Photography By: Rafael Alvarez

Reporting live from Dallas, TX at the Icon nightclub: the skirts and the indoor sunglasses wear were out Friday night (May 23) for the arrival of Lil Boosie, quite literally descending from the sky and coming straight from the airport to the stage. It’s one thing to bump Bad Azz in the car and read the incredible highs and lows that have been the past 15 years of Boosie. But to see the Louisiana 2Pac in person in the South with the most committed of crowds is to understand the Bad Azz on an entirely next level.

In typical hip-hop fashion, the cadre of radio DJ’s and openers traded microphones while the crowd got properly ready. The White Owl was thick and the peach Ciroc bottles were being passed around in the crowd. Fire marshals making their rounds and girls were starting to get thrown out as 1:30 AM rolled around. A task force of security guards flanked the stage, looking like they were getting ready to shut the absolute shit out of the show down. All of a sudden, the “B-B-BAD AZZ” drop happens and pandemonium breaks out.

Boosie parted the bouncers and appeared out of thin air with a Slick Rick-level of gold chains and a dragon’s fire in his belly as “Smokin' On Purple” banged out. Any and all furniture was climbed; many ledges and balconies were tested as people tried to catch a glimpse of their newly freed President. Celebratory elbows were thrown and celebratory asses were dropped. One guy started rubbing money all over himself.

Photo By: Rafael Alvarez

Throughout the night, he rapped with the steeliest eyed concentration as if his life depended on it. Each hook and verse seemed affirmed him, giving him new energy as the next songs kept on coming. He would look around at the crowd like a proud father; the building full of Boosie disciples throwing every single one of his words right back at him.

He got to a point in the night where his between-song banter would be reduced to one rule :

“Let’s go DJ.”

SWERVE ON EM

“Let’s go DJ.”

ADIIIIIEEEYOOOOOS

“Let’s go DJ.”

WIPE ME DOWN

So. Many. Ruthless. Hits. It was like this the whole night; Boosie blazing through a 28-song setlist in barely under an hour. “Set It Off” shut down the club as the lights started to turn on and the last ratchet was to be had. It was a riot from start to finish.

If the Bad Azz is in your town, state, or country please go and bear witness. Boosie is free, come and celebrate.—Steezy Wond3r

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