three studio sessions in the summer of 2005—the first was in Oakland, CA, the second was in Fremont, CA, and the third was in Santa Cruz, CA. The first third of the album includes album cuts and singles, and these tracks are all about the "grind." The second third of the album is comprised of a few more mellow cuts, and Shotime displays his love for hip-hop during this part of the record. On the last third of the album, Shotime returns to freestyle form and kicks verse, after verse. Many of these songs were recorded in "one-take" or "two takes," and the acappellas of these freestyle tracks are featured on Shotime's The Freestyle Tapes (2007). Taken as a whole, this album has over twenty tracks of pure heat and many styles. Shotime's delivery, creativity, and depth will ensure this album stays in the ranks of the hip-hop and rap classics. Although he is no longer physically here, his life, music, and work will continue to inspire many souls in the years to come.

All-Star was completed during the last half of 2006, and it was scheduled to be released in January of 2007. In late December of 2006, Shotime (a.k.a. Sidney Addo) was tragically killed in Oakland. He was the last of Oakland’s 148 murder victims in 2006. He spent the last few years of his life in Oakland kicking verses and serving as inspiration for his peers. This album serves as his vision for the future of rap. Shotime’s All-Star is twenty-six tracks deep, and it draws from many elements of hip-hop. The way this album was recorded is equally impressive. All-Star was recorded in just three studio sessions in the summer of 2005—the first was in Oakland, CA, the second was in Fremont, CA, and the third was in Santa Cruz, CA. The first third of the album includes album cuts and singles, and these tracks are all about the “grind.” The second third of the album is comprised of a few more mellow cuts, and Shotime displays his love for hip-hop during this part of the record. On the last third of the album, Shotime returns to freestyle form and kicks verse, after verse. Many of these songs were recorded in “one-take” or “two takes,” and the acappellas of these freestyle tracks are featured on Shotime’s The Freestyle Tapes (2007). Taken as a whole, this album has over twenty tracks of pure heat and many styles. Shotime’s delivery, creativity, and depth will ensure this album stays in the ranks of the hip-hop and rap classics. Although he is no longer physically here, his life, music, and work will continue to inspire many souls in the years to come.