Photography by Aaron Rodriguez
The Houston Toyota Center opened its doors to around 13,000 people on October 6th for the Legendz of the Streetz tour. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that any one of the artists that performed could do a whole show by themselves. Dj Drama started the night by reminding the crowd that he is still one of the premiere record selectors in the country. He curated the perfect ambiance to get the audience engaged as patrons entered the arena.
After his set was Fabulous, coming in to have the ladies out of their seats singing the hooks,as if there was a mic in front of them. Fab ran off a series of late 90’s and 00’s chart toppers.
After some intentional feedback, Lil Kim came up. Literally out of a giant box the Queen Bee, dressed in yellow and black, made her way down a flight of stairs onto the stage with 20 to 25 acrobatic dancers. The Magic Stick rapper, has enough stage presence to lock in on her performance and not blend in with the well choreographed revue.
Mr. Zone 6 aka Gucci Mane walked out next to fans already on their feet. Big Guwop’s signature cadence along with the bass in the home of the Rockets was easy to latch on to. You could tell the masses were eager to rewind time.
Atlanta artist 2 Chainz was next to maneuver through an extensive playlist. Only able to deliver one or two verses and a hook before having to migrate to another hit.
Atlanta hitmaker, Young Jeezy, recently participated in a Versus battle at Atlanta’s Magic City. His opponent, Gucci Mane. Deciding to reconnect after a 15 year feud, the two artists are now on tour together. The Snowman stirred up fans again, having concert goers illuminating the arena with their phones, paying homage to a list of Houston artist who passed on including. Chad”Pimp C” Butler and Robert “Dj Screw” Davis.
MMG Ceo Rick Ross concluded the H-Town edition of the tour. With his signature grunts and” Maybach Music” loop coming from the tower of speakers, Ricky Rozay made a point to let you know what kind of cloth he is cut from. Bringing out no less than 15 two-piece clad female pole artists,conjuring Uncle Luke vibes.
Unfortunately, as the last performer for the night, Rick Ross was unable to complete his set of hit street anthems due to the venue’s strict time restrictions. The Florida native’s mic was cut-off mid-song, to the confusion of the artist and the crowd. “So many hits, so little time” was the echoing sentiment in the assembly as fans left for the night.
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