To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, we dug up some little-known facts about the documentary.
10. Kanye West was the only headliner that wasn’t interviewed
Kanye West may lack a lot of things but he has always been overflowing with self-confidence. Watching the film, you can just feel that Kanye knew that he was on his way to becoming one of the biggest stars on the planet. Being backed by the Central State University Marching Band, his performance of “Jesus Walks” was almost a coronation of West as the “next one.”Interestingly, there is no interview with Kanye West during the film. Can you imagine what Kanye would have been talking about? What would have said about being the opening act? The film captures Kanye West in the midst of his ascendancy into megastardom but we don’t get to hear his thoughts about the historic night.
Tags:
Best guide to hip hop, soul, reggae concerts & events in San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles & New York City + music, videos, radio and more
J Boog
Tuesday, June 16 @ UC Theater, Berkeley
DaBoyDame w/ Keyshia Cole, Plies +more
Friday, June 19 @ Fox Theater, Oakland
Buju Banton & Stephen Marley
Saturday, June 20 @ Fox Theater, Oakland
Kev Choice Ensemble
Friday, June 26 @ Yoshi's, Oakland
Khalid
Friday, June 26 @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley
Thee Sacred Souls
Saturday, Aug 15 @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley
Jungle
Wednesday, Oct 7 @ Greek Theatre, Berkeley
© 2026 Created by Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist.
Powered by