2008 Woodie Awards
T.I., up-and-coming local artists perform for jam-packed crowd
By Jessica Rupell
Rocket Focus Editor
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: Focus
Although the crowd began chanting for T.I., before he made an appearance, the crowd got a surprise.
Thanks to Bonics, Pittsburgh Steelers' cornerback Deshea Townsend and wide receiver and Super Bowl XL Most Valuable Player Hines Ward were in attendance at the concert, and could be found watching the show from the track above the stage, a VIP area during the concert.
Following both opening acts, the self-proclaimed "King of the South" took the stage around 8:30 p.m. and stayed on until around 10 p.m.
He played a variety of songs from his own albums, including "Rubberband Man," "Bring 'Em Out," "What You Know" and his parts of Justin Timberlake's mega-hit song, "My Love" and Young Dro's "Shoulder Lean," respectively.
Nosike Onyemaobim, 19, a freshman accounting major, said he thought the concert was better than he expected.
"For 20 bucks and it being my first concert ever, it was a good time," Onyemaobim said. "I also liked how it featured a local rapper before T.I. came out."
As the night wore on, T.I. wore less, beginning the night wearing a white jacket, black t-shirt and an undershirt, and ending the night shirtless with an SRU towel wrapped around his neck.
But some, such as junior political science major Kendra Green, weren't in attendance long enough to know that.
"The T.I. concert, in my opinion, was probably the worst concert I have ever been to," Green said. "T.I. himself was not the problem. It was the set up of the concert, the atmosphere and the people in attendance that were there."
Green said that she was disappointed by the behavior of college students who were "pushing and shoving, jumping around like they have no sense and blatantly drunk," and said it was so bad she said she decided to leave the concert early.
"Perhaps if better accommodations were made for the concert, things could have been better," Green said. "All in all, if Slippery Rock has another standing-room only concert, I will not be there."
Thanks to Bonics, Pittsburgh Steelers' cornerback Deshea Townsend and wide receiver and Super Bowl XL Most Valuable Player Hines Ward were in attendance at the concert, and could be found watching the show from the track above the stage, a VIP area during the concert.
Following both opening acts, the self-proclaimed "King of the South" took the stage around 8:30 p.m. and stayed on until around 10 p.m.
He played a variety of songs from his own albums, including "Rubberband Man," "Bring 'Em Out," "What You Know" and his parts of Justin Timberlake's mega-hit song, "My Love" and Young Dro's "Shoulder Lean," respectively.
Nosike Onyemaobim, 19, a freshman accounting major, said he thought the concert was better than he expected.
"For 20 bucks and it being my first concert ever, it was a good time," Onyemaobim said. "I also liked how it featured a local rapper before T.I. came out."
As the night wore on, T.I. wore less, beginning the night wearing a white jacket, black t-shirt and an undershirt, and ending the night shirtless with an SRU towel wrapped around his neck.
But some, such as junior political science major Kendra Green, weren't in attendance long enough to know that.
"The T.I. concert, in my opinion, was probably the worst concert I have ever been to," Green said. "T.I. himself was not the problem. It was the set up of the concert, the atmosphere and the people in attendance that were there."
Green said that she was disappointed by the behavior of college students who were "pushing and shoving, jumping around like they have no sense and blatantly drunk," and said it was so bad she said she decided to leave the concert early.
"Perhaps if better accommodations were made for the concert, things could have been better," Green said. "All in all, if Slippery Rock has another standing-room only concert, I will not be there."
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