Why A Logic Concert Has Me Thinking About My Current Situation

I went to a rap concert not too long ago, where YBN Cordae, J.I.D., and Logic (the headliner) performed on stage. This was my first arena concert and my first concert since university (where I tried to make friends by going to see Metric at a makeshift stage on the university grounds). The concert was entertaining, and the rappers were constantly interacting with the crowd in unique ways. I was particularly impressed with the creation of the lighting effects at the concert.

To talk about the rappers individually, YBN Cordae mostly played his slower tracks from his album "The Lost Boy". I liked his songs, but I wished he brought a little more energy so the crowd can feed off him. J.I.D. played many higher-octane tracks, in contrast to Cordae. J.I.D. was my favourite performer of the three, as he had the crowd jumping up for his energy. I was also happy that he played "151 Rum" as his last song.

Of course, most of the crowd was here for Logic, and he did not disappoint. His arrival on stage felt like a sense of grandeur and importance with his band and the lighting effects. The crowd fed off every bar that spit from his mouth and were singing along proudly. He loved interacting with the crowd, with one particular moment coming when he asked the crowd to check under their seats for a gift. There was nothing there, and Logic got a good laugh out of the crowd.

I noticed a re-occurring thing with the performers during the concert and with Logic in particular. I understand that it is important to be in the good graces of the crowd during your set, but a couple of things said by the performers clearly felt forced. Logic proclaimed on stage that this crowd was the best crowd he experienced on his tour, but I feel like he says that on every concert on his tour. All three performers echoed a sense of togetherness among the crowd, which does not feel forced in my opinion, as music has the power to bring people together. Cordae and Logic talked also talked about general mental health things, such as trying to make things better for yourself and getting lost in the music (I cannot remember the exact words). The weird thing was that I started to believe it.

I am currently in a situation right now that I want to change. I am in a transition period in my job where I have passed down my skills to other people. Now I am simply in a position where I need to learn something else, and I am not exactly contributing anything else in the company. Things are going slowly for me at my current position, and I am feeling agitated. I am also at an age where I need to start thinking about living on my own and starting a family, and I cannot achieve that on my current salary. Do I stay in my position (which is also within my field of study) and hope to try to learn something else so I could grow, or do I make the leap and try to find a higher-paying job to try to meet my future financial goals?

While I was at the concert, this is what I was thinking about on multiple occasions. It was weird that it took going to a concert to think about where I am trying to go in life.

More pictures and videos from the concert below: