Lil Wayne in New York

Last night marked Wayne's first solo concert in NYC. Wearing a throwback Run-DMC T-shirt, Lil Wayne yelled, "Hit me!," signaling the start of "Hustler Muzik." You could tell immediately it would be one of those shows, one in which the fans were so into it that they knew every syllable of each word he was rapping and weren't afraid to recite them.

The love gave Wayne even more reason to set the roof on fire and stimulated him to dance during "I'm a Dboy" by doing a long, James Brown-esque, one-legged slide. Pieces of records followed — Chris Brown's "Gimme That" and Fat Joe's "Make It Rain" — after which he freestyled. He did two more freestyles later in the show. "I pop early like firecrackers in the last week of June," he rapped. "Scarface with diamond teeth."

About halfway through the show, just when you thought Weezy might finally slow down, he took the show even higher. His mixtape freestyle "Sky's the Limit" was revered and sung aloud by the crowd as if it were a top 40 hit. "When I was 5, my favorite movie was 'The Gremlins.' Ain't got sh--- to this, but I just thought that I should mention [it]," he rapped with the audience. "You know that I'mma ride with my muthaf---in' n---as, most likely I'mma die with my finger on the trigger."

Ja Rule continued the momentum when he came out for his collaboration with Wayne, "Uh Oh," and his very own "New York."

Later, Wayne said he wanted to leave NYC with a lasting impression, so he brought out another top-notch guest: Kanye, who kept it short and sweet with "Can't Tell Me Nothing." Baby finally made his way to the stage for his and Wayne's recent hits "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" and "Leather So Soft," and for the latter song, Birdman Jr. actually sat down on a chair and played the guitar. Even Juelz Santana made it out for a little to support his partner in crime.

And although the crowd stayed on its feet for the duration of the concert, the undeniable highlights were the remix to "It's Me Snitches" and "Prostitute Flang," in which he sings about a lady of the night who he has fallen for. "Stay true to me and never lie to me," he sang with his raspy voice... I'm trying to share the rest of my whole life with you..."

The finale was DJ Khaled's "We Takin' Over," and Wayne and Baby ended the show with the song's two closing verses. "Feed me rappers/ Or feed me beats," Wayne frantically rapped to applause.

source: MTV News

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Here's Ja Rule's new video "Uh Oh" feat. Lil Wayne