- Music
- 03 Jun 16
“We all flawed, right?” Pusha T asks the crowd at Forbidden Fruit before launching into ‘M.P.A’, a song in which he talks about his three vices (we’ll leave you to find out what those letters stand for yourself). Pusha T is an electric performer, and his set at Friday’s Forbidden Fruit is just that: dramatic, angry and very enjoyable.
For one man to be able to command a crowd in the way he does is no easy feat, but Pusha T does it as naturally as you could imagine. It’s easy to see why he’s been lauded by critics since the launch of his solo career in 2011.
He inhabits the stage with confidence and skill. Aggressive and powerful, Pusha T knows what he’s doing. He is a veteran. As he enthusiastically tells the crowd, he is President of G.O.O.D music. While he was referring to the record label of which he was recently appointed President, there’s a sense that he probably intended the double meaning. His Forbidden Fruit performance is charismatic as well as being a lot of fun.