I attended the Lil’ Wayne I am Music Tour concert on Easter Sunday at the Oracle Area in Oakland, Calif.
Lil’ Wayne is one of the most famous rappers in the world and has continued to rise in popularity each year.
The tour included special guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Travis Barker, Rick Ross and the Young Money crew.
All of these musical artist are pretty well known and played on the radio.
The concert started at six and lasted for four hours.
From the moment we stepped outside the car I felt like the one in a few being singled out as I walked into the arena with a few of my girlfriends.
We got constant glares from every angle of people staring at us up and down like we didn’t belong there.
We got to our section at the top of the arena and settled into our seats.
Once we sat down I felt a little more confortable singing along to some of the songs I knew.
Lil’ Wayne performed a number of songs from his different albums and mixtapes as the crowd cheered him on.
When Nicki Minaj came on stage she made a statement saying, “Where all my black people at?”
At that time during the concert my friends and I felt extremely awkward and out of place.
It’s common for people of any ethnicity to listen to rap music but it’s a totally different story when actually attending a concert and feeling like the minority.
For most of the night I felt a little uncomfortable due to the simple fact that I was one of the only white people there.
At least 95 percent of the people who attended the concert were not white.
When we were leaving the concert the same thing happened as when we were walking in and a few people made a couple rude remarks to us.
Although nothing dramatic happened that night I hated the feeling of uncomfortable stares and vibes coming from every direction.
I hope that in the future things like rap concerts and events are more open and inviting to all different ethnicities.
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