Urban Pulse Direct Black Violin Aug. 2018 | Page 10

THE NEW
BLACK
RENAISANCE
Black
Violin
Stacey – Well, sold out last night, right?
Wil B – Yea, I think so… really close to it.
Stacey -How does it feel to be back here in Ft.
Lauderdale in the City where you grew up and
have such a great response from the community?
Wil B – Man… it’s just an incredible feeling. For
me, it’s something that’s really diffi cult to express
but it’s really gratifying to see people come out and
support you. Especially being from here. Oft en
times, as artist, you don’t get a lot of support from
the people in your home town so to see that was
really incredible. So, it was a home coming and
we had a lot of friends and family come out and I
saw people I haven’t seen in years. So, it was a lot
of fun. It was a great crowd and to be able to give
back. Honestly, with the kids that performed at the
end of the show… it’s something that we love do-
ing. It’s something that we feel is necessary for the
community to understand that the Arts really are
important. For the crowd to be able to see it full
circle with us performing with the kids, it’s very