107.9's
DJ Damage did what he does best for the first half of the night,
spinning hits from Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Juicy J, Kendrick, amongst
others. The crowd nodded and sang along while Fese talked to the crowd,
getting their energy up. Being that Fese and Damage are brothers, the
chemistry they have as dj and hypeman is impeccable. After an hour and a
half, the first performer came out. His name was Asaad Money, a
Philadelphia native.
"F*ck Pusha T"...
The
rapper dressed in what is to be assumed his own clothing line came out
to try and embrace the crowd. Three minutes into his set, he lost the
crowd. The shenanigans didn't end with his slander of Pusha (he also
spit a diss bar that was directed towards the headliner), he stopped to
pull out a very long blunt and light it, sharing a very sinister smile
with the now, confused, audience.
He finished one song, he ad libbed
while the track played, and then threw his wireless mic towards my
direction. It bounced off stage and popped me in the face. He then did a
wardrobe change, jumped over me and iSocialite's photographer Jacob
Peck, as he attempted to stage dive. Luckily, three of his fans were
there to catch him. After getting back on stage, he grabbed a bottle of
water and drank some... Then spit it out all over the stage and poured
the rest of the water with it. He performed a few bars of another song
and then threw the second microphone. The crowd became irritated and
began to boo him. "Who the f*ck is the guy and why the f*ck is he still
on stage?!" yelled a few fans as Asaad dapped up the security guard. He
asked for the house to turn the lights off, them he started yelling "who
the f*ck through that? Don't be a p*ssy!" Allegedly, someone through
ice at him and he lost it. Security came on stage to escort him off, and
he then tells us he's been signed to Atlantic Records. Good luck,
Atlantic.
Inbetween sets, Damage came back out to spin.
Then
the small, kid rocking Bred 4s came out to perform. North Carolina's
own King Mez commanded the stage. To say the least, he was the polar
opposite of Asaad Money. Where the audiences will remember the first
performer for his shenanigans, they will definitely remember King Mez
for his lyricism. His 15 minute performance was filled with witty puns
and intelligent plays with words. He even went accapella and freestyled a
little. Although short, I'm almost positive people will definitely want
to here more from the young dude that has opened for names like
Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T, Wale and others.
Then the moment we had all been waiting for.. Pusha
the God came out in his Givenchy crew neck and black jeans (If anyone
happens to know what sneakers he was wearing, hit my twitter ASAP). He
started his set with his verses from Popular Demand, Grindin, So
Appalled, and Runaway. At this point, the venue had packed and the crowd
was flowing right along with Pusha. He did some noteable classics from
his renowned mixtape Fear of God, Alone in Vegas, Cook it Down. He
stopped and thanked everyone for coming out, saying that Philly was his
second home. He announced the title of his album My Name is My Name and
then did a freestyle. The crowd sat in both silence and amazement as
they watch Push go in on the mic, using metaphors and lyrical twist in a
finesse that is only Pusha's. He then bought out the legendary Ab Lava (
I was highly upset the kids behind me had no idea who he was. Do your
history folks) and they performed Viva La Re Up Gang. He then did
Doesn't Matter and his verse from Mercy as he did his swerve dance. The
crowd chanted GOOD Music , followed by his performance to Millions. He
again gave his fans accolades and praise for holding him down. He
finished his set with an amped performance of Blocka and Trust You.
Needless to say, the night was interesting. Big ups
to NYX Nightlife for bringing the show to Philly. Follow them on
twitter for news and updates for all events at @NYXNightLife
UPDATE: So we got an insider scoop on what really happened backstage with the Asaad vs. Pusha beef. Read about it here.
- Review by @Yan_TonSoup // Photos by @Toussaint215
UPDATE: So we got an insider scoop on what really happened backstage with the Asaad vs. Pusha beef. Read about it here.
- Review by @Yan_TonSoup // Photos by @Toussaint215
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