Brian Manzullo

Brandon Folsom waited in line for three hours so he could stand at the front of the stage for the Yung Joc show Friday night.

The Ferris State junior drove from Big Rapids to Finch Fieldhouse to see the show.

“It was well-worth the drive and the wait,” Folsom said. “Last year I came to the T-Pain concert, waited in line for five hours and still got a bad seat.”

The show drew an audience of about 2,000 people.

Matt Burza, Program Board president and Ostego senior, said he would have liked to have more people show up to the concert but he was still satisfied overall.

“Any crowd is always a good crowd,” Burza said. “If we can get that one or two people to have a good night than I have done my job.”

Kardinal Offishall hit the stage before Yung Joc, introducing much of the crowd to his high-energy, reggae-influenced hip-hop style.

Halfway through the set, Kardinal Offishall asked the crowd to hold up whatever random object they had with them. Then he freestyle rapped for about three minutes about a white pair of sunglasses, a purple bandana and hand sanitizer.

“I like how (Kardinal Offishall) got the crowd involved,” said Mount Pleasant senior Bridget Scanlan. “He was really energetic and his freestyle was fun.”

The Canadian rapper received the most response from the audience when he performed his hit single, “Dangerous.”

But the crowd erupted when Yung Joc took the stage and the audience waived their hands to the beat.

For the majority of the concert Yung Joc played short portions of songs by various artists.

Those in the crowd heard 30 second snippets from songs like “Pass the Courvoisier” by Busta Rhymes, “Paper Planes” by M.I.A. and “Does Your Chain Hang Low?” by Jibbs.

He even played “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and the theme song from “The Jeffersons.”

Each time he cut a song short an explosion sound effect resonated through the speakers.

“He kept cutting off sweet songs,” said Port Huron junior Derrick Jackson. “The show was all right, but I think it could have been a lot better if he would have played entire songs.”

At the end of the show Yung Joc brought nine women from the audience on the stage to participate in a booty shaking contest. After the contest, he ended the show and had the participants follow him to his dressing room.

“That is the first time I have seen a performer bring people backstage with him, but I am sure it’s happened before,” said Miranda Crawford, On the Fly Productions president and Indian River senior.

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