Julian Balboa/Staff Writer
In a filled stadium in the Ocean Bank Field, MakJ, Lil Dicky, and 2 Chainz hit the stage for “Panthermonium Reloaded” on Sunday night, Oct. 16 at FIU.
While the rainy weather left students worried the concert would be postponed, tweets from the FIU Homecoming Committee confirmed the concert would still take place “rain or shine.”
Upon walking into the stadium, students were given a light-up foam stick and were provided with a host of food vendors to choose from; Arepas, hot dogs, hamburgers and all sorts of delicious treats to settle their cravings.
While most students had a view of the show from the stands, the view from the floor definitely made a difference in how you experienced the concert. Not only could you be a part of the crowd, but you also have the ability to move as freely as you’d like and view the concert from any angle.
Attendees who had floor seats were also offered water tanks and free cups of water for any concert goers in need of a refuel, but only until supplies lasted.
Water’s an essential part of the concert experience to keep up with the energy of the show, and most venues charge $5+ a bottle so this was a luxury. Again, this was all part of the experience offered to those who purchased floor tickets.
However, does it justify the $50 price tag? While it definitely also factors in how much you’re a fan of the artists, watching three big name artists, up close and enjoying free water at a large venue is a great deal.
There wasn’t too much to say about MakJ’s set, he fused different genres of music while the crowd was dancing to his choices.
When Lil Dicky came on, he introduced himself as “not your average rapper,” saying “I don’t own expensive cars. I drive a Honda.” He began with the title track off of his debut album, “Professional Rapper,” which normally features Snoop Dogg but he “$aved Dat Money” and brought out a hype man in his stead.
After the first few songs, he sang the national anthem with the entire stadium, one of many moments in his set. LD then addressed all the common critiques about who he is as a musician: a rapper, a model, or a comedian? Naturally, that led to another one of his songs, “The Antagonist.”
He made sure to play songs from his mixtapes for the day-one fans, such as “The ‘90’s”, or his freestyle over Drake’s “Hype” from his album, Views.
What happened a little later, though, was the highlight of the show. He invites a woman from the VIP section, has her sit on a chair and his song “Lemme Freak” plays. When the hook comes on, he gives her a very passionate lap dance, eventually undoing his pants and revealing his brightly-colored boxers. A night to remember, indeed.
Shortly after the end of Lil Dicky’s set, 2 Chainz’s DJ hyped up the crowd to his best verses until settling on the one that put him on the map: his featured verse on Kanye West’s “Mercy.” As West’s verse winds down, 2 Chainz walks out at the exact moment his verse begins and the crowd goes wild.
He then plunges into a wave of hits and features throughout his career: “Birthday Song,” “Beez in Da Trap,” “F—–n’ Problems,” “No Problems,” “All Me,” “Bandz a Make Her Dance,” “MF’N Right,” “Where U Been,” “Rich as F—,” “I’m Different,” and even his hit from when he was a part of the Playa’s Circle, “Duffle Bag Boy,” paying homage to his favorite rapper, Lil Wayne.
Before he ended the set for the day, 2 Chainz asked the crowd what they wanted to hear, but that request went nowhere, as he told the crowd a good ending would be playing “Watch Out.” The crowd bounced to every bass-boosted kick on the song and 2 Chainz left with a very long but enjoyable set, and a satisfied audience.
Between Lil Dicky and 2 Chainz, this year’s Panthermonium concert was one for the books.
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