Let's start with the byline, which probably looks unfamiliar: Hi, I’m IndyStar’s new pop culture reporter. If you’re into music, movies, TV shows, books, celebrities and all the art and culture Indianapolis has to offer, we’re about to get to know each other really well.

In that vein, let me explain why I chose Lil Wayne for my first review. As most critics, branded T-shirts and Wayne’s DJ T. Lewis will tell you, Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive. And he's the backbone to some of the definitive party music of the 21st Century. There are few things in this life that thrill me like a great artist and a great party, so this was a no-brainer. I headed out to Ruoff for the same reason fans packed arenas to watch Michael Jordan play when he rocked a Washington Wizards jersey.

I wanted to see

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