When Movin' On announced its headlining act rapper Talib Kweli, students were hit with a big surprise.

"I was pretty shocked because he isn't really a small act in any way, so it was impressive to hear that he was going to be here," Brandon Tobias (senior-life sciences) said.

Kweli will be performing at 10:30 p.m. April 22 on the main stage on the HUB lawn.

Tobias said that he is a fan of Kweli and that he listens to his music, but wasn't planning on going to Movin' On until he heard the news yesterday.

"A lot of people have been disappointed with the acts in recent years," Tobias said. "When people think of a headliner, they want to see somebody famous like Kweli, as cheesy as that sounds," Tobias said.

Tobias said he enjoys Kweli because he doesn't cater to mainstream ideas and actually puts some thought into his work, unlike other pop artists such as 50 Cent.

"Talib Kweli raps about current issues sometimes and doesn't really try to create a whole ego or identity through rapping. He just does it cause he is good at it and enjoys it and doesn't try to bring anyone down with his lyrics," he said.

Because of this, Tobias said that he feels Kweli's act will attract a lot of attention to this year's Movin' On and that people with all different tastes in music would be interested to see him. Also, Tobias said he feels that this is a really cool act to see on his senior year and final Movin' On.

George Forster (senior-professional golf management) also appreciates Kweli's unique style.

"I like how he's not mainstream. That's what his genre, underground hip-hop, is all about. He raps about life and not money and women all the time," Forster said.

He also said this might be why not everyone knows him like other rap artists. At the same time, Forster said, he feels that Kweli's music is steadily growing in popularity, since he has been in the media and has performed on Chappelle's show.

While some students are getting excited for Kweli's visit, other students aren't so keyed up.

"I could really care less," Sarah Lipman (freshman-journalism) said. Lipman said that she has never heard of Kweli and that she doesn't have much interest in his genre of music. Lipman also said that there are quite a few students who don't know who he is or don't have any reaction to his scheduled performance.

"They should really have more information out about Kweli and Movin' On altogether; most freshmen don't even know what's going on with that," she said.

However, some freshmen are pumped for the show. Emily Carr (freshman-art education) said she is excited about Movin' On this year because of the diversity that an artist like Kweli will bring.

"I'm definitely going," she said. "It will bring a whole new side to Movin' On and attract a whole new attitude."