Keznamdi Closes BLXXD & FYAH US Tour at Brooklyn Bowl Alongside Wu-Tang's GZA
Keznamdi closed his five-city BLXXD & FYAH US tour on October 15 at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, sharing the stage with Wu-Tang Clan's GZA, who performed Liquid Swords in full with the Phunky Nomads live band. The finale capped a run through San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Fan footage from the night showed a packed, electric room where reggae and hip-hop audiences met in the middle.
(ReggaeVibeMedia.com) Keznamdi closed out his five-city BLXXD & FYAH US tour on Thursday night at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, sharing the stage with Wu-Tang Clan legend GZA in a crossover moment that brought Kingston and Shaolin together under one roof.
The October 15 finale capped a tight two-week run that began October 4 at Café du Nord in San Francisco, moved through San Diego's Winstons Beach Club on October 8 and The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles on October 9, then hit the East Coast with an October 14 stop at MilkBoy in Philadelphia featuring America's legendary King Addies sound system. Brooklyn was the fifth and final date.
The evening's headline billing belonged to GZA, who performed his 1995 classic Liquid Swords in full, backed by the live band Phunky Nomads. Keznamdi joined as special guest, a pairing that raised eyebrows when it was announced in September but made complete sense to anyone who knows how deeply hip-hop and Caribbean sound system culture are intertwined in Brooklyn.
Keznamdi, whose 2025 album BLXXD & FYAH won Best Reggae Album at the 68th Grammy Awards, described the New York show as "even bigger" after confirming GZA's involvement, saying he was honored to have the Wu-Tang lyricist on board. Announcing the full tour lineup, he kept the framing personal: "Really excited to have some special artists, selectors and friends joining me on the road for this one."
Fan footage from inside the venue showed a packed room bathed in green and amber stage light, with the crowd phones-up as Keznamdi worked the stage alongside his band. The energy in the clips is unmistakable — a dark, loud, joyful room where reggae and hip-hop heads found common ground.
The BLXXD & FYAH era has been a defining one for the Jamaican star, whose album featured collaborations with Mavado, Masicka, Marlon Asher and Kelissa. Closing the US run next to one of hip-hop's most respected lyricists only cemented the statement: Keznamdi is not just touring behind a Grammy-winning album, he is building bridges between the cultures that raised him.