Live Review: Joey Bada$$, The Underachievers, Remi

Nineteen year-old Joey Bada$$has been deemed the 'saviour' of east coast rap. Now, that may seem like a big call, but witnessing this kid's flow, lyricism and overall demeanour live may have you believing the same. Often compared to and even believed to be the 'new' Notorious B.I.G., the young rapper is definitely one to keep an eye out for.

Melbourne artist Remihad the honour of opening this show. The promoters of this tour chose well here. Performances of If, Saggin' and radio staple Sangria had all eyes on the young artist. As the crowd grew in density, Remi's set came to a close, but not before he made the audience aware of the free copies of his debut LP Regular People Shit available at the merch stand.

Brooklyn locals The Underachievers were next to take the stage. Backed by Pro Era producer/DJ Powers Pleasant, the hip hop duo put on a crowd pleasing performance from beginning to end. It was interesting to witness fans in the front row grabbing at the rappers as they stepped toward the end of the stage. Whether it was due to intoxication or because they were hardcore fans is an unknown fact but regardless, they wanted the duo's attention. And The Underachievers ate it up. Performing tracks from their debut mix-tape Indigoism, Ak and Issa had their audience at attention. Recently signing to Flying Lotus' label Brainfeeder, the duo is obviously going places. Throughout their set, the gents chanted 'Beast Coast' (the crew which they are members of), encouraging the audience to join them. It was evident they were proud of where they came from and what they lived for.

Back to Joey Bada$$.This is one kid that's talented beyond his mere 19 years. Going from strength to strength with his three mix-tapes – 1999, Rejex and Summer Knights – the young rapper's style is reminiscent of the MCs of yesteryear. It's refreshing in an age of auto-tune and meagre talent. Backed by DJ/Producer extraordinaire Statik Selektah, Joey powered through hits Killuminati, 95 'til Infinity, My Yout, 1 Train and the unreleased (J Dilla produced) Two Lips, joined on stage by various members of the New Era crew, including CJ Fly.

The highlight of Joey's set, rapping aside, was his stage dive into the crowd. The fearless rapper had so much energy from start to finish, but being 19 that's probably an everyday thing. Overall, this show was a true display of what hip hop should be.