Whoa, what a night! Ok so let me start by saying that I have never heard any music by Shwayze – even the name barely sounded familiar. Anyway, my neighbor said that Shwayze was performing in the Memorial Union Quad here at OSU. I had no clue how popular this artist was, or even what kind of music he played. Apparently, Shwayze is a newer character to the Hip-Hop/Rap scene – but he’s on iTunes, so that’s one sign. So we go to the Quad, and after Shwayze hits the stage, we find ourselves perhaps a little past half way in the entire crowd of about 4,000 people. Let’s just say this crowd caused us to feel a little out of place.

Consider it… Shwayze, hip-hop/rap music about sex, drugs, and weed, it’s dark out, and there are 4,000 college students all in one place. I mean, it could have been worse at a more rowdy, party-oriented school, but likewise, it was the craziest I have ever seen. A couple people could be seen drunken and dazed, while there were others who were puffing their cig or joint. In short time, there was flying debris arcing across the crowd – opened bottles of water, tortilla rounds, beach balls, a pillow, and even a lit cigarette. Intense. Although it was not my ideal crowd, one thing I did pull from the night is Shwayze’s music. Live, it didn’t sound so great – of course, it was commented many times how the audio was screwed up. Returning back to the dorms, I found Shwayze on iTunes and really liked what I heard. Hmm… New music!

Something I find interesting is the evolution of my interest in new music genres. I can safely say that I like everything but country. Ok… back to the music! Only twelve days remaining until move-out – looking forward to it and next school year now that I registered last night. I got all the classes I wanted… that’s a first!