Member Review: Lil Wayne

Long standing member Beefkayke writes:

There are 8 of us in the back with BPD passes. Lil Wayne comes over and explains that he's got seats for us in the front row and that we oughta go there 'cause he prefers to talk to his fans that way. Talk about unconventional. So, out front we go.

Lil Wayne comes out about 10 minutes later and started talking to the audience. I’ve been to a lot of concerts, and most of the time, artists come out to one of their songs to get the crowd started. Well Lil Wayne decided to have a sort of monologue before performing any of his songs. It was amazing, he talked about his life and how without his fans, he would be, and have, nothing. It was f'ing inspiring.

Then he began performing his music: everything from his old stuff to his newest songs. The stage was one of the biggest I had ever seen before. It had 15 television screens in rows of 5 horizontal and 3 vertical. Each screen must’ve been 10 feet by 10 feet because they were humongous. Not only that, but they also had stairs in the back because when Lil Wayne wasn’t on the floor next to the crowd, he was up at the top in front of the screens. Again, nothing I had ever seen before.

He changed clothes like every 3 songs or so, rising from the floor, or walking next to the crowd. His energy was through the roof. All I could do was jump up and sing along with him. Whoever the live sound engineer was, knew what he was doing, because all of his music sounded just like the CD, and you could hear his voice crystal clear over the microphone and the sound systems. Not to mention, the air conditioning must’ve been cranked because it was actually rather cold in there, making it comfortable enough to deal with being surrounded by thousands of people.

Nicki Minaj came out and performed a couple songs of her own, as well as a few with Lil Wayne. I swear I felt like she was a cartoon character. She was so random in her clothing, and her stage movements, I felt as if I was watching a play of some sort. She was wearing tie-dye spandex, with a white corset over her stomach, white puffy Marge Simpson style hair, and of course radical shoes and jewelry.

I will admit she has a fantastic voice, and great stage quality. I didn’t think she was going to be that good but I was surprised how good of a show she put on. Finally Lil Wayne came back out and performed a song with Birdman, one of his original mentors, again putting on a fantastic show. If you’re even remotely a Lil Wayne fan, his concerts will surely blow you away. I have never had so much fun or enjoyed such a great show in all the concerts I had been to.

The experience was amazing.

It's always great to hear about unexpected surprises from members. Thanks Beefkayke.

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