MGK kept the crowd live at The Fonda. (By Courtney M. Fowler)

Yesterday when a friend asked me about the show I was going to review, I told her it was Machine Gun Kelly's.

Her next question: “What kind of music does he sing?”

It didn’t surprise me, because I was aware that she doesn’t know much about hip-hop. What did surprise me was the fact that it took me a minute to answer. My final response? “Kind of rap and rock.”

From what I know about Machine Gun Kelly, affectionately known by his fans as MGK, he’s one of those artists that you simply can’t put into one box; something he proved last night at Hollywood’s Fonda Theater.

He is in fact much more than just a rapper with rock edge. He’s a 6’3 Cleveland boy, with a filthy mouth, cult-like following, and the very least, a great entertainer. 

Following a performance by his fellow “EST 19XX” crewmember Dub-O, MGK came out around 10:15pm, sporting a leather jacket, torn jeans and t-shirt without much theatrics. Based on the crowd’s reaction, he didn’t need them.

The audience, which was about 80 percent female, blared shouts of “I love you MGK!” and of course his trademark, “Lace the f*ck up!” 

“What the f*ck is up Los Angeles?!” he yelled to the crowd. “This is broadcasting live and MGK is trending worldwide, so why not make my ass trend too?!”

And just that quick, his derriere was on full display for the crowd and the entire Internet to see, as the Fonda show was being broadcasted on MGK’s website.  

From the drop of the first beat, MGK rocked the house. For a solid hour, he ran through a slew of songs from his debut album including, “Edge of Destruction,” “Hold On” and the title track, “Lace Up.”

Despite performing all of his best tracks, the set seemed short simply because of the age old adage, “time flies when you’re having fun”; and the "Lace Up Tour" was nothing short of a good time.

Whether he was burying his head in an excited fan’s naked breasts or crowd surfing, every moment of MGK’s performance was a spectacle. It was one of those rare shows that no one could leave without saying they were entertained. 

It only took a couple tracks before MGK was shirtless and rocking the house with his cover of Limp Bizkit’s “Rollin” and subsequently sending the crowd, which included celebrities Wiz Khalifa and Travis Barker, crazy.

Fans putting their "L"s up for the signature "Lace Up" sign. (By Courtney M. Fowler)

The quip seemed to be a consensus amongst the females in the crowd, who hung onto every one of his, rapid, profanity laced rhymes. At one point, a girl even followed him as he literally climbed the walls, much to the Fonda security’s dismay.

However, the affection wasn’t at all one-sided. MGK was sure to show love back by vocally praising the crowd and even having a female fan, who’d been to the last four "Lace Up Tour" stops, join him for a performance of, “Her Song.”

“Los Angeles you guys are so f*cking beautiful and f*cking amazing, I just want you to know that I f*cking love you guys so much.” 

MGK closed the show with a performance of his hit “Wild Boy” and one last trip through the crowd. The show made for a very wild Tuesday—even for Hollywood.

Machine Gun Kelly’s next tour stop is tonight (May 8) at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.

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