If you were a faithful member of the ”Bring Ab-Soul to Montreal” Facebook page, you were probably at the Petit Olympia last Friday night. It finally happened, TDE’s secret weapon would finally perform in our city.
The show started early with various hip hop performers. I’ve never heard of rappers Jimmy B or Slick Sterling until that night. Soulful rapper Jimmy B may be the next promising rapper from the DOT and is already getting love from the hip hop community. You should check out his Youtube channel.
Slick Sterling
Jimmy B
J.O The Corrupted was also a nice surprise . After asking the crowd if we all knew who Rob”the crook” Ford was (duh), the MTL rapper spit a few bars which felt were like a testimony of his criminal past. Money, crime and Arm & Harmer: his shit ain’t for the kids.
The last time I heard a Montreal femcee rap this good was when I first heard J. Kyll from Muzion more than a decade ago. Generale Q has a pretty commendable flow (good punchlines too) and it will probably remind you of some old Gangsta Boo. No Iggy. No Nicky.Refreshing indeed.
Hope to hear more of her .
Generale Q
Queens rapper BAS (who is signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records) gave the concertgoers a great surprise performance. The big beard rapper performed tracks like Be Alert, Love Souvenir and My Ni**a Just Made Bail. He even gave us a little freestyle before leaving the stage.
BAS
The wait was finally over, Ab-Soul took the stage around eleven o’clock. The messy hair rapper kicked off his set with Dub Sac, Terrorist Threats, TWACT, and Hunnid Stax. Soulo even showed support to his fellow TDE partner Schoolboy Q while playing Man of the Year and Druggy’s With Hoes Again.
AB-Soul
Le Petit Olympia is probably the best ventilated venue and weed smoker friendly. The ambiance switched a little as backwoods were getting rolled, puffed and passed around the room.. It was the perfect time for Gone Insane and the trippy World Runners.It was also nice to see the rapper sharing weed with fans. Like a real black hippy.
M.U.L.A. Grade: 9/10. We will be waiting for the Bring Ab-Soul BACK to Montreal page.
M.U.L.A. 