Arts & Entertainment
Rapper B.o.B Wows Fans At Ramapo College
Ramapo College's Spring 2011 concert featured rapper/singer B.o.B
As the semester is slowly dwindling down, while professors are assigning last minute projects and papers, and as students are scrambling to finish what they've procrastinated to do, students got a break Friday night, courtesy of a rising R&B superstar.
Residents of Mahwah, students at Ramapo College and many other members of the general public gathered together on Friday at the Bradley Center for what might have been one of the most anticipated, exciting and energy-filled event of the year thus far.
Ramapo College's annual spring concert featured American rapper, singer and producer B.o.B. In the past, the Spring concert has featured Jack's Mannequin, Trey Songz and The Dream, Vanessa Carlton, Saves The Day and many more artists.
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At this year's concert, entire arena was full of fans jumping, screaming, dancing and singing along with B.o.B.
"I was just really excited to go see B.o.B! This is my first concert at Ramapo and I'm glad that it's someone that I am a big fan of," said freshman Ramapo College student Nicole Jones.
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B.o.B, born Bobby Ray Simmons is most known for his hit singles, 'Nothin' On You,' 'Airplanes,' and 'Magic.' Simmons has done high-profile collaborations with Bruno Mars, Hayley Williams, and Eminem. This stop was part of B.o.B's 2011 tour, supporting his debut album "The Adventures of Bobby Ray," which debuted at #1.
B.o.B performed to a full and energetic crowd, all of whom were pleased with the show.
"He was a great entertainer! Very energetic. It was a great show," said senior, Lauren Stein.
It was evident that B.o.B felt the energy in the Bradley Center, when in the middle of a song, he jumped into the audience and crowd-surfed, shocking everyone who was a witness to it.
"Best concert so far, when 'Magic' came on, everyone in the Bradley Center went crazy. It was awesome." Said senior and Student Government President, Brandon Martin.
Graduating seniors saw this event as a fun and exciting way to slowly say goodbye to their days at Ramapo and spend time with their friends.
"It was an amazing last concert for me at Ramapo and a great way to end my senior year," said senior Jacki Barton.
