I must say that I’m utterly exhausted as I write this because St. Louis was the most lit it’s ever been on a Tuesday night that didn’t fall on a celebratory holiday. Tuesday was everything Friday wasn’t. Between the Schoolboy Q and Torey Lanez concerts the city was lit from The Loop to the Grove. Because The Pageant are less liberal with their start times, I kicked my night off there with Schoolboy Q and special guest Joey Badda$$. Y’all are probably going to call me the queen of petty, but I never got into Joey before the other night because of his struggle hair game. What? So I’m the only one who thinks his hair always looks like what’s hiding under somebody’s wig?…Whatever. Anyway, I feel so bad for being shallow…because he and those Celie plaits happens to be the truth. To see him rip the stage like that and he’s only 21, Joey had some big things in store if he can get an image consultant. And just when I thought I couldn’t be more pleasantly surprised, Schoolboy Q came through with a high impact show that had the whole crowd so lit that one or two had to be carried to the side to cool off. He actually had me when he roasted Kansas City and said St. Louis’ energy was so much better, but even if he hadn’t the show was so awesome that I’m hoping he blows all the way up. And if Schoolboy Q’s turnup wasn’t enough, I flew over to the Ready Room to get a taste of Torey Lanez. When he came out folks were pegging him as the next Drake, mainly because he sings and raps and is from Canada. But the two are pretty different, especially with their stage show. After seeing him walk on the crowd like Peter walked on water and flip and hang from ceiling pipes during his set, I’m convinced he’s part Spider Man. And the gag is I was too lit to fear for his life like I should have. I’m glad I was able to get a taste, but I wish the shows hadn’t been pitted against each so I could have enjoyed them both in their entirety.
