Posted by Mia Nicholson on Oct 30, 2012 in Music | 0 comments Vanessa and Angela?Simmons, Fonzworth?Bentley, Pusha?T, T.I, Meek Mill, Beenie?Man, Naughty by Nature,? ?2 Chainz, Cool Kids, Fred Hammond, Elle Varner, and Drake are among the list of the people who made an?appearance?at Howard University?s 88th Homecoming celebration.Every year college students, Howard Alumni, and major?celebrities?travel across the country to attend Howard?University?s?Homecoming celebration.
Howard?s homecoming has been mentioned in songs such as ?Kick in the Door? by Notorious B.IG , ?Pimpin All over the World? by Ludacris and ?Pretty? Girls Remix? by Wale.
I will be honest; my freshman year experience at Howard Homecoming was exciting merely due to the fact that it was the first. But this year was nothing short of perfection.
Though the traditional events such as the Comedy Show, Poetry Cipher, R&B show , and midnight madness were sacrificed to make the main event , International Yardfest, bigger than years past; there was no slighted feelings at all.
Homecoming kicked off October 17 with the newest edition to the lineup, Dream Day. A day full of career development, entertainment, film, and music industry panels, and a 4 hours career fair enticed Howard students to start off Homecoming on a positive note. Vanessa and Angela, Issa?Rae, and Entrepreneur Necole ?Bitchie?.
The following night, Howard students and alumni alike, donned their red carpet best to attend the Fashion Show featuring guest performer Elle Varner. The performance was nothing less than spectacular.
On Friday October 20th, was the only free event and the most anticipated, International Yardfest. ?The atmosphere is filled with food vendors, families, and music from artist such as Naughty by Nature, Beenie Man. The headliner this year drew a crowd like no other. With surprise guest appearances from none other than Drake and T.I , the crowd had no choice but to literally lose control.
2 Chainz performed hit songs such as ?Duffle Bag Boy?, ?Riot?, ?Crack?, ?Dope Peddler?, ?Birthday Song?, ?I Luv Dem Strippers?, and ?Beez in the Trap? to turn up the crowd.
During Meek Mills set, the skies opened out and shared a few showers, but by the time T.I surprised the crowd, there was a full blown monsoon.
Though I ended that night running an hiding?for cover in all the buildings on campus, it was undeniably the highlight of homecoming and one of the most memorable International Yardfest celebrations in years.
Though Yardfest was untouchable, the Step Show came quite close. Each Greek of the Divine Nine showed up and showed out. After a long deliberation, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated took home the prizes this year.
All the homecoming events ended with the one thing all the students needed after a weekend of nonstop chaos; the Gospel Show. Fred Hammond ministered to an auditorium full of students, ending Howard University?s 88th Homecoming on a high.
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Source: http://limerencemag.com/2012/10/theres-no-place-like-home-coming-2/
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