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ST UDENT S CROWD AEUMNI GYM FOR
ENDEESS MIC AND RJD2
Story by Photos by
Jack Sinclair Dan Miller
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Students from all over the Greensboro area
packed into the Alumni Gym to see North
Carolina local hip-hop group Endless Mic
and DJ RJD2 in a concert hosted by Guilford's
radio station WQFS. As the artists were intro
duced, the fans screamed for them in antici
pation. Endless Mic took the stage first.
Endless Mic is made up of two rappers,
Zano and Stu!, while Deez produces the
beats. They are currently students at UNCG.
"(Stu!) and I started just from free-styling
at parties," Zano said. They started as juniors
in high school in Chapel Elill. Deez, who was
performing on his* own in Durham, joined
Endless Mic two years ago.
Their music has been popular at Guilford;
their newest CD, "Baby Geniuses," frequently
appears on the charts of WQFS. Endless Mic
was excited at the chance playing with RJD2
because they grew up listening to RJD2's
music.
"This is actually our second time with RJ,"
Stu! said. "We played with him in Chapel
Elill when he was with Soul Position rhyming
with Blueprint. It's almost more exciting the
second time to know that he is still trying to
do things with us."
As Endless Mic performed, the crowd
sang and cheered along. Endless Mic took the
crowd's excitement and returned the favor
by interacting with them. The front row was
able to reach out and touch Endless Mic and
one gave Zano water. Endless Mic also gave
two fan members the chance to freestyle to
Deez's beats.
At the end of their performance, Deez and
Zano jumped into the crowd to become one
with their audience. Several members of the
crowd took the stage to dance to the beats
along with Stu!.
"I thought Endless Mic started out a lit
tle slow but they really got pumping after
the first song," said first-year Rory Smyth.
"Dancing on stage for the last song was a lot
of fun! It was cool to look out over the mas
sive crowd."
"You aren't going to find more enthusiasm
than with a college crowd," Stu! said.
After Endless Mic left the stage, RJD2
pumped up an already excited crowd. People
were inspired by his beats and his video
clips which were varied; he started off with a
video of sea life, changed to a live feed of liis
hands working the turntables, then switched
to a video of a man running down a street.
Fans were enthralled by his music, leaving
many craving more.
"His beats were easy to dance to and I
liked his visuals," said first-year Mara Karell.
"I felt that the crowd had more energy during
his set."
"RJD2 came out with sick beats that blew
my mind," Symth said.
RJD2, who spent earlier this year touring
with a band, decided to change his perfor
mance and try more private venues like col
leges.
"(The change) is more focused on the elec
tronic side of what I do than the live side,"
RJD2 said.
"I hope you like what you hear" RJD2 said
in his song "Salud."
The crowd, with all its cheers, dancing,
and trance states, appeared to love whaEthey
heard.