THE name of the tour and the logo emblazoned across the accompanying T-shirts said it all: Ferg Forever.
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A$AP Ferg delivered a high-energy, charismatic set ably supported by up-and-coming rapper Marty Baller at Melbourne venue The Hi-Fi on April 24.
The Harlem-born member of the A$AP Mob (who is arguably the most talented of the collective, but that's an argument for another time) was generous with his time on and off stage.
Shabba, Murda Something, Dump Dump, Let It Go and Work were particular highlights of the set.
Notable in their absence were personal favourites Fergivicious and Doe-Active, but his dynamic performance and obvious enthusiasm and passion ensured no one left the venue disappointed.
Watching white people - myself included - try and fit in with Ferg and Baller during the pre-show meet and greet was a highlight in itself.
Indeed, your correspondent made a limp attempt at a cool hand gesture, immortalised in a flash-heavy photograph taken by a bored member of the touring crew.
Two wines later and I held the poor man to task for taking a blurry snap.
Maybe it was the gold hoops I had purchased for the occasion earlier that day, or maybe it was the marijuana hanging thick in the air, but the kind gentleman offered to bring Ferg out after the crowd left for a second meet and greet.
The worried rapper asked if I was all right after he felt my heart beating fast on his arm as we posed for a second photograph.
"I love you," I whispered.
"And that's how I know it's real," he said.
(Ferg also made an appearance at nightclub Trill, coming out on stage to perform Shabba once more. He maintained the energy and passion apparent in his paid gig.)