The 2009 Texas Heat Wave went down in Austin a couple weeks ago and Trae invited me and my boy Shea of the Houston Press to document the show. The craziest part of the night was when Mike Jones backed his truck all the way into the backstage area to avoid physical contact with Trae. Trae went on after Mike Jones and worked the crowd into a frenzy. Ice Cube, the headliner, showed that he hasn’t lost a touch. Cube had everyone on their feet for an hour. To my amazement, though, he looks way shorter in person.

After the Heat Wave concert, we hopped in the car and drove to some all-white frat party (and I don’t mean their outfit) that Trae was billed to perform at. By the time we got to the party, one of the kids who was clearly wasted had fallen asleep in the back of a truck. I’d show you a pic but he woke up before I had a chance to snap him. However, once the show kicked off and the liquor started flowing, there was no shortage of drunk college kids to photograph.

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