On Saturday Oct. 27, N.C. Central University had its Homecoming concert in a nearly empty McDougald–McClendon Gymnasium. This year’s performers were the singing quartet 112 and rappers Ghost face Killah and Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan. The concert ran from 7-10 p.m.

Student Government Vice President Kevin Jenkins and Director of Social Affairs, Cornell “Korleon” Wright were the hosts for the show. They sang, told jokes, imitated NCCU cheerleaders and let members of the audience perform until the opening acts were ready to perform. Six local r&b and hip- hop groups opened the show.

NCCU, which has traditionally held a Homecoming concert, opted for a comedy show last year. The student body was not pleased. This year, by overwhelming request, the SGA decided to resume the Homecoming concert. The SGA raised money through fundraisers and private donations to pay for the event.

No one knew just how successful the concert would be this year, due to the fact that there was a delay in the shipping of the tickets, which could only be purchased at the door the day of the show.

According to SGA Director of Public Relations Kian Brown, there were about 300 students in attendance, and he believes the delay in ticket sales is the reason the attendance was so poor.

“In the future, in order to have better shows and bigger artists perform, we need more student support,” Wright said.

The audience seemed to enjoy the show. As headlining performers Ghostface Killah and Raekwon took the stage, fans rapped along with the performers, threw up their hands and formed a W, the sign for the Wu-Tang Clan. Women crowded the front of the stage to get a closer glimpse of the Staten Island natives.

But the crowd pleaser was the R&B singing group 112. As they appeared on stage, screaming women rushed the stage, screaming and flashed their cameras while the men in the audience stood back and watched.

One overzealous fan even tried to pull a member of the group off the stage.

112 performed many of their popular songs while doing many of their popular dance routines.

After the show, Wright commented on the attendance.