Concert Review: Under the Influence of Music Tour – Wiz Khalifa + More

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Wiz Khalifa brought his third annual Under the Influence of Music tour back to Toronto’s Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on July 29. He was accompanied by some of hip-hops biggest names including Ty Dolla Sign, Iamsu!, DJ Drama, Rich Homie Quan And Jeezy. The best way to describe the show would be to compare it to a wild house party that you most definitely wanted to be invited to.

Security to enter the venue was tight. Perhaps they expected the young crowd was under the influence of more than just music, a few kids falling over and getting kicked out before the show had even started proved that point. The crowd was mostly young people and a majority of them were wearing converse Chuck Taylors, emulating the night’s star performer.

DJ Drama, famous for his mixtape series “Gangsta Grillz” never let the party atmosphere die. Between sets while the stage was being setup he spun mixes featuring the biggest bangers in hip-hop today. Drama also passed a blunt to the crowd, and whenever he needed an easy way to get a huge ovation, he played a Drake track and the Toronto audience went wild. Perhaps a little foreshadowing?

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