The Life Is So Exciting Tour

Pusha T and Fabolous weren’t lying when they titled their joint tour the “Life Is So Exciting” tour. The two made their way through North America and hit up Mississauga (of all places) recently. After a vigorous pat down by security, fans made their way into the packed Famous Nightclub to take in some of their favourite street bangers live.

The last time Fab was in Toronto he had a bottle thrown in his face and Pusha T hasn’t always been on the best terms with Mr. 416, Drizzy. Not to mention, Toronto usually forgets to come correct to club shows so there was tension in the air as to what would go down. Even Pusha asked earlier that day, “What’s going on in Toronto? It’s so violent you gotta stick me outside the city?”

When show time came, Pusha T came out in a technicolor cap and a neck full of diamonds, opening the show with his verse of “I Don’t Like”, which set the tone of his entire set — straight fire! With his raw flow and aggressive expressions, Pusha commanded the crowd who screamed along to every bar from “Cook It Down” off of Fear Of God, his verses from “New God Flow”, “Runaway” and “Mercy”, as well as a hype performance of “Exodus 23:1”. He just rapped. No filler, no wasted time, the G.O.O.D. emcee connected to his fans and they reciprocated all his energy back to him when he ended his hype set with “Millions”, “Blocka” and “Numbers On The Boards”. He delivered pure street bangers that left the crowd drenched and voiceless by the time he exited the stage.

Fab came out repping Toronto, rocking a Blue Jays snap back and jean vest, red leather pants, a star spangled tank top and a pair of shades, spitting tracks from The Soul Tape 2. Although Loso professed his love for the city, it was quiet for the Brooklyn rapper. Too quiet, even awkward quiet at times, during the moments between songs where he stopped to grab a drink, light a blunt or wipe his sweat soaked hi-top fade.

It may have been his lack of performance technique, or his decision to begin his set with his newer material, but either way, it was obvious whom the crowd came to see, as the energy was raised again when Pusha T returned to the stage to perform “Life Is So Exciting” with his tour mate.

Fab continued returning to old fan favourites such as “So Into You”, his verse on Lil Mo’s “Superwoman” and “Breathe”, but it was obvious that the energy of the night had already peaked. Fans left content, however, because Pusha’s set alone was worth the ticket price. Blocka!