Juicy J at Yonge-Dundas Square, Sunday, June 22.
On Sunday, Juicy J handled his closing-night NXNE duties with the confidence and charisma of a man who’s been rocking shows for most of his life.
After taking the stage to Stop It, the robust opener from his latest album, Stay Trippy, he kept the banter crisp and tailor-made for response (“Toronto has got some fine-ass women!” “I think I want to buy a condo here, just to party.”). But he never idled in chatter too long – each song was deftly mixed into the next, keeping the show moving at a brisk pace.
The crowd erupted when he mined his earlier career with a medley of Three 6 Mafia hits, including Stay Fly, Ridin’ Spinners, and Tear Da Club Up. But the biggest reaction was reserved for his recent radio hits – his verse on Mike WiLL Made It’s 23 erupted into an all-encompassing Dundas Square scream-along. Though his backing vocals were playing in the background, Juicy still rapped each bar of his trademark double-time flows with precision throughout the night, showing veteran breath control.