It is a cross-section of jazz, funk, soul, and rap. Go-go clubs have steadily developed a reputation for violent incidents. When entering almost any club, partygoers can expect a thorough inspection by security guards. At the Black Hole they even search in your socks. The precautions security takes at clubs like the Black Hole, which is notorious for violent incidents, is usually for good reason.
People come up in there with guns, knives, brass knuckles, razor blades.
Other students have experienced the same security precautions before entering a go-go. They search you before you go in. In your shoes, your shirt, in between your legs, under your bra. According to devoted go-go fans, drug use and violence are prominent at shows. Freshman Jasmine Barnes agrees that audience behavior at go-go's can get drastically out of control.