Progressive Neurological Disorders involve a progressive deterioration in functioning and are likely to affect the individual for life.Overcoming your corporate inferiority complexThe show got off to a slow start, which is usual at the Black Hole, with the opening performers trickling onstage around 11:30 p.m.. The female rapper I.G. sent the message loud and clear that Baltimore has its first Nicki Minaj wannabe, and the group Rose’ Mo didn’t seem to grasp the fundamentals of rapping in time with the beat. Caddy Da Don and Legacy D. Don (no relation) both performed solid sets, although the latter’s was marred by the intrusive presence of a backup singer and noodling guitarist. Smash aka T-Mac’s stage presence was a bit goofier and more animated than I would’ve expected from his records, and TestMe played some new material that showed him finally beginning to find a voice of his own that doesn’t sound so much like a Lil Wayne impersonation. DJ 5Starr’s sets between performers were consistently well done, though, setting him apart as one of Baltimore’s few hip-hop DJs who not only spins many local records, but picks songs that actually sound good in the club. And he kept the energy in the Black Hole high with tracks such as Skarr Akbar’s "Bang” and a killer blend of the vocals from Comp’s "Whole Lat” over the beat from DJ Class’s "I’m The Ish.”On the way back to town, we were dropped off at the War Remnants Museum, which was a truly sobering experience. Outside there’s a collection of vehicles and a mockup of a prison, and upstairs there’s a "then and now” photo essay and a display of how the rest of the world supported Vietnam through posters and the like.
