On Thursday, October 17, Sexyy Red made her Echostage debut to kick off Howard Homecoming weekend and she delivered nothing short of a spectacle. The show was slated to start at 8 p.m., but as is typical with headliners, Sexyy Red didn’t take the stage until 10. The crowd, however, didn’t mind—everyone was too busy enjoying themselves. Decked out in red spandex, leather, and bold outfits, concertgoers expressed themselves in every way possible, some even with AirPods in, vibing to their own beat amid the chaos.
The audience was a lively mix of people, and everyone knew how to move. Circles formed, cheers erupted, and couples unabashedly danced, twerked, and grinded with one another. You don’t go for decorum at a Sexyy Red concert; you go for pure, unfiltered fun.
Security was unusually thorough, but there was a casual, almost hedonistic acceptance to the night. The mosh pit buzzed with energy as people lit up, puffed, and vaped away under the constant pulse of heavy bass. Rappers enjoyed similar dancing and indulgences while entertaining the crowd. The opening acts, from DJs to local rappers, did an admirable job keeping the energy at a high boil, ensuring the crowd was primed and ready for the main event.
Sexyy Red’s performance was impressive as she was charismatic, easily able to both entertain and keep the crowd at edge curious for her next song. Her calls to the crowd—“Where my skinny girls at? Where my thicc girls at?”—were met with enthusiastic cheers and shrieks. The backing DJ tracks dominated her lines, though she delivered each of them with great fervor and nonchalant playfulness that spread through the crowd.
The bass beat was so intense it reverberated through the body and ears, making it easy to dance. Animated figures on screen next to the DJ set ranged from girls with hoop earrings, body piercings, and tattoos to guys with rippling muscles, all dancing with exaggerated moves in sync with the beat.
The mosh pit, bathed in a sea of red, if taken out of context, might resemble a political rally. Sexyy Red’s controversial politics—pledging support for Trump while voting for Kamala—seem to mirror her overall ethos: doing whatever she wants, consequences be damned. This attitude, while polarizing, adds to her edge, appeal, and unpredictability as an artist.
At a Sexyy Red concert, you come for the unexpected: first, a celebration of individuality, and second, a total disregard for convention or decorum. Her Echostage debut was no exception. Loud, unapologetic, and contagiously, unforgettably fun, Sexyy Red proved that she can own a stage and throw a party like no other.
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