10:07: "Marvin's Room."
10:16: "Take Care."
10:22: There are fireworks and flames and explosions and lasers and everything. Really solid, strong, fun stuff tonight.
10:24: Drake's talking about his show at Warehouse Live from a few years ago, says it was a monumental moment in his career. Then he rolls into his DJ Screw ode "November 18th" and the place just melts. Drake is the God King right now.
10:27: Meek Mill came out a minute ago. That's cool, I guess. What's better, though, is that it segued into Rick Ross coming out. Shit just got real.
10:32: Ross is doing "Stay Schemin'." Excellent.
10:41-58: Things have slowed. Drake is going section by section, area by area, talking to people in the crowd. I saw him do this at Verizon Wireless the last time he was here as a headliner. He was good at it before; he's unstoppable at it now. Super charming and funny. The three best moments:
To a woman with odd-colored hair: "Oh shit. Stop the music, stop the music. You got purple hair, baby? Only in Houston. [CROWD EXPLODES IN LAUGHTER] You're on that Toronto Raptors shit. That's like some Memphis, Tennessee shit...What's that? Oh, you're from New Orleans? That makes sense. [CROWD, LAUGHTER] You look good as hell, girl. Do you."
To a guy: "I see you in that blue shirt, man, doing the weird dance moves. I see you."
To a group of people sitting down: "I don't know if they told you you were here to see Think Like a Man or something, but why are you sitting down? Maybe you've noticed the trend? Everyone around you is standing up having a good time. Come on, man. [CROWD CHEERS, GROUP STANDS, CROWD FUCKING LOSES IT] Thanks."
I want to give Drake all of my money right now. So, so good. Fuck you, J. Cole. You're out again.
11 p.m.: "H.Y.F.R." UNDENIABLY BRILLIANT IN CONCERT.
11:02: That can only mean...
11:02:15: YES! "The Motto."
11:04: Ahahahahahaha. Some guy just broke out up onto the stage. Security rushed out and snatched him off. Aces. If you're going to crash a stage, I guess when the guy is singing a song about only living once (YOLO), that'd be the time to do it. Security didn't appreciate the irony, I guess.
11:04:04: P.s.: Drake did not look pleased. He stopped momentarily, probably to consider whether or not to mollywhop the guy.
11:07: Haha. Told you: "Shout out to that funky ass nigga that came up onstage. He's probably backstage getting his ass whooped. Make noise for him."
11:08: Last song: "Headlines." Fantastic show. Go home.