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Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot were beamed up to the stage in a flash of white light as “GHETTO GODS” began to play.
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Doctur Dot, also know as WowGr8, belted his verses out with passion.
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Johnny Venus kept the crowd engaged with some call-and-response action during “Proud of U.”
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They performed crowd-favorites like “Down Bad,” on which they collaborated with Dreamville label-mates like J. Cole.
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Other songs in their set included “UP,” “Bank,” and “BILLI.”
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Johnny Venus received much love from the crowd. One enamored concert-goer could even be heard screaming “He’s so handsome!”
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EarthGang’s effective stage design bathed them in a fresh light.
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Their love for Boston was reciprocated by the fans.
—Music Executive Alisa S. Regassa can be reached at alisa.regassa@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter at @alisaregassa.
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