They named their cafe Toastface Grillah in his honour.
But
owners of a Perth toasted sandwich eatery were surely not expecting
Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah to make a surprise visit.
While
in Australia to promote his solo album, the New York rapper put on a
very special performance at the establishment around lunchtime on
Monday, in a lane-way outside the restaurant.
Pop up gig: Wu-Tang Clan member
Ghostface Killah performed a special pop-up gig on Tuesday for Perth
fans outside Toastface Grillah
Named in his honour: The sandwich cafe in Perth's CBD was named in honour of the American rapper
'No words.........' Toastface told fans on their Facebook page next to a mobile phone video of the performance.
The
International superstar appeared to know nothing about the local
grilled toast restaurant when speaking to Triple J's Kyran Wheatley last
Thursday, who told him about the the pun-tastic cafe.
'Oh, for real,' Ghostface said in surprise, adding: 'I might gotta go there and take a picture or something.'
'What they got in there? Toasted sandwiches, ok ok.'
And a few days later, the 44-year-old, who was born Dennis Coles in New York, did more than visit the place for a souvenir snap.
With his Clan: Ghostface Killah (in red) performed recently with his group Wu-Tang Clan at Riot Fest in Chicago
Packed in performance: Standing in the
back of a ute in the graffiti riddled runway, the famous hip hop artist
put on a show for the hundreds that crammed into the small area
Not so impromptu: The pop-up gig was organised by local app company
Solo success: The American rapper is in Australia to promote his solo album 36 Seasons
Taking a break? The star got the crowd revved up with their hands in the air although he sat perched on the back of the ute
A
local company called HipFlask put up the money and arranged a private
performance, before spreading the word through their new app.
Thousands turned out to watch the seemingly impromptu performance, which also featured local artists, Wisdom2th and DJ L$treet.
Ghostface got the crowd pumped from his 'stage' a flat tray ute that featured a 'for sale sign' in the window.
Fandemonium: Perth fans got the chance
to get very up-close-and-personal with the star - one even taking a
selfie almost on stage
Getting plugged in: Even as the
44-year-old Hip Hop artist set up his sound equipment, the crowd had
their phone cameras out and recording
Kyran,
clearly chuffed by what he prompted, tweeted: 'I told @GhostfaceKillah
about @TFgrillah & then he played there. Insane.
'Also, guess that ute is more expensive now,' he added cheekily.
Earlier that morning Perth-based Hip Hop Emcee Wisdom2th took to his Instagram account to promote the gig in the CBD.
Chat that started it all: Ghostface
Killah did an interview on Triple J last Thursday, when DJ Kyran
Wheatley pointed out the existance of the namesake restaurant
Taking the credit: Triple J DJ Kyran
Wheatley first told Ghostface Killer about the sandwich shop during a
radio interview last Thursday
Chuffed: Thrilled with his success, the radio host joked about his next goal
'So this is happening.. GHOSTFACE KILLAH TODAY. I'm on at 12.30pm, come on down!' He excitedly told fans.
Meanwhile, DJ L $treet later reflected on his career highlight earlier in the day.
'The first mc I ever heard on a rap record,' he captioned a shot with Ghostface Killah
'And
I had the pleasure of opening up for the god in 2012.. but yesterday I
finally got to meet @realghostfacekillah' he gushed.
Meeting his idol: Local artist DJ L $treet got to meet his idol for the first time and posted a photo of the pair on Instagram
Sharing his Wisdom: Local Perth-based
artists Wisdom2th also took to the stage and promoted his upcoming
performance via social media with this photo
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