Video: G-Unit Performing At The Breakfast Club 5th Anniversary Party

Power 105’s The Breakfast Club celebrated five years on the radio with a star-studded concert last night (Dec. 17) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Some of rap’s biggest stars graced the stage as well as a few newbies got their chance to hop on the mic.

The event took place on a drizzly New York night and saw a sizable contingent of fans flock to the famed venue to support The Breakfast Club hosts Charlamagne, DJ Envy and Angela Yee. Around 9 p.m., dancehall artist Kranium appeared onstage to open the show and instantly got the crowd moving, most notably to his breakthrough single, “Nobody Has to Know.” After a short set by DJ Self, the Breakfast Club greeted the crowd with pleasantries while thanking the crowd for their support. “We appreciate y’all riding with us from the beginning, we appreciate that,” Charlamagne said.

After doing a round of borough shout-outs, Brooklyn sensation 2 Milly and his Stack Paper collective arrived. They got the crowd familiar with cuts like the new single, “Racks,” before bringing the house down with “Milly Rock.” Of course those in the audience busted out a few dance moves themselves.

Once the Milly rocking was complete, Pusha T made his way to the stage to the sounds of the “Don’t Like” remix. He garnered a great reception from the notoriously tough New York crowd. Wearing a black blazer, black shirt and gold chain, the Virginia trapper ran through a few of his standout guest verses from Future’s “Move That Dope” before ending his brief set with his new single, “Untouchable.” He plugged his new album, Darkest Before Dawn, and exited stage left.

Memphis hustler Yo Gotti kept the momentum going when his turn came. He took the bull by the horns, getting the crowd amped up with fan favorites like “Fuck You,” “Act Right” and the social media-inspired cut, “Down in the DM.”

Canada’s own Tory Lanez also showed the Breakfast Club some love and performed “Diego” and he brought out Harlem rep A$AP Ferg to do his verse. Deciding to give fans a change of pace, he took it back to the ’90s with renditions of classic cuts like Bell Biv DeVoe’s “Poison” and Ginuwine’s “Pony” before launching into his own signature record, “Say It,” ending what made for one of the more indelible performances of the night.

The night’s best set came from French Montana. Making his entrance to the sounds of Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Nigga” remix, the Bronx bomber stuck to his laundry list of street bangers like “Off the Rip,” as well as running the gamut of his guest verses, including his work on Big Sean’s “Mula,” A$AP Ferg’s “Put in Work” and Chris Brown’s “Loyal.” French also made sure to spread the hometown love even further by bringing out Manolo Rose for their high-octane collaboration “Super Flexing.”

If a rap show is going down in the Big Apple, it’s only right Jadakiss takes the stage. The MC performed “Welcome to D-Block,” his new single, “Jason,” and even brought out Uncle Murda. Then he hit the crowd off with his “Hotline Bling” rendition, “Thotline Bling,” before making room for the headliner of the night, 50 Cent.

Fans may have expected 50 Cent to follow suit of the other artists and stick to the hits, but the G-Unit general threw a curveball and chose to perform songs off his recently released The Kanan Tape. The rapper went through all seven songs, including “I’m the Man” and “Tryna Fuck Me Over.” Some people in the crowd were unfamiliar with the material, but that didn’t knock 50’s hustle. Joined onstage by Young Buck and Lloyd Banks, 50 sensed the fans’ desire for hits, but stuck to his guns. “I don’t wanna run through the old shit.” After Fif performed his last song of the night, the lights went on, signaling the end of an entertaining night for hip-hop.

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