A giant black and white warning sign would appear on screen, as a HdyNation Rebellion P.S.A. played in the background. Sirens would go off as the J2K emerged atop the bunker in his combat gear, hands forming the duo’s signature warning sign- sending the crowd into a frenzy. J2K would serve as the primary MC, as Autobot served as DJ. Occasionally, the two would mix things up. We loved when they would grab a giant floodlight and shine bright light upon the crowd.
Floss would play remixes to some of the biggest hip hop tunes out right now, and even dished out a little Dillstradamus! One of our favorite moments of the night came when J2K led the crowd in the mannequin challenge. To be among thousands of people who are literally standing still in place, doing crazy poses, was both funny and unique. It would have been better had Rae Sremmurd made a surprise appearance to perform Black Beatles, the challenge’s anthem, like they did in Portland days before. Blah.
Flosstradamus and the Bunker. (Photo: Stanley Sutton, DMNW)
Toward the end of the night, Floss saved their best for last: Prison Riot. When that bell rang and Lil Jon’s voice blasted through the speakers, everyone knew what time it was. While mosh pits had been occurring randomly throughout the night, they were all small and didn’t last long. J2K acknowledged this and instructed the crowd to open up “the pit” in the middle of the dance floor. Everyone’s heads would turn to the center circle as it grew wider. And wider. And wider. We thought the mosh pit at GTA Showbox SoDo in September was big and wild. It had nothing compared to this one.
Drowning Pool’s smash hit Bodies would play. “Let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the floor,” on repeat, with no background music, as the crowd slowly began to push their way to the center of the circle. When Bodies transitioned back to Prison Riot, and the drop occurred, things turned to shit as the mosh pit had people flying left-to-right, up-and-down. Being the crazies that we are, we dived in as well, nearly jumping out of our shoes as we got tossed all over the place! Luckily, no one was trampled and there weren’t any bloody faces, from what we saw!
Floss would end their set with the Yogi and Pusha T collab, Burial. When the two left the stage, the crowd stayed in place, chanting “one more song! One more song!” The HdyNation generals would oblige, jumping back onto the bunker to play a few more tracks before really calling it a night. As we recover from another successful round of moshing, and other happenings, here’s to Floss (and Snails) making their Pacific Northwest returns sooner rather than later!
Did you see Flosstradamus in Seattle or Portland. What was your favorite moment? Drop a comment below and let us know!
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