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to Wiz Khalifa), the 23-year-old rapper's energy filled the airplane hangar-sized venue. Running through a sampler of tracks from her well-received 2014 mixtape Sell Sole, thanks in part to the success of Billboard-charting anthem "Try Me" (quoted by Drake on his Instagram and remixed by everybody from Remy Ma to T.I. Luckily for the audience, Fab's opening act Dej Loaf brought some much needed charisma and enthusiasm to the night, proving why she's one to watch with her first performance in Toronto. Given the Kool Haus's history of hosting hip-hop legends and trailblazers, including A Tribe Called Quest, MF Doom, Nas, and Wu-Tang Clan, you couldn't help but wonder if there were better-qualified candidates (especially Toronto rappers) for the send-off. While his set was technically sound, with the crowd only slighting waning by the time he hit the stage late, he seemed to be largely going through the motions. He was also familiar with the room, having hosted Def Jam's Caribana party there this past summer. That's not to say the 37-year-old Brooklyn rapper hasn't built a well-respected name for himself over the course of his 16-year career - he's put out six albums (including 2014's The Young OG Project, which featured Chris Brown, French Montana, Rich Homie Quan and others), had a string of hit singles (including "Breathe," "Throw It In The Bag" and "You Be Killin Em") and established himself as a go-to featured artist (see: Christina Milian's "Dip It Low," The-Dream's "Shawty Is A Ten," etc.). For the final hip-hop show before long-running Toronto venue Kool Haus closed its doors for good, Fabolous might have seemed like an odd choice.