femdot. Gives Back to Fans with “The 94 Cent Show” (Real Recap)

Flyer for "The 94 Cent Show" designed by Ruben Rodriguez

Unquestionably one of the most skilled rappers the city has to offer, Chicago MC femdot. has been releasing music for over a decade, earning the respect of the city many times over with a potent pen. But it was his 2019 single “94 Camry Music”—and the album of the same title—that propelled him to new heights. The single has amassed over 25 million streams on Spotify alone and since its release, femdot. has toured across the US; opening for the likes of Saba, tobi lou and redveil and recently competing his first headline tour. 

Last year, femdot. played his biggest headline show of his career, at Chicago’s 750-capacity Thalia Hall. But the five year anniversary show for the ‘94 Camry Music’ album went in a more intimate, fan-forward direction, taking place at the 215-cap Schuba’s Tavern. Tickets were sold for a cool 94 cents. The cherry on top? The setlist was fully curated by ticket holders. 

The show sold out in 4 hours. 

A good chunk of the “94 Cent Show” setlist came from the recent “Free Samples” series but some tracks required a deeper dive into the vault. He noted that it had been years since he had performed certain tracks, such as 2014 cut “Crossroads,” which he prefaced by asserting “this is how people found out I could tell a story.” On the song, Femi paints a picture of himself getting wrapped up in selling drugs in high school, before pulling the curtain away to reveal that this was all what COULD have happened. “I could have sold dope / But I’d rather slang this hope,” he chants on the empowering chorus. 

Midway through the show, something special happened that the crowd won’t soon forget. femdot. paused the music to invite two of his biggest fans onstage, Danny and Erica. He told the crowd that the couple has been fans of his for seven years, and had been to seven of his shows.

Fem passed the mic to Danny to “say a few words,” and after a brief buildup, Danny proposed to Erica, who gleefully accepted. You can watch the clip on our Instagram HERE.

After the fan selections, it was time for the main event: a front-to-back performance of the 94 Camry Music album. (I’d recommend checking out “Snuck to Matty’s” for more prolific storytelling.) He planned to close with 2019 single “Dilla Back” but chants for an encore resulted in one final performance of his biggest track to date, a fitting button on the evening. 

Fans can pre-order the 94 Camry Music 5-year anniversary vinyl HERE.