October 26th was the night every DMV resident was waiting for. That evening was when Aminé, an American-Ethiopian rapper, came to the Howard Theatre in Washington D.C. to perform his new album, Good For You.
At 5:45, the doors opened for the VIP ticket holders and my friend Angeni Villarroel and I were one of many who were going to meet him. Even though we were the last ones in line, I did not have a care in the world because I was going to be face to face with that beautiful person soon.
There I was, walking up to give him a hug, I gave him the biggest hug and in return he gave me a warm and comforting one. After our lovely conversation, we took a picture together. After that, he gave me another hug, I thought I was in love for a second.
The picture setup was a yellow background with blue words that read “Tour For You” and there was a blue toilet that people could sit on and take pictures, basically the background for the pictures looked like the album cover. Every person who was at the meet and greet received a merch package. Sooner or later, the other concert goers were coming in and the venue began to fill up slowly. Luckily, my friend and I were in the front row, so we could see everything.
It was 8 P.M. and the concert had not started yet, but in the meantime, there was music playing to entertain people. I was enjoying myself because I knew every song that was playing and I was jamming out with my friend.
Suddenly, the venue lights dimmed and the stage lights came on. The opening act was Towkio, a rapper from Chicago.
I didn’t really enjoy his performance because I’ve never heard of him since he’s not that well known. After Towkio’s performance, we waited another 30 to 45 minutes before Aminé took the stage.
Once I heard the screams of the crowd, I knew that he was about to enter the stage. The curtains slowly opened and we saw a large prop that said “Good For You” in big, white, bubbly letters. Then we all heard his beautiful voice and he came out. The first song he performed was “Baba”, which is one of my favorite songs. Song after song, I was screaming every lyric.
Aminé’s album has a mixture of moods. Not all of his songs are upbeat, there are some songs that are calm and mellow.
At one point, during his performance of “slide,” everyone was swaying to the beat of the song. For most of the concert, Aminé’s performance was energetic and had the whole crowd jumping and care free. Overall, the concert was great. It gave me the opportunity to let loose and be stress free from school.
I recommend for people to go listen to Aminé because his songs have actual stories behind them and they are feel good songs that are sure to make anyone happy, and happy was what I felt when I went to the Aminé Tour For You concert.