Typically, a Thug show prior to this tour would be at a club, with an all-black, all-urban crowd. The majority of these [Rodeo] shows are a mixed crowd, race-wise. Before, Thug would perform three or four songs with no DJ, just a CD, so it was really more like hosting a party. He went from doing shows like that to having his own tour DJ, having visuals on screen that him and his team created, to having his own merch, selling t-shirts. He was doing meet and greets by the end of the tour. Actually interacting and talking to fans, doing autographs, all the little things.

He made it a point every night to change clothes. The fashion and his style was definitely something that stood out. He performed in long johns one time, and the poncho. One end of the spectrum he's wearing Hooters tank tops, then on the other end he would come out in the new Yeezys or the Red Octobers, stuff which caught people like, 'Oh wow, this guy can dress.' That's something I've seen since the beginning with Thug. No matter how people try to make fun of it, he's so confident in his skin he can literally wear anything and make you a believer. He made it cool to wear whatever and no one questions it. They love it. That's what people love about Thug and what makes him such a dope artist. The way he performs after this tour is going to be a whole different experience.