San José State's campus was packed with music-hungry students on Thursday night.
When the doors opened at 7 p.m. the Provident Credit Union Event Center filled up quickly, as students made their way to the front of the stage to see Los Angeles-based hip hop and R&B artist Blxst perform, with special guest Bino Rideaux.
Adriana Loya, forensics science junior and Los Angeles native said the concert was the main event of her night.
“I waited all day for this concert. I couldn't even focus in class today because I was thinking about turning up at the concert tonight,” she said.
Blxst and Bino Rideaux have recorded a total of three albums together titled “Sixtape,” “Sixtape 2” and “Sixtape 3”.
Spartanfest Fall ‘23 was an ice breaker for students, allowing them to get acclimated to on-campus college life.
The opening DJ set the tone for the night. At the beginning of the concert the DJ played a mix of hip hop and R&B songs and students immediately started dancing and
singing along.
When Blxst and Bino finally hit the stage and started performing they had a nice, smooth and melodic tone, both showed great stage presence as they moved around the stage, interacting with students on both sides of the arena.
About 30 minutes into the concert, I looked around and saw some people leaving early. I just assumed they weren't really familiar with Blxst’s music.
The handful of students who left early made it easier to enjoy the concert because it created more space for students to dance to the music. It also allowed more people to get near the front of the stage and get a better view of the artists.
The duo performed for about an hour, and the majority of the songs they performed were from their album “Sixtape 2”. They played “Program,” “Pop out” and “Accountable,” but the one song they performed that stood out to me the most was “Road Runnin.”
This song is significant to me because I feel like a road runner at times. I’m always on the move, whether it's going from one job to the other or from school straight to work, then back home.
Blxst and Bino’s music reminds me that it takes hard work hard to achieve my goals. Their music also motivates me, as they represent the city I'm from, Los Angeles.
Blxst and Bino have taken over the Los Angeles music scene. When Blxst and Bino collaborate it’s always a good time.
Overall the concert was fun and everyone had smiles on their faces. I was glad everyone got to experience Blxst and Bino perform because in San José, I always hear Bay Area hyphy-type music. It was nice to hear a different type of sound and different beat selections.
That easy-going tone of Blxst is much different from the “hyphy” turn up sound of the Bay Area. Blxst and Bino's sound will make you want to hit your two-step and vibe out with no care in the world.
