I really wanted to hear him say, “Adam Levine, I got a hundred dollar bill for every bump on your face.”īut I can live without hearing a certain song. Collaborations are great, but I wanted Ferg’s part. Tory Lanez was always on stage with him, never leaving after his set - over half of which he clearly lip synced. I was shaking, assaulted by sound, but not feeling any closer a connection to the rapper now before me.įerg also never performed alone. In Ferg’s performance, it was like being in my car. “Always Strive and Prosper” includes skits throughout the album to create a narrative and sense of authenticity. My favorite Ferg song is his early single “Doe-Active” - a snarky banger comparing Adam Levine’s acne to cocaine - but his latest album builds off the powerful, melodic “Hood Pope” from his first full length, “Trap Lord.” This was especially disappointing given the prophetic, dare I say Kendrick Lamar-esque, tone of Ferg’s latest album, “Always Strive and Prosper.”

Instead Ferg last night was more like a fleeting electric spark. The ASAP Mob - including the famous rapper-now-model ASAP Rocky and the late great ASAP Yams - is a powerhouse. I did not expect to have made it to a High Street bar by 11 p.m., the concert already a foggy fever dream. From editing The Lantern concert reviews, I knew rappers are not known for timeliness. The only rapper, if you can even call him that, I’d seen perform before was Wiz Khalifa co-headlining with Fall Out Boy last summer. Why 10:30 p.m.? Because that’s when, with very little crescendo or fanfare, the lights went up and everything was over. and the place didn’t stop shaking until 10:30 p.m. I play them in my car on the way to work with the bass so loud the rearview window has a slight shake. I love Fetty Wap, Desiigner, Young Thug and other Top 40 rappers the opening DJ played. Perhaps all the Pride events downtown (understandably) didn’t want to be assaulted by the DJ bumping Fetty Wap? But it also seemed like a waste of a beautiful summer day.

Choosing to host the show indoors was beneficial for creating an intimate, club-like environment. Thankfully, when The Lantern reviews concerts, usually reporters receive a complimentary ticket.ĪSAP Ferg’s performance last night was not worth $45.ĭoors opened at 7:30 p.m. Once fees were factored in, the final total was around $45. Credit: Courtesy of TNSĪ ticket last night for ASAP Ferg and Tory Lanez’s Level Up Tour stop in Columbus at EXPRESS LIVE! ran on Ticketmaster for $30. Rapper A$AP FERG arrives at Marquee Nightclub for a special performance at The Cosmopoiltan in Las Vegas on February 20, 2014.

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