More throw in on DJ Jazzy Jeff allegedly getting thrown out of Power & Light

As my colleague Justin Kendall reported early this morning on the Plog, DJ Jazzy Jeff had his set cut short last night at Power and Light for, I was told by witnesses, “playing hip-hop.” I was at the show, but at the moment Jazzy and his MC, Skillz, allegedly got escorted out, I was inside of Raglan freakin’ Road, buying a drink. Gah! The crowd was not rowdy at all. It was the most diverse crowd I’ve seen at P&L, and everyone seemed to be enjoying Jazzy’s jams. I don’t know what happened. Afterwards, when Jeff and Skills were long gone — as if to further the buzzkill — the people responsible for sound began pumping Bob Seger and Bryan Adams through the PA.

Comments to Kendall’s post have already blown up, you’ll see. Furthermore, Jazzy has continued to tweet, adding,

i guess…Kansas Just don’t Understand…lol

about 10 hours ago from web

Local hip-hoppers are outraged, including Miles Bonny, who, in the wee small hours, posted this video blog to his Web site.

And three local heads repping KChiphop.com sent an open letter ThisMayConcernYou.com in which they say,

Hip Hop & Black America will wake up today and laugh at Kansas City. And we — the young black professionals and the KC hip hop heads — are hanging our heads, embarrassed by the Power & Light, The Cordish Co. and KC Live.

And, to top it all off, someone has made an entire blog dedicated to this mess. Behold: Kansas City Hip-Hop vs. Power & Light

I’ll try to get in touch with a Cordish rep today and get their side of the tale.