The Drake vs. Lil Wayne tour has turned audience participation up a notch, with an appeal to “tap the app” that lets fans choose their favorite rapper. The concept of the title fight is one that all top-heavy shows should mimic. The energy never lagged; the hits didn’t stop; they traded sets instead of blows; and even though it was all in fun, the fans had a rooting interest.
Advantage, Lil Wayne. Tunechi was tapped to go first, and he came out swinging with the rock-tinged “Blunt Blowin’.” And, as they say, the crowd went wild, and it got loud.
The sound from the minimally dressed stage was crisp; it had to be to contend with the roar, the kind usually only heard on Saturday in a big-school football stadium. (Usually, rap shows are garbled and heavy with bass, with the audience able to catch a word or two and only tell the hook by the change in music.)
