The Campus Activities Board held its annual Spring Fest Concert Friday, March 31 in the William “Billy” J. Nicks Field House. The event was held in honor of and to conclude the week’s festivities.
This year’s concert theme was Hip Hop and the concert was appropriately titled “S.L.A.B,” which served as a tribute to established and up and coming Hip Hop. The event was hosted by Prairie View’s own Rickie Dodd and Houston socialite Lil’ Keith, who kept the crowd on their toes, and D.J. Titus who made sure that no one held up the wall. The event drew a sizable crowd of spectators and Hip Hop heads who where all anxious to see the event.
The stage was rocked by many underground legends, including Houston rapper Joka Man who performed his new single Forget the Haters, Dallas Rap Group Grifter who performed Lean Sideways, the famous underground Dallas act D.S.R. who rocked the stage with their famous street anthems I’m From Dallas and Imma Tussle With ‘Cha, as well as Prairie View’s own 211 who performed their latest bangers Beat in my Trunk and This Ain’t What you Want.
When asked how he felt about his group participating as opening acts in the show Jeff of 211 said, “It really helped us a whole lot, and it showed (Prairie View) that we are trying to create a movement through our music. It also introduced us as a new group to those who have not heard of us, it gave us a lot of positive feedback.”
While the opening acts surely did their thing and shined on stage, they set the stage and got the crowd warmed up for the highly anticipated performance of the night, Rapper Bun B. Once he took the stage he went non stop, opening up with some of his rap group U.G.K.’s late ’90s hits, and going all the way through with some of his newest hits such as “Draped Up,” and “Trill.” The crowd really exploded when he went into his most recent and popular singles I Get Throwed and Check on It.
“I feel like I really got my money’s worth, it really felt like Bun B was giving Prairie View his all. Most artists come and give half a performance and don’t really care how we receive them, but with Bun it was different, he really made a connection with the crowd and really represented Houston and true Hip Hop,” said senior Kelcy Crumes.
While the concert did hit a few lackadaisical snags, overall the music and entertainment, especially Bun B, kept the crowd participation and energy level at a maximum and the violence to a minimum. With the crowd and the artists working hand in hand, this was surely a most successful Spring Fest concert, the only thing banging that night was screw.