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Wiz Khalifa And Mac Miller Bring Their Party To The Beach

Kendrick Lamar, Chiddy Bang And Schoolboy Q rock with the Pittsburgh duo at Jones Beach In New York.

WANTAGH, New York -- There was smoke in the air but not a cloud in the sky when Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller touched down at the Nikon at Jones Beach for the Under the Influence of Music Tour.

Rostrum Records' latest rap signee, Boaz, set things off as fans made their way from the parking lot party into the 15,000-seat outdoor venue, which sits on the edge of the ocean. With a lineup resembling one of this summer's many rap festivals, Chevy Woods, Chiddy Bang and Top Dawg Entertainment's Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar lifted the crowd with their own individually flavored sets.

As the sun set shortly after 8 p.m., Mac Miller strolled out onstage to his mixtape fave "Best Day Ever." After his intro song, Mac properly addressed the crowd by remembering the first time he took in a Nas concert at Jones Beach, wishing he could one day rock the stage. Looking to start off with a bang, Miller tore into his 2010 track "Knock, Knock," and from there ran effortlessly through songs from his K.I.D.S., Best Day Ever and Macadellic mixtapes, plus his #1 selling album Blue Slide Park.

The truth is, Mac or Wiz Khalifa could have packed the amphitheater by themselves, so when two artists of their caliber co-headline a tour, it's the fans who come away with the biggest win.

Wiz hit the stage with a rock star's swagger rocking a white T-shirt, fancy fedora and an American flag tied to his mic stand, and he was backed by a full band. Opening with the title track from his 2011 Cabin Fever tape, Khalifa saluted the women in the crowd with his Taylor Gang charm, chanting, "There's a bad bitch in here, if you see her point her out," over and over and over.

Though he's only one major album in, Wiz's cavernous catalog of mixtapes allows him to build a deep and diverse set list. In fact, the Pittsburgh spitter was several songs in before he even touched anything from his gold-selling Rolling Papers LP. Instead, Wiz mined his breakout Kush and Orange Juice mixtape and his most recent Taylor Allderdice tape, performing tracks like "California," "In the Cut" and "The Kid Frankie." The lively crowd backed their hero word for word when he launched into the latter, spitting, "I live life sucker free," during the opening moments of the 1980s-inspired cut.

Khalifa went back even further, performing songs from his 2009 tape, Flight School, as well as Star Power and Prince of the City 2 from years prior. There was balance, however, as Wiz rocked chart-toppers like "On My Level" and his #1 hit "Black & Yellow." The crowd mouthed every word to his most recent heater "Work Hard, Play Hard" and clapped in time with the beat when he closed with "O.N.I.F.C."

Rather than bask in the crowd's praise by his lonesome, Khalifa invited his entire Taylor Gang squad onstage to close out with him, as well as specially invited guest J. Cole.

If Wiz could offer his fans only one night in first class, this was surely it.

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