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Hate to blaspheme, but Rick Ross wound up the highlight of this generally depressing show put together by Boost Mobile to reward folks who volunteered to clean a local park. (Awesome idea, seriously, but next time promote it better, please.) Ross delivered a brief but high-energy set that included "Chevy Ridin' High" and, of course, "Hustlin'". Despite the small and confoundingly unenthused crowd, he actually seemed happy to be onstage, never missing an opportunity to remind us that it took him "15 years to reach this point."

Props to the WGCI DJ who worked the crowd between sets, tossing out t-shirts and praise and inviting audience members onstage to freestyle and play "Simon Says". When attempts to start a motorcycle dance-off were thwarted because the house DJ didn't even have "It's Goin' Down", however, it became clear what kind of night this was going to be.

No doubt put off by the lukewarm reception, Ghostface headlined and went through the motions and the hits and not much else; he had a towel draped over his shoulders, but never needed to use it.

Hopefully Ghost is saving his energy for the upcoming Wu-Tang tour. Photos and dates after the jump:

While it's hard to imagine the world before Rick Ross, the truth is Ross' Def Jam debut Port of Miami hasn't even dropped yet; it arrives August 8. Ghostface, meanwhile, joins up with the Wu for an America-spanning tour beginning next month.

I say "Wu!", you say "Tang!":

08-03 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
08-04 San Diego, CA - Street Scene Festival
08-05 San Bernardino, CA - NOS Events Center (Rock the Bells)
08-06 Pleasanton, CA - Alameda County Fairgrounds
08-08 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
08-09 Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
08-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
08-12 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater *
08-13 Detroit, MI - Chene Park
08-16 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
08-17 New York, NY - Webster Hall
08-18 New York, NY - Webster Hall
08-19 Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
08-20 Winston-Salem, NC - Corpening Plaza
08-23 Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
08-24 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
08-25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
09-01 Berlin, Germany - Arena Berlin Treptow
10-28 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience

* with Rhymefest