An Audience of One

On Tuesday October 18th, the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles was packed inside and out as fans gathered to see hit rap star Wiz Khalifa. The successful rapper impressed his fans with hit songs like "Black and Yellow," "No Sleep" and "Fly Solo." The Nokia Theatre was filled up from the nosebleed seats at the top row down to the pit right beneath the stage. Khalifa performed three hours of hits from his albums such as, "Deal or No Deal" and "Rolling Papers." The audience mainly consisted of young people as Khalifa's music is generally appealing to a younger crowd. Although the audience seemed to have a youth –like tone, the behavior of some would lead anyone to believe that this show is no place for children. The amount of narcotics was substantially high but not surprising as the performer has albums titled "Kush and OG" and "Rolling Papers." Although security seemed to have done all they could to eliminate the use of marijuana at the show, fans found it necessary to sneak in their own party favors to partake in during the performance. With pat-downs and bag checks, security could only do so much without crossing any lines. Despite the security procedures, Khalifa fans found a way to sneak these remedies past security. By 7 p.m. smoke filled the air at The Nokia. Despite the amount of narcotics that is to be expected when going to a Wiz Khalifa show, the fans were blown away when Khalifa played his number one hit, "Roll up." Hands were in the air, lights were flashing and at that moment the entire theatre came together because, although it was filled with thousands of different people, each person that night had one thing in common and that was to enjoy a good performance. As the lights came on and the smoke finally settled, black and yellow confetti filled the air and the majority of Wiz Khalifa fans left singing and satisfied.