Towson University’s student newspaper The Towerlight announced earlier today that hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco will be headlining at this year’s homecoming. He’ll be taking the place of rapper Wale and R&B/pop singer Keri Hilson who backed out of their scheduled appearances a couple weeks before the concert.
Apparently they each had better things to do. Although, I don’t blame Wale’s reasoning. I’d most definitely rather take a spot on Jay-Z’s tour than do a concert at some university (no offense TU).
I went around campus and asked some students about their reactions after hearing about this sudden change to the homecoming concert. Some of them didn’t even know about it until I asked them. Here are their mixed reactions:
Anthony Lavino (senior): Whattt? Lupe’s coming? Very nice. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I like Wale and all, but Lupe’s been around longer than him. He’s more established. 
Kevin Robertson (junior): I’m pretty disappointed. I’ve been a fan of Wale for a while now. He’s from D.C. and so am I. It’s kind of rare for a rapper coming out of D.C. to actually be successful like him. I was hoping to finally check him out in concert. Oh well, I guess we can settle for Lupe.
Ashley Jameson (senior): I like Lupe Fiasco a lot. I’m glad they were still able to get a pretty big name in short notice.
Dan Womer: I don’t care, I hate rap.. and I don’t even go here.
Jennifer Beasley (junior): Awww man! I love Keri Hilson! I wanted her to come!
It looks like there are some signs of excitement, disappointment and overall apathy (thanks Dan) about the change, but I think overall everyone is content that there’s still going to be a concert happening at homecoming.
