A-Hustle performs live at Back 2 the Block Block Party Tour 2: The Re-Up, held at Magnolia Park in Beaumont, Texas, on April 27, 2013. The event was presented by Blue Chip ENT and Dammit Boy Productions and hosted by JNO The Joker.
This surviving 5:35 performance documents A-Hustle appearing at the Beaumont event. A-Hustle was also advertised on the original event flyer, providing primary-source confirmation that the artist was part of the announced Back 2 the Block 2 lineup.
Dammit Boy Productions published the performance on May 18, 2013, just weeks after the event. The surviving video provides contemporary documentation of A-Hustle performing during this period of Southeast Texas independent hip-hop.
The original flyer billed the April 27 event as Back 2 the Block Block Party Tour 2: The Re-Up. Advertised performers included Mayper Gang, Deuce Collyon, Cool Tony & J.R., A-Hustle, Supa, Crim Life, Jusp, Playamusic, J-Finn, Richy Rich, Blue Chip Ent., and additional artists.
The event followed an earlier Back 2 the Block gathering documented by Dammit Boy Productions at Tyrrell Park in Beaumont on February 23, 2013.
A-Hustle’s performance is one of multiple surviving DBP videos from the April 27 event. The archive also preserves performances by J.R. & Cool Tony, Supa, and J-Finn.
Historical artist names are preserved as they appeared during the event. J.R. later became known as Jah’s Reflection, while J-Finn later became J Fendi.
Together with the original event flyer, the surviving performance footage documents the connection between Blue Chip Entertainment, Dammit Boy Productions, and the Southeast Texas independent hip-hop community in 2013.
Blue Chip ENT and Dammit Boy Productions presented Back 2 the Block Block Party Tour 2: The Re-Up at Magnolia Park in Beaumont, Texas, on April 27, 2013. The DBTV archive preserves the original flyer and surviving performances from the event.
April 27, 2013
Magnolia Park, Weiss St., Beaumont, TX
