2008 Woodie Awards
Audience doesn't get much bang for their 'Buck' at Edwards show
Caity Cudworth
Issue date: 12/4/07 Section: Entertainment
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12/04/07 - Police cars flanked Edwards Auditorium Friday night, awaiting the arrival of rapper and G-Unit member, Young Buck. To say security was tight at the show put on by Student Affairs with the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity would be an understatement.
On entering Edwards each audience member had to pass through a security station where they were thoroughly inspected for drugs, concealed weapons and other contraband. (Really, nothing gets you psyched for an evening of live music like having a stranger pat you down and look inside your mouth with a flashlight.)
And the heavy police presence continued inside the venue, where stony-faced officers lined the back of the auditorium, taking jeers from the audience and performers.
The ever-popular (and also, highly-original) "***k the police," was a common sentiment.
Although Young Buck, whose name is a throwback to his days as an enterprising young drug dealer, headlined the show, there were other slated performers up first.
One highlight of the show was the step-stylings of Phi Ro Sigma. Anyone who's coordinated enough to stay on beat and do back-flips while wearing a tie and vest is pretty skilled in my book. The first non-dancing act up was a rapper named Joey Zoo Zoo, the self-proclaimed "rapper of the year."
A couple of other random rap groups followed, milling around the stage and keeping the audience entertained…for a while. Because, despite the repeated claims that "Young Buck is in the building," the rapper had so far failed to materialize.
And the crowd wasn't pleased.
"Give us our money back!" one girl yelled. The heckling grew louder and the host of the event, who'd been informing us of Young Buck's whereabouts for more than an hour, became flustered, saying, "I promise. I promise. I promise. He'll be here in two minutes."
But you can't hurry a true artist. And Young Buck, temperamental performer that he is, didn't appear on stage until close to 10 p.m. two and half hours after the show started.
On entering Edwards each audience member had to pass through a security station where they were thoroughly inspected for drugs, concealed weapons and other contraband. (Really, nothing gets you psyched for an evening of live music like having a stranger pat you down and look inside your mouth with a flashlight.)
And the heavy police presence continued inside the venue, where stony-faced officers lined the back of the auditorium, taking jeers from the audience and performers.
The ever-popular (and also, highly-original) "***k the police," was a common sentiment.
Although Young Buck, whose name is a throwback to his days as an enterprising young drug dealer, headlined the show, there were other slated performers up first.
One highlight of the show was the step-stylings of Phi Ro Sigma. Anyone who's coordinated enough to stay on beat and do back-flips while wearing a tie and vest is pretty skilled in my book. The first non-dancing act up was a rapper named Joey Zoo Zoo, the self-proclaimed "rapper of the year."
A couple of other random rap groups followed, milling around the stage and keeping the audience entertained…for a while. Because, despite the repeated claims that "Young Buck is in the building," the rapper had so far failed to materialize.
And the crowd wasn't pleased.
"Give us our money back!" one girl yelled. The heckling grew louder and the host of the event, who'd been informing us of Young Buck's whereabouts for more than an hour, became flustered, saying, "I promise. I promise. I promise. He'll be here in two minutes."
But you can't hurry a true artist. And Young Buck, temperamental performer that he is, didn't appear on stage until close to 10 p.m. two and half hours after the show started.