“Long Beach, I need y’all to put y’all hands together right now for Queens’ finest, the legendary, iconic…”
A rhythmic drum pattern cut through the open air of the F&M Bank Amphitheater Friday night. Four faint taps followed by a booming hit, repeating like a ticking time bomb: Tick, tick, tick, tick, boom. Tick, tick, tick, tick, boom.
Red-orange flames engulfed the projector screen as the crowd prepared a hero’s welcome…