The students have spoken and rap wins again.

The Student Association Programming Board and the Student Association announced the line-up for this year’s OzFest Spring Concert through a campus wide email on March 30.

The artists this year include Flo Rida, Rich Homie Quan, Dej Loaf and a special celebrity host, Lil’ Duval.

OzFest is a campus-wide event intended to be an alternative to Bridge Street Run, an annual bar crawl that students participate in on the last day of classes. OzFest is scheduled for May 6.

“Held on the last day of classes, it is a time for us to come together and celebrate being part of the SUNY Oswego community,” the email read. “The day-long activities and spring concert are the perfect way to end the academic year before we leave for summer.”

Celebrity host is a new addition to the concert lineup compared to previous years.

“We wanted to switch things up this year by incorporating a host who was also a comedian,” said Imani Cruz, the Student Association Programming Board director. “We believe that a host will provide both a complete show and added entertainment.”

This is the second year in a row that the genre for the spring concert has been heavily rap-inspired. Last year’s artists included B.o.B, Mac Miller, Big Sean and Timeflies.

However, Cruz specifies that out of the last 11 concerts, 9 have been rock-inspired.

Some students said they would have rather have seen more high-profile artists.

“Bring Kesha,” said student Michele Moreno.

According to SA President Emily Nassir, the survey results from the fall semester have the biggest influence on determining who performs at the spring concert.

“The first thing to understand is that students have the opportunity from the beginning to take a survey of the genre they want and specific artists that they want,” Nassir said. “We cannot control how many students take that survey, we can only send it and encourage students to be active and state their choice.”

Nassir explained that the genre that is most voted on in the survey is the genre that is focused on when preparing for the concert.

“When the number one choice is hip-hop, we can’t override it,” Nassir said.

According to the survey results, a total of 3, 148 students voted and 819 of those students, roughly 30 percent, voted for hip-hop/rap as their first choice.

According to the Cruz, SAPB and SA attempted to get realistic artists that students had written in on the survey. One artist they especially wanted was Childish Gambino, who had a total of 212 first-choice write-ins. Unfortunately, he was not touring at this time, according to Cruz. They also attempted to acquire J. Cole, who was unaffordable.

According to Nassir, there was one high-profile act that was being pursued and almost acquired, but ultimately did not come to fruition as hoped. Future was planned on being included in the concert line-up, but there were a number of factors that led to his involvement falling through, most notably that he was already playing at a number of other schools in the area.

“Part of his deal was that we couldn’t promote him until those shows ended, which would have been two weeks before our show,” Nassir said. “We would have had to sell blind tickets to people and have them not know and announce that he was coming two weeks before.”

The other option would have been announcing Future and having to produce and sell tickets in a short two week period, which Nassir said would have been impossible.

Another artist considered was 2 Chainz, who, according to Nassir, was meant to be a supporting artist but ultimately accepted an offer at another school.

The concert ticket cost has not been finalized.

“They will be significantly cheaper than last year,” Cruz said. “A large criticism from last year’s concert was the unaffordable ticket price and we don’t want to deter students who cannot afford to enjoy the concert.”

According to SA Finance Director Matt Peters, this year’s spring concert is costing $170,000 less than last year’s.

Nassir and Cruz are confident in this year’s concert.

“I’m really hoping that people are going to see the brighter side of the concert and be involved in the final celebration just because it’s a fun thing to do,” Nassir said.

Nassir said they are hoping to revamp the outside activities for OzFest, including large-scale carnival games where students can win prizes, but this is not finalized.

“SAPB and SA have worked tirelessly to put together a concert that we believe will satisfy all students at SUNY Oswego,” Cruz said.

Some students are excited for Flo Rida, the most recognizable name on the line-up list.

“I’m excited for Flo Rida just because I like all of his old hits, like ‘Low’ and ‘Right Round,’” said student Emily Brockwell.

However, Nassir encourages students to be more proactive next year if they are displeased.

“We did our best and in the end we went based off of the survey results,” Nassir said. “So next year, if students feel a certain way, please take the survey. Say in the survey what genre you want. Understand how much weight the survey has in the planning and act on the problem. The only way we can change is if you tell us what you want.”