Sunday, October 11, 2015

Big Sean Swoopin' In

To start, those of you who don't go to UNF and attend/attended/plan to attend a less significant university, "swoopin'" is slang used by UNF students to signify that someone is coming and sometimes even used during dead silence.

Big Sean came to UNF and he was pretty spectacular. In some more "the more you know, but probably already know" news, Big Sean is not that big.
The opening act was Asher Roth and he performed "I Love College" and that's the only relevant news surrounding his act. He did connect with the crowd at one point that was there and began his concert by running to the stage from the audience, but the majority of the audience (including myself) only showed up for Big Sean.
The concert was held outdoors and the weather was perfect even with the amount of heat drawn from the crowd. The large area made it easy to locate friends (even in the pitch dark) and also made it easy to socialize at the beginning of the concert. It was available to UNF students for free and $15 for non-UNF students and sold out. There was also a beer stand available for 21 years or older people.
Now to the actual concert:
Big Sean performed how most performers do in my experience: "hype" material, new material and old material. His hype material was him free styling over one of his instrumentals in order to catch the audience off guard and get them excited for a great concert. He then progressed to new material to present an "underground" sneak peek to his upcoming product to possibly bring in new followers. To end the concert, Big Sean played his newest songs like "I Don't (profanity) With You", "Guap", "Clique", "My Last" and "One Man Can Change The World". The live performance of these songs were definitely the pinnacle of the concert and were relatable to all audiences even if they weren't familiar with the songs.
Big Sean also discussed his background and gave commentary as to why his songs were written by speaking of stories relating to his grandmother, past struggles and individuals who have came and gone through his life to encourage him. He related to an audience who has had their fair share of struggles throughout college and represented perseverance and success.

Big Sean, though he does have his moments of profanity, was mostly a positive role model for the crowd. Also, on another note, if you don't like Big Sean then, to quote the man of the hour, I DON'T **** WITH YOU!
But if you do **** with me, follow me on social media!
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