The long awaited “Da Swag City Tour” sponsored by the Student Government Association at North Carolina A&T State University finally took place on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The tour was supposed to include rappers and R&B artists such as OJ da Juice Man, Nicki Minaj, Waka Flocka Flame, Trey Songz, Keri Hilson, Mario, Fabolous, FLY and GS Boyz.
The headliner of the tour Gucci Mane and his crew caused a major controversy among the administration at A&T. Officials were concerned about the negative reputation of the rapper and the audience that it could possibly attract. The rapper has been said to be gang affiliated and he also has a past history of trouble with the law which would be a “Compromise to the integrity of the University,” said Syene Jasmin.
Since the concert was open to the public and not only the students at A&T, police and security made the necessary arrangements to prevent any violent acts that could have possibly taken place.
After all the controversy, it was announced on Thursday, October 29 that Gucci Mane would not be in attendance at the show. The box office at the coliseum offered refunds to those who no longer wanted to attend the show.
The Rapper, who was recently arrested, was not able to attend the concert according to his probation officer because it would be in violation of his parole. Gucci Mane’s crew which includes Waka Flocka Flame and OJ da Juice Man did attend the concert.
Students at the university were upset that Gucci Mane was a no show. Many of them did in fact get a refund.
“I was mad, I wanted my money back,” said student Reginald Cherry, when asked about his feelings when he heard Gucci Mane was not coming.
Although it was not planned, rapper Fabolous also did not show up to perform as scheduled at the tour.
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