Three 6 Mafia to play Little 500 weekend

During Little 500 weekend, students will have the opportunity to attend a Three 6 Mafia concert, in addition to performances by Yellowcard and O.A.R.\nThe concert, which the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity will host on April 19, will be general admission. Tickets will start off at $30, although concert chair and sophomore Jonathan Wolf said the fraternity hopes to have VIP tickets and other incentives for buying tickets ahead of time. \n“They are really hot right now,” Wolf said of the group. Wolf said that through a hometown connection, he was able to bring the Oscar-winning band to IU.\nThe hip-hop rappers from Memphis, Tenn., won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2006 for the song “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from the movie “Hustle & Flow.”\nTickets will be available to students after spring break through the fraternity, and more information will be available at www.iuaepi.net.\nA portion of proceeds from all ticket sales will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, as part of the fraternity’s spring philanthropy project, Wolf said. \n“We are bringing a new flavor to Little 5 right now with O.A.R and Yellowcard. ... We are going to bring a different genre that will boost popularity,” Wolf said. \nSocial chair and sophomore Daniel Kuniansky said that like last year, when the fraternity hosted Bubba Sparxxx, “It is going to be the same fun and energetic atmosphere.”\nSenior Kelli Lovingfoss said she thinks every year Little 500 seems to go with punk groups, which is a genre she likes. \n“It would be nice, though, to bring in rap, hip-hop or a female artist,” she said, adding that she will probably go see O.A.R.\nFreshman Meredith Lord likes Three 6 Mafia but said her musical tastes vary depending on the situation. If she goes out, she likes to listen to rap.\n“I think Three 6 Mafia is fun for Little 5, and I’ll probably go,” she said. “I feel it is a good mix, there seems to be rap and punk music.” \nWhile he ideally would like to see Incubus, freshman Adam Mendelevitz said that if people like Three 6 Mafia, they will go to the show. \n“I’m just not big on Three 6 Mafia,” he said. “Yellowcard reminds me of mall punk … if you can find it at Hot Topic, it is mall punk.”\nOn the other hand, sophomore Nicole Palmer has a different view of Three 6 Mafia.\n“I’ve heard of them, they’re a good choice,” she said. “O.A.R. and Yellowcard are good choices too. There are a lot of bands that appeal to students, so they will come out to see them.”