"You know, I used to live in Harrisburg.." Rocky spoke to the hundreds with his signature smile, "THAT AIN'T PHILLY!!!" a voice rang out from the crowd. Rocky chuckled and agreed, "Yeah, that sure ain't Philly."
A$AP Rocky's tour for his latest album, TESTING, had been hyped up by him and his AWGE posy for months now. When I got my ticket in November, I was trilled. Even though TESTING may not be considered his best work compared to AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP and LONG.LIVE.A$AP, it's still a monumental album in his career. This album showcased a new Rocky, one who is experimental (hence the name). TESTING did deliver, according to Hot New Hip Hop's article, Rocky's album first week album sales were in the 70,000's. To anyone who listened to Rocky's album, what did you think of his new exploratory side?
As for the concert itself, it brought the same excitement as the album. Opening with a favorite of mine, "Distorted Records", the crowd launched into excitement and the jumping began. Rocky came onto the stage with a mysterious TESTING themed ski mask. To the crowds pleasure, he later removed it revealing his charming and irresistible smile. Rocky played the crowd pleasers, "Praise the Lord," "F**kin' Problems, and "Wild For the Night" that lead to multiple mosh pits, heavy screaming, and of course, some underwear throwing. When we got towards the middle of the concert, Rocky decided to get more romantic with the crowd and lied in the middle of his stage. He serenaded us all with his hit song, "L$D" while trippy pictures and videos filled the scream above.
The stage set up was impossible to overlook. With car's hanging from the ceiling, a ginormous screen with consistent moving images and videos, and a long runway with a circular end, you could see Rocky from anywhere within The Liacouras Center. I personally got very lucky and pushed my way to the barricade of the stage and was welcomed by the people around me. When you think general admission concert, you usually imagine loud, annoying people around you shoving in any direction they can. Although I found at this concert the people around me were very welcoming. I even made friends with some girls behind me and intended to stay friends after the concert was over.
Overall, if you're lucky enough to see the pretty boy himself, A$AP Rocky, I highly recommend you do so on his Injured Generation tour. Promised with madness, fun, sweat, and tears, you will surely have a night you'll never forget.
The stage set up was impossible to overlook. With car's hanging from the ceiling, a ginormous screen with consistent moving images and videos, and a long runway with a circular end, you could see Rocky from anywhere within The Liacouras Center. I personally got very lucky and pushed my way to the barricade of the stage and was welcomed by the people around me. When you think general admission concert, you usually imagine loud, annoying people around you shoving in any direction they can. Although I found at this concert the people around me were very welcoming. I even made friends with some girls behind me and intended to stay friends after the concert was over.
Overall, if you're lucky enough to see the pretty boy himself, A$AP Rocky, I highly recommend you do so on his Injured Generation tour. Promised with madness, fun, sweat, and tears, you will surely have a night you'll never forget.
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