Chip off the Old Block

Chip off the Old Block was the debut tour for Young Grown Nation, and is dedicated to Ohio rapper Chase Anthony Locke, aka 'Lil Chip', who passed away after a tragic accident while camping. Chip's influence on the tour being his close friendship with Drugdead, who is on an indefinite hiatus after losing Chip, his best-friend and lead partner in the music industry. Chip also had a strong influence on the YGN, who were longtime fans and had intended to work together with both Chip and Drugdead prior to the former's sudden, tragic demise.
This show was the performance debut of YGN Squadz, who had travelled to Columbus, Ohio in order to perform at HalfBaked with multiple artists.
=== Drafting Phase ===
==== Previous Failed Tour (March 2023) ====
A debut concert had been lingering in the YGN since their first rise in October 2021. However, only one show had made it to the planning stage, a tour including numerous venues titled SummerSlash 2023, which was intended to carry out May - September 2023.
This show was cancelled after a compilation of mishaps, primarily the murder of 14 year old Soulnexx and arrests of nearly the entire lineup in connection, then the betrayal of YGN Dripmasterz in favor of being with Katelynn Ligenfelter put the final nail in the coffin. 
==== Lil Chip's Death/Memorial Concert Concept (August - November 2023) ====
On August 18, 2023, Lil Chip tragically died from an accident while camping. This sent a massive shockwave to the administration of YGN, who were devastated by his demise, given Chip (along with Drugdead) had a long-lasting influence on the YGN and coincidentally influenced the YGN to perform shows. 
With this tragic event, Squadz and Dripmasterz had slowly been making concepts of how to pay ultimate tribute to the late musician. 
Initially, an album inspired by Rocket Power (Quavo) was in the drafts, where Squadz would work on a tribute album to Chip with Drugdead, who would be the lead artist and release the album. Though this concept was not rejected, it was put on hold and not the main focus for a Chip related tribute. 
Finally, in November 2023, Squadz and Drugdead would speak on the possibility of holding a memorial concert to Lil Chip, something both artists agreed on and immediately began the planning stage for a Lil Chip Tribute Show.
=== Setbacks ===
Although under high anticipation, the tour would ultimately lose its potential and face many setbacks. 
Initially, in December 2023, the show was planned to have numerous venues, and be a traveling tour spread through multiple states. This failed due to the fact that no venue would respond to Squadz' email request. Then, it seemed as if Ohio would ultimately be cut from the tour altogether, due to inability to find a venue willing to book the event. 
Fortunately, HalfBaked (the intended flagship location) would respond in January, leaving the tour's status as confirmed, though all shows in NC were cancelled due to lack of response from venues. 
Then, as the show came closer, the fact that HalfBaked was a 21+ bar became a (resolved) problem, as a majority of the artists and people they had invited were between 18 and 20, though with special permission, this was fixed in March, nearly a week prior to the show. 
The worst setback was the betrayal of YGN KGlockz, YGN Dripmasterz & DJ DeKødez. Despite plane tickets being bought, hotel reservations being made and months of promise following, Dripmasterz would selfishly refuse to join up on the tour in favor of spending time with his obnoxious slut Katelynn Ligenfelter (who ironically caused the last show to fail).
Then, this followed with KGlockz last minute bringing up he never got permission from his mother to go on the show, beyond infuriating Squadz, especially due to KGlockz inability to stand up to his mother despite his age and being in the right. 
The worst bail was with DeKødez, who lied about suffering an intense sickness last second, an extremely unlikely coincidence, as DeKødez simply did not want to participate. DK's departure from the lineup was an extreme setback, nearly causing cancellation as there was no backup DJ.
Last second, however, a local tech geek known as 'Bean' volunteered to help with setting up the sound, making up for DK's wrong, and while a majority of the intended lineup did not show up, and all but one show was cancelled, the event did transpire successfully.
Though Chip off the Old Block was considered a smashing success, multiple factors, including those listed, were considered a serious blow to its intended prime.
A majority of the lineup who did show up suddenly left mid-show after performance, upsetting a majority of the other lineup and followers of the event. 
== Lineup ==
=== Young Grown Nation ===
* YGN Squadz 
* YGN KGlockz (bailed) 
* YGN Dripmasterz (bailed) 
* DJ DeKodez (bailed) 
=== Vanity the Team ===
* Crizzy White
* Xipz
=== Non-Collective Performers ===
* Drugdead
* Shizukesa
* DANO (no call/no show)
* SKUTA (no call/no show)
* The Martians
== Trivia ==
* It is unknown if this is an annual event for Columbus or was just a one-time event. 
* Because of their selfish actions, YGN KGlockz, YGN Dripmasterz and DJ DeKodez were barred from the upcoming Summer 2024 show.
* Originally, the four YGN were supposed to host multiple shows in North Carolina, with LiiT PARK3R, Moxley, SakChaser Gang and guest-performances from KSlayez & KTrazz were intended. This was cut due to the lack of response from any venues interested in the booking request.
Category:Concerts