How one Vineyard bar band became a national party empire.
Jerry Bennett is rapping Dr. Dre’s verse of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” and the crowd is loving it. He grooves his head to the beat and beads of sweat drip from his hair onto his damp blue shirt and white pants. It’s the first time he’s left his drum kit since the party started an hour ago. He had to for this song. Hip-hop is his favorite genre of music, and he knows every word of “No Diggity” by heart. He takes off his tan suit jacket and tosses it to the side as he croons out the chorus, “I like the way you work it.” The twinkle in his eye is almost visible through his Blues Brothers sunglasses. He’s in his element and loving every second.