I recently got a chance to go to my first rap concert. I have always listened to rap and hip hop but I have loved the punk scene more. I've been a fan of SchoolBoy Q from the beginning. I feel in love with his music but I never got a chance to actually get tickets. Ever other time I was either too far away or I was broke. When they announced that the show was changing venues, I jumped at the chance to go. I waited a couple days for the tickets to go on sale and quickly got them. I had the ticket, it was just the waiting game then.
It was a couple of days before that I started to get even more excited for the show. I was also kind of nervous. With any show or crowd, you never truly know what you're gonna get. When the day came, I was bouncing off the walls and extremely excited to get to the Filmore. I made sure I was off that day, I got everything else I needed to do done early in the morning. I got everything I needed and by 4 I was on my way. The last time I was this excited for a concert was when I first got to see The Used.
By the time my friend, Matt, and I got to the venue, I was becoming impatient and ready to get inside. It was maybe an hour waiting outside. It was worth it because once we got inside we were up front.
We had to wait all over again for Joey Bada$$ to make his way to stage. Once the background music stopped and the lights went down, Joey bada$$ came on. I recently got into Joey Bada$$, a fellow New Yorker and creative mind. The set was amazing. The crowd was attentive but had an 'excited calm' to it. Joey continued to keep us moving. Joey's request for a moshpit was what made the night. Once Joey was finishing off the set with "Devastated", the crowd lost their mind. It was a great response to the single he dropped earlier this year.
Now it was time for Groovy Q to take the stage and the crowd came alive. It was amazing. The crowd was moving rapping along with every song. The scene was something that not everyone is lucky to get in a concert. Q bounced and we bounced along with him. It was something that showed such harmony while performing songs like "Gangsta" and "Dope Dealer". I definitely recommend that if the Blank Face Tour comes to your town, you head over and have some fun.
