JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown Steam-rolled Buffalo’s Town Ballroom 

Iconic rappers JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown have left zero crumbs on their stops through the east coast on their SCARING THE HOES tour. Their show in Buffalo Aug. 1 was no exception to this as they performed for a sold out crowd at the Town Ballroom

Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

Opener DJ_Dave brought her experimental production to Buffalo by performing her music using code. She combines her electronic pop music and love for tech to create a newfound fluidity to the industry. Her visuals go beyond just cool tech symbols because she is live coding on stage, refereed to as algorave which is both impressive and entertaining to watch.  

DJ_Dave, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

Later on JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown took over the stage. Their presence can not be taken lightly because they had fans going crazy from start to finish. They began the night introducing themselves and immediately going into their track “Lean Beef Patty.” With just 30 seconds in the energy was insane. The rappers were spraying water into the crowd, climbing on top of the barricade, and interacting with fans nonstop. 

JPEG, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

This tour is in honor of the two rappers’ joint album SCARING THE HOES which released earlier this year. After much anticipation it was especially satisfying for fans to get to see the collaborative talent of these two in action. Even with many songs of theirs being together they still took the time to perform a section of the show by themselves. 

JPEG, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

JPEGMAFIA performed fun covers of songs by Carly Rae Jepsen and Denzel Curry. Fans especially got pumped up when he rapped his hit “1539 N. Calvert.” Danny Brown then came back on stage with JPEG, then gave the audience a solo show. The crowd got even more excited for this and couldn’t stop chanting his name. 

Danny Brown, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

Danny performed his popular song “Really Doe” that features Kendrick Lamar. This track had people immediately riling up and opening up the pit for mosh pits. It’s so impressive to watch both Danny and JPEG rap in person because there is no gimmicks. Neither of the artists use a backing track. This means every word you hear them rap live is them actually rapping live, and if they mess up it becomes 10x more obvious to the audience watching.

JPEG, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

The two finished off the night with “SCARING THE HOES” and “Fentanyl Tester.” The packed in crowd was lit with rage and sweat from the non-stop party. Something about Danny Brown finally being back in Buffalo after all these years and visuals that paid homage to old-school video games gave a nostalgic feel.    

Danny Brown, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

If you missed this dynamic duo in Buffalo, fear not because more NY dates are on the horizon. The SCARING THE HOES tour will be making stops in NYC at both Pier 17 on Aug. 9 and Terminal 5 on Aug. 11. Upcoming shows at the Town Ballroom can be found here.  

Danny Brown, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

Setlist: 

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown: Lean Beef Patty, Burfict!, Steppa Pig, Garbage Pale Kids

JPEGMAFIA: Jesus Forgive Me I Am a Thot, 1539 N. Calvert, BALD!, Baby I’m Bleeding, Call Me Maybe (cover), VENGEANCE | VENGEANCE (cover)

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown: Run the Jewels, God Loves You, Shut Yo Bitch Ass Up / Muddy Waters, Hermanos

Danny Brown: Really Doe, When It Rain, Dip, Monopoly, Tantor, Ain’t It Funny 

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown: Guess What Bitch, We Back Hoe!, SCARING THE HOES, Fentanyl Tester

Danny Brown, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty

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