What better way to spend a Friday night in New York City than watching Dave Chappelle close out his 10-day stand-up show at Radio City Music Hall. One of the greatest comedians ever, Chappelle catapulted to fame with his sketch comedy on Chappelle's Show starting in 2003, and Wednesdays were never the same. Charlie Murphy became the best story teller in the world. We learned there's a gangsta side to Wayne Brady. We met Anthony Berry, the holla guy. Then all of a sudden Chappelle decided he'd had enough and disappeared with no explanation. The only piece of information that fans had was he walked away from $50 million and gone to Africa.

So when the announcement was made that Chappelle and Live Nation was doing a nine-day comedy special with musical guests—an additional date was added because the tickets were selling like wild—fans flocked by the thousands. Friday night, the final performance, began with Donnell Rawlings, a.k.a. Ashy Larry, giving a 10-15-minute routine just a little after 8 p.m that left the crowd of old, young, White, Black, whole families, stock brokers and sports anchors (hey Tamara!) in tears. The DJ got the crowd energized and left them roaring when Chappelle came on at 9:10. For over an hour the headliner paced back and forth smoking cigarette after cigarette while discussing race, meeting OJ Simpson and Toronto mayor Rob Ford, living in Ohio, his family and a plethora of other topics. He interacted with the audience as he commented on outfits, hairstyles and addressed a fan who was about to be kicked out for laughing too theatrically. The beauty of Chappelle is always how comfortable and in on the joke he lets his audience be. When he did his routine, it felt more like you were at the bar with a couple of your buddies rather than watching a one-man band try to entertain you.

Fitting for the last show, Chappelle went out with a bang, bringing out Mos Def and Talib Kweli for a Black Star reunion along with Hi-Tek. By the end of the night, the crowd was on its feet, waiting to see Chappelle one last time. They got there wish when he came out throwing red and white roses to the audience and took selfies with the front row. Someone even rubbed his face. But it was Donnell Rawlings who gave the final words of the night, a phrase forever ringing in our minds since the show's birth. "I'm rich, bitch!" Yes, rich indeed.

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