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Greens CITY -- Aziz Ansari had a public service report: "The RAPPER is LATE."
The comedian and "Parks & Distraction" star was already bleeding sarcasm as he took the stage at Bing Bar last edge of night (Jan 21), the opening act to rapper/singer Drake who was -- in factually -- an hour-and-a-half late for his set. On a Saturday night, at an unconcealed bar for one of the most in-demand MCs during one of the peak nights for Sundance crashers at a private fete, Ansari's stand-up was met with a smilingly agitated crowd.
Ansari dotted his bits about girlhood and childbearing with "this sucks" and "at least I'm getting paid lots and lots of wealthy." It was Cuba Gooding, Jr. who crashed Ansari's party, but only to unsuccessfully incline the crowd to shut the hell up and respect the pre-Drizzy entertainment.
There was no stopping them. The Bing-sponsored act was one of the extremely rare dates leading up to Drake's proper junket behind "Take Care" live dates -- dubbed the Lambaste Paradise Tour. Last night was a preview of what to expect for this highly anticipated assignment, featuring openers and Hip-Hop New Class members A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar .
Source: HitFix (blog)