Action Bronson in TO for CMW

Toronto was in dire need of a raw, grimy, underground type show and no one was more qualified than Queens’ rapper Action Bronson, who hit up The Hoxton as a part of Canadian Music Week.
The show started promptly at 9:30 p.m. with opening acts. Hip-hop/rock band Anami Vice hit the stage to perform its unique music before Toronto rapper TF House performed an energetic set with tracks from his Young Desperado project, accompanied by DJ Yobi, as the venue began to fill up with enthusiastic concertgoers.
The lights dimmed as the crowd chanted “Bronson”, anxious for the Queens’ rapper to come out, but first Australian rap artist 360 hit the stage. The lanky tatted emcee, with a thick accent, spit over filthy electronic beats that rattled the venue, which became wall-to-wall, shoulder-to-shoulder rammed, making it hard to even dance to the hypnotizing music.
DJ Fathom spun records, as the crowd began to get impatient for Action Bronson and began chanting, some people even throwing water bottles. The show was completely sold out and the venue was at capacity making it next to impossible to even move. Audience members were stuck in limbo, anticipating the Albanian spitter to finally appear, only able to bob their heads to the DJ who spun records from Jay-Z, DMX, Biggie and Busta in hopes of keeping the crowd calm.
Just when it seemed like a riot was about to break out, the 310 pound, bearded emcee reached the stage in shorts and a grey toque with a drink, and sparked a blunt as the crowd did the same. He began spitting acclaimed tracks such as, “Strictly 4 My Jeeps” and “Gateway To Wizardry” as the crowd rapped along. After making the fans that angry, it was unreal how quickly Bronson made them forget, giving them the show they paid to see.
To make up to his dedicated fans for waiting so long, Bronson pulled out a giant bag and began throwing dime sacks of weed into the crowd, which he said that he bagged himself in his hotel room. As he continued spitting tracks off his newest mixtape, Rare Chandeliers, Bronson did the unthinkable and dove off the stage into the crowd, which unbelievably caught him as he crowd surfed. If the venue wasn’t so packed, it could have ended badly for the fans and the overweight emcee, but it made for a shocking moment in show history.
For fans craving a raw, no-filler show, Bronson came through and gave them their fix.