Crazy how 50 Cent was ahead of the game on that.

50 was doing shows in LA(Brazil, Colombia, Peru, DR, Mexico, Panama, etc.) and doing collabs with Daddy Yankee and Wisin and Yendel before it was cool.

Edit: That's also why 50 is so embraced outside the US. Nigga toured everywhere. Even did a show in Azerbaijan lol.

AK focused in too much on Drake when talking about "crossover" as it relates to arena tours. But I don't think Lil Baby needs to be like Drake.

Kendrick and Cole both do arenas. Ye and Travis etc. You can still get to arenas without going the Drake route.

Rappers tend to be woat performers, not surprising.

Rappers are usually terrible live. Most them just let the crowd do the work and if the crowd ain’t into it the show or they don’t know the words it’s a f***ing disaster

Niggas run out of energy and turn the mic to the crowd to finish the job

I prefer intimate concerts.

However, rappers need to figure out their live shows. The reason why a few guys del out arenas are because they have massive production value and they are audible. They key to longevity in hip hop is the having everyone be able to understand every word you are saying.

Rapping inaudible over your own songs with a bunch of goons on stage is not the move.

Nah you need a whole portfolio of cross-over hits to start selling out arenas consistently. One won't cut it.

They prioritise and put effort into touring

Each Tour got a theme and presence. Travis made Astroworld an experience lol

Something that the teens of 2018 can share with their kids like yo I really went to Astroworld

My biggest pet peeve is when a rapper has a hype man and still does this like what’s the fuvking point of ur weed carrier then

Aka not just 30 dudes on stage smoking big blunts and dancing off beat

what are you onabout 50 cent is embraced outside of the US cus its motherfucking 50 cent.

niggas be overcomplicating s*** sometimes

DMX was probably the best rap live show. Dude was a monster in that regard

why has everybody let this go over their head?

This narrative that Drake is seen as white to American audiences is dumb just stop saying that lmao

If I really like a rapper it would be nice if they performed halfway decent instead of just letting the track do most of the work while running around

Some rappers are just flat up lazy with a lot of their performances not gonna lie

Everyone I’ve ever talked to about drake concerts say his live shows are straight ass

drake didnt start this gangster image until after 2015, everyone was expecting him to get badded up by meek mill

Tyler sold out MSG right before the pandemic, but I guess he's an outlier.

Also, y'all are still garbage for making Akademiks a thing.

Drake as white

"Gangster" image

Lil Baby definitely can because he’s not really on that murder s***

We don't have to make up lies to reasons why Drake sells tickets

He has a diverse audience that will pay for the product

when your og albums content have no gangster bars, and then your team come around you and you start acting gangster and saying you got mob ties all of a sudden its an image lets be fair.

Drake sold 400K+ 3 times in a row before his first big Arena tour. It wasn't because he was safe, he was just that big of an artist and it still took time.

Ellen audience dont even know these songs exist tho

It's not an image
Does he have mob ties? Uh yeah, he's been signed through J Prince since the beginning
There's no lying there and he def hasn't made it his image