Famous celebrities perform at Winthrop

By Jessica Pickens

pickensj@mytjnow.com

Students can see the singer Aaliyah perform again and hear Nicki Minaj and Kanye West sing together on Winthrop’s campus. 

The NAACP is presenting the fourth annual SwaggerJacked Tour.  Students perform as their favorite artists to raise money for the Children’s Attention Home in Rock Hill.  

Junior sociology major Winston Miller has been involved with SwaggerJacked since his freshman year. 

“I have been a background dancer and a member of the band New Boys,” Miller said.

Along with performing in the group New Boys again, Miller is also the coordinator for the performance.

To participate, students audition as their favorite R&B or hip-hop artist. 

“I will be performing as Ali, a member of the rap group Travis Porter,” said junior business major Ronnie Baker. “I’m a local rapper so I am getting  used to crowds.”

Junior social work major Lolita Gayden is performing as Ciara. 

“I have volunteered at the Child’s Attention Home numerous times,” Gayden said. “I am appreciative that they are recieving help since their funding has been cut by the state.”

The SwaggerJacked Tour will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in Tilman Auditorium. 

Tickets at the door are $3 with a canned good and $4 without. 

“It really benefits the Winthrop community because it’s a different way of giving back,” Miller said. “It takes time to go out and perform, but also gives you the satisfaction of performing for someone.”