Skizzy Mars Concert Review

In my very first blog of the school year I wrote about an up and coming rapper from New York. Skizzy Mars, who is by far my favorite musician, and on October 1st I was lucky enough to see him in concert. The concert was at the Blue Moose which is a bar in Iowa City but the concert was open to people of all ages. To be perfectly honest I did expect a much bigger crowd, but his performance itself did not disappoint. The opening performer was a rapper who was actually from Iowa City and he was mediocre. He had some nice lines but for the most part I couldn't understand a lot of what he said and he was super duper hyped for no apparent reason. Next came out the Miniature Tigers. They were kind of an Indy-Rock type band who were actually on tour with Skizzy. Before the show I had never really listened to any of the Miniature Tigers music and wasn't quite sure what to expect. When they began performing to put it best their music was not really for me. They have kind of a slow nostalgic sound that I didn't particularly enjoy. While I wasn't very fond of their music I will admit that the Miniature Tigers did steal the show when they did one particular thing that left everybody talking when we left. With about one song left in their set the lead singer of the group (who was a male) went over the keyboardist (also a male) and they began making out in front of everybody at the show. After I got over the shock of what had just happened I was finally ready for Skizzy to come on. Before the show I was a little bit apprehensive that perhaps he wouldn't sound quite as good in person as he does in his produced songs. But after the first song all that fear went away. In my opinion he was even better in person and had an amazing stage presence about him as well as personality. He performed around 15 of his best songs some of which he changed up performed different live. After his performance he was even kind enough to agree to a meet and greet with the fans. That concert just reassured my belief in what a cool and nice guy Skizzy Mars is and I will probably always be a fan no matter where life takes him. (411)