American rapper Terence Thorn, known by most as Pusha T, hyped up a packed crowd at the IM Fields Friday night as part of the Movin’ On 50th Anniversary music festival, performing ahead of headliner The All-American Rejects.

As the lights came up and the base kicked in, fans packed within the barricades, ready for Pusha T to perform. The rapper best known for his tracks “If You Know You Know,” “Diet Coke,” his work alongside Kanye West, and the Grammy-nominated DAYTONA album came out on stage rocking his iced-out anchor pendant.

He opened his set with “Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes” from his 2022 album “It’s Almost Dry”, immediately grabbing the crowd’s attention. He followed it up with “Brambleton” off the same project.

His DJ hyped up the crowd as “Just So You Remember” started to play, telling everyone to put their hands in the air. Pusha T kept the heat coming with “Hear Me Clearly”, telling Penn State to put its middle fingers in the air as the beat dropped.

Taking a quick moment to engage with the crowd, Pusha T congratulated students on finishing classes, saying, “Congrats to that, make some noise for yourselves.” Then he dove into one of his most iconic hits, “If You Know You Know,” where many sang word-for-word with the Virginia Beach native.

808’s rocking and the ground shaking, Pusha T played “The Games We Play,” bringing even more energy to the set before transitioning to “Come Back Baby.” His DJ set the mood when he asked everyone in the crowd to shine their flashlights while “Santeria” played.

Pusha T kept the momentum going with “What Would Meek Do” off DAYTONA, and paused to acknowledge the crowd energy once again.

“Diet Coke” followed, his lead single from “It’s Almost Dry,” before following it up with “Rock N Roll.” The sky turned dark, and “Dreaming Of The Past” came on. As instructed, the crowd opened up mosh pits for “Mercy,” and everyone sang along with the classic.

Things started to heat up as he played “Move That Dope,” his 2014 collaboration with Future. It got even crazier when “Don’t Like”, the Chief Keef anthem that Pusha T included in his G.O.O.D. Music remix, came on as the sky opened up.

“Use This Gospel”, Pusha T’s feature from Kanye West’s “Jesus Is King,” and after pushing through the majority of his set, Pusha T closed it out with “Nostalgia,” leaving the crowd ready for the headliner of the night.