Downtown Minneapolis has been known for having excellent music venues for years, from jazz to folk every genre seems to have a certain venue that outfits each individual style. Personally I like hip hop, a genre that I had the opportunity of witnessing change dramatically over the past eight years. One of my favorite artists Twista, was coming to The Quest (the old Glam Slam that Prince once owned). When I first walked in I could tell instantly that the building has been around for quite some time, the stonework, marble trim, and intricate staircase design made me feel as if Al Capone could come walking out at any minute. Before I even entered the club, I could hear the vibrations from the two wall of speakers diffusing through the old complex structure. The interior was packed with patrons, and the combination musk of alcohol and cigarettes hit me instantly. Usually when a national hip hop act comes to The Quest, they do not take the stage until maybe an hour and a half before closing. I decided not to drink alcohol on this occasion, and I never realized how annoying and obnoxious people can be when they become intoxicated. People were spilling drinks and laughing over the over-amplified speaker system, one person even spilled alcohol on me making me smell like a cheap hops refinery. Before the main act, local talent filled the stage one by one trying to vie the crowd. I noticed that not too many local acts had the charisma and stage presence to control the emotions of the crowd, something that changed drastically when Twista took over. At roughly one thirty, Twista finally took the stage. The crowd erupted into a frenzy of screams and chants soon as the music started blaring through the loud speakers. It almost felt like being in a packed arena when the home team hits a buzzer beater. Twista performed a set filled with past and present hits that had different effects on the crowd when compared to earlier local acts who barely got reactions at all.