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concert took a big hit Saturday night when headliner Rick Ross had

to cancel his performance after suffering two seizures the day

before.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>The homecoming concert took a big hit Saturday

night when headliner Rick Ross had to cancel his performance after

suffering two seizures the day before.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>According to WGHP Fox 8, spokesman Andrew

Brown said the Coliseum received word of the cancellation around

6:45 p.m. The concert was set to begin at 7:30 p.m.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Homecoming ended with the ‘Self Made’ tour

featuring Wale, Marsha Ambrosius, Miguel, Ace Hood and Meek Mill.

Though two unexpected seizures prevented headliner Rick Ross from

attending, there was still a large turnout.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Ace Hood opened the show with snippets of

songs the crowd was familiar with. Some of the songs were “Cash

Flow” and “I’m On One.” He also performed his latest single, “Body

to Body.”

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Next to the stage was Maybach music artist,

Wale. He performed a variety of his hit singles including “Nike

Boots,”

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>“Pretty Girls,” and an acapella of

“Chainmusic” featured on his new mixtape, “The Eleven One Eleven

Theory.”

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Wale’s performance was very interactive as he

jumped off stage and ran through the coliseum to get up close and

personal with the crowd. He finished by performing a verse from

Waka Flocka’s “No Hands.”

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Students were excited to see the rapper and

enjoyed his performance from start to finish. “Every song he

performed, I was reciting every word. I’m a huge Wale fan,” said

senior business marketing major Farod Morales of Brooklyn,

N.Y.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>The next performer was Miguel, whose set

included a live band. This being his first time at A&T, Miguel

was eager to see where this performance would land him with the

university in future years. “Hopefully this will be the first of

many visits for me,” he said.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>He performed songs from his debut album, such

as “Sure Thing,” “My Piece,” and hit-single “Quickie.”

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>“A&T showed so much love and especially

when “Quickie” came on everyone was singing all the lyrics. It was

pure love,” said Miguel. He is currently touring with Marsha

Ambrosius and said they will be touring the UK for a month before

he starts working on his next album.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”> As the only woman in the lineup,

Ambrosius brought a sensual feel to the coliseum. She sang many

hits from her debut album, “Late Nights and Early Mornings,” such

as “Far Away,” “Hope She Cheats on You,” and “Late Nights and Early

Mornings.”

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Throughout her performance Ambrosius mixed in

renditions of songs the crowd was familiar with.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>“For me it is one giant party anyway. I do

have sensual songs, but I do have a playful, fun side that people

never see too often so I wanted to keep it real and have fun,” said

Ambrosius.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>This also being her first time at an A&T

homecoming, she talked about the love she received from the

students and said her Twitter account was full of tweets from

followers and fans who attended the show.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>“I really got the #GHOE experience,” she

said.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Ambrosisus said she has been very excited by

the outcome of her shows and crowd participation while touring. She

said that people know the words to her music compared to when the

album was first released.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>“Giving back to the crowd what people have

been living with and I feel on stage is a sense of empowerment,”

she said. She said she too will be working on a second album when

her tour ends.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>The concert ended with Meek Mill. He performed

Rick Ross singles and his own, “Imma Boss.” DJ Khaled was on the

list to perform with Meek Mill but did not attend the

concert.

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“font-size: 10.0pt;”>Overall the concert was a success. The

performers felt welcomed to A&T and students were able to party

with their favorite artists.

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• Erik Veal, Online Editor