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...talk show’s standard news-rehashing monologue and various sketches certainly call for traditional comedic chops, but the celebrity interview, a talk show staple—it is, after all, where the titular “talk” comes from—requires a skill set...
...much lower. Park was an inoffensive and unexciting choice, and his late afternoon performance lived up to this billing. He has a pleasant voice, capable of conveying emotion without straining his voice to cloying effect. Standing alone on the stage, his unaccompanied guitar and vocals eased through a set of consistent and perfectly acceptable tracks. Nothing in particular stood out, and the only moment when the crowd truly became engaged was when CEB members rather disrespectfully started throwing out T-shirts in the middle of “Here We Are.” To his credit, Park played professionally...
Expectations were much higher for Wale, and he did put on a better show than Park, although it was not as good as had been hoped for. His twilight set began extremely promisingly with Jay-Z samples and a stimulating light show exciting the audience in a way that Park never managed. Whereas Park merely tapped toes and exchanged glances, Wale at least made attempts to excite the crowd, with hand-waving, cursing, and the universal epithet “you know what I’m sayin’.” And although this didn?...
Wale’s hour-long set dragged on for two or three songs too many, and though it began energetically, it felt like he could have better maintained the pace. “I haven’t done a show this sober in a year,” he told the audience at one point, and perhaps the deficiency of liquid courage explains why his performance dropped off towards the end. The rapper’s flow should not be overlooked; multiple unaccompanied verses by Wale exhibited his natural talent at the art. However, he seemed to fail...
Cudi’s regular set ended with easily his most famous song, “Day ‘n’ Nite,” the perfect example of how his set failed to move beyond his recorded output. For the first half he performed the well-known Crookers Remix of the song, which perfectly reproduced the ample dance beats of the original, and little else. Other than a few shout-outs to his first album, the majority of Cudi’s set consisted of underground songs that he cited from his pre-fame mix-tapes...