Playboi Carti’s Antagonist Tour stopped in Fort Worth on Friday (Nov. 21), and Dickies Arena was shaken to its core with the intensity from every performer’s set. The pit was flooded with fans donning all black and foaming at the mouth, all ready to rage.
Carti’s Opium collective and its affiliates (Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Homixide Gang, and Apollo Red) have steadily cemented themselves as the future of trap music and one of the most influential groups for today’s youth. The fanbase is one of the few that can legitimately be called cult-like, with some of the most dedicated and diehard fans in hip-hop. Ironically, their behavior online closely mimics the parasocial obsession that Taylor Swift fans are known for, although their vamp aesthetic couldn’t be more different.
The sold-out show was something of a social event for concertgoers. Groups of friends could be seen at every corner snapping a photo for Instagram or circling in the pit to hype each other up as they moshed to the music…