Aahh! Fest

Aahh! Fest (stylized as AAHH! Fest) was an annual two-day music festival by Common, held in Chicago, Illinois, at Union Park, to raise funds for local non-profit organizations. It made its debut in 2014, hosted by Dave Chappelle, with non-profit organizations including the Lupe Fiasco Foundation, Donda's House, and Common Ground. Featured acts were Lupe Fiasco, De La Soul, MC Lyte, Jay Electronica, Lil Herb, and Common, with a special guest appearance from Kanye West.Tardio, Andres (September 22, 2014). "Aahh! Fest Recap: Kayne West, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Jay Electronica". HipHopDX.Galil, Leor (September 22, 2014). "Common and Kanye West make Aahh! Fest a great end cap to festival season". Chicago Reader. During his performance, Fiasco's mic got cut off when introducing his final song, his set going over the time limit.
== Critical reception ==
Steven Goldstein of XXL wrote, "Lupe Fiasco kicked off the evening sets with an inconsistent 30 minutes. The highs ("Kick, Push," "Go Go Gadget Flow," "Around My Way") were expectedly great; the lows (a five-minute freestyle over "Don't Like," a reference to Ray Rice when a girl in the front row didn't know how to do the Cabbage Patch dance) induced plenty of awkward stares. As Fiasco was introducing his last song—"The producer is from the Chi, the verses are from the Chi, the hook is from the Chi, it was recorded in the Chi," he teased—his microphone was cut off."Goldstein, Steven (September 22, 2014). "Common Brings Out Kanye West at Aahh Fest". XXL. In a review for Chicago Mag, Tomi Obaro remarked, "[W]hen Aahh! Fest organizers told him his time was up, he refused to go until they turned off his sound. He didn't reappear for the fest's last song with the other MCs, leaving a somewhat bittersweet feeling in the air."Obaro, Tomi (September 22, 2014). "The Best and Worst of Aahh! Fest 2014". RapReviews.com reported, "I've had very mixed feelings about Lupe over the past four or so years, but he is still one of hip hop's elite writers. Even though he's hardly recognizable from his early days; he now sports long dreads and a dashiki t-shirt, but he can still perform very well. His set was a bit strange—he left off a lot of classics from his first LPs..."Gase, Zach (September 30, 2014). "Aahh Fest 2014 Recap". RapReviews.com.
== Set list ==
# "Go Go Gadget Flow"
# "Kick, Push"
# "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)"
# "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"
# Freestyle (Chief Keef's "I Don't Like")
== Date ==
Date	Date 	Time 	City 	Venue
Sun 	September 21, 2014	7:30 – 8:00 "MURAL Chicago (@MURALChicago)". Facebook. September 20, 2014.	Chicago	Union Park
== Gallery ==
File:Aahh! Fest 2014.jpg|Promotional poster
File:Lupe Fiasco - Aahh! Fest.jpg|Photo by Daniel Boczarski
File:Lupe Fiasco - Aahh! Fest (2).jpg|Photo by Daniel Boczarski
File:Lupe Fiasco - Aahh! Fest (3).jpg|Photo by Daniel Boczarski
== References ==
Category:2014 live performances
Category:Festivals