Kid Ink in Toronto

Toronto’s Guvernment nightclub was a zoo when Cali’s Kid Ink hit up the city, presented by Frontline Entertainment.

Underage fans were herded into the small second floor that overlooked the main venue, far from the stage and the madness below them. The DJs were on point all night. DJ Scratches, Charlie B and Wikked each took turns to spin a set as the audience danced, screamed and… drank from the time the doors opened.

Crazy Chris and Canada’s funny man, Trixx, hosted the event and turned the crowd up immediately by handing out shots of tequila, vodka and Hennessey and tons of free merchandise. Trixx played host and bartender as he poured drink after drink to the hype crowd. It did the trick. The crowd became severely intoxicated early on in the night while waiting for Kid Ink to hit the stage. Drunken fans squished as close as they could to the stage waiting for their tatted idol to perform, and as a result, tensions began to build.

Opener Jerzee “The Icon” and his entire entourage, video crew and group of background singers hit the stage to open up the show and did so with an undeniably entertaining set. As he performed his single “I Can’t Breathe”, his hype man handed out lit sparklers to the crowd, which was visually appealing, but a real danger to those in the crowd surrounded by intoxicated individuals whipping sticks of fire around. Obviously, there was no thought of those who used hairspray to get ready before they came, but thankfully no one was lit on fire and the show continued.

Kid Ink finally hit the stage performing tracks such as “I Just Want It All”, “Time Of Your Life” and “Hell & Back” to fans, as they danced to his live show. A pair of drunken break dancers in wife-beaters attempted to dance all through the venue, but continuously fell all over the alcohol-soaked floor.

At one point in the night, a fight broke out in the middle of the venue. The crowd separated and created a large gap in the middle of the floor where two fans scrapped before security jumped in and dragged them out. Throughout the venue, people were taking “turnt up” to a whole new plateau. It wasn’t actually the tatted rapper’s short set that made the night memorable. His performance was rather basic and even his opener outshined him. It was, however, a night not soon to be forgotten… unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons.