Shortly after, I was standing on stage right next to Kid Capri while Kirk Franklin was performing, I wanted to interview him, but I didn’t.
I thought he was about to perform next and didn’t want to bother him. Therefore, I asked him if he would grant me an interview after he was done and he said yes.
Looking back, I wish I would have interviewed him on stage. Even if it wasn’t the right time, the worst he could have said was no. Not to mention, he wasn’t performing next, or as I remember, if he did go on next, it took a while because Kirk Franklin was on stage for a long time. (which is ironic, but I will talk about that later)
There might be some details between this point and Kid Capri’s performance but I can’t remember. I believe it was Capri leaving the stage and walking backstage, which was more disappointing because I didn’t interview him.
I was like, if he had time to walk around, he had time to talk to me. How selfish is that? Well, it is selfish of me, but I seriously, thought it was selfish of him.
At this point, if there were more details, it doesn’t matter. More importantly, was that Kid Capri hit the stage. Kid Capri’s performance is an event that should be witnessed by every living soul.
For the unfortunate ones who haven’t seen a Kid Capri show in person, here is some of the footage from his set.
From that point, things started to get weird. Kid Capri’s set was abruptly cut short because of the time limit each artist had to perform. This rule, from my understanding and observation, caused a problem. I walked into a shouting match between someone with Kid Capri and someone working at the festival.
Kid Capri was visibly upset (rightfully so) that his set was cut short. On the other hand, the dude who worked for the festival explained that the same rule applies to each performer. I understand the rules are set, but Kid Capri is a legend!
Not only that, but the crowd was super excited and having a great time.
I began recording, and then I stopped. I didn’t want to put that on camera, plus the police were standing there and I didn’t want them to say anything to me.
Afterward, I talked to the guy from Kid Capri’s camp, and he explained his frustration, and I understood. Then, I walked up to Kid Capri, standing backstage not saying anything, and began talking to him.
I stated this was probably the wrong time to get that interview he promised me and he agreed. Despite what happened, Kid Capri had a calm demeanor about himself. I guess when you have done it as long as he has, nothing is surprising to him anymore.
Our conversation turned friendly, instead of trying to interview him, I began to talk to him like a regular person. I brought up that he came to my college homecoming and for the last song he played “Hay” by Crucial Conflict and the crowd went nuts.
He smiled and said he still plays that song. Maybe I reminded him to bring it up in his next show.
This wasn’t my first time meeting, talking to, and watching Kid Capri, this was the most recent and memorable. Hopefully, if I’m lucky, it won’t be my last.
