Flo Milli Steals The Show at Kean University’s 2023 Homecoming Concert

By Tyra Watts | Published November 8, 2023

Rapper Flo Milli electrified the stage of Wilkins Theatre in front of hundreds of excited Kean University students during this year’s 2023 Homecoming Weekend.

Students lined up at the entrance of Wilkins Theatre on Oct. 12, some even sitting on the sidewalk, long before the event began. Meanwhile, inside the theatre, the stage was set with a visualizer of Milli, with her name in pink and a few photos of her behind it. The photos were in color of Flo Milli, with the rapper in a wavy pink wig, a black ponytail, and a black afro.

By the time 9 p.m. rolled around, students were seated, the lights were dimmed, and the stage went dark. Hundreds of flashing phone lights erupted from the audience as “Intro HBINC (Tiffany Pollard Speaks) (Ft. Tiffany Pollard,)” the introduction track to Milli’s debut studio album, “You Still Here, Ho?” began to play.

“What’s up, Kean University?” shouted Milli, who was still backstage.

The audience jumped and cheered as blue and purple lights flashed. Then Milli asked “Are you ready to get lit?” and suddenly she appeared on stage wearing a Sailor Tattoo Print Set by Jean Paul Gaultier.

The first song that Milli performed was “Come Outside,” another track fromthe “You Still Here, Ho?” album. The audience rapped along to the track as Milli dominated the Wilkins Theatre stage. She also performed her smash hit, “Conceited,” as the audience repeated lyric after lyric with Milli.

Milli hopped off the stage and joined the audience at moments during her classic songs, such as “Beef FloMix” and “In The Party.” The audience’s energy increased,and the theatre filled with enthusiasm as Milli tookpart in selfies and videos, walking back and forth across the front row.

The fan interactions didn’t stop there, as Milli asked an audience member to come on stage to do the rodeo dance. This dance ties into the song “Rodeo,” a collaboration between Milli and musical artist Lah Pat. A student happily volunteered to go on stage, and together, Milli and the student danced it out. 

The audience went wild, cheering on both Milli and the student. Milli and the audience were electric throughout the HomecomingConcert, going track after track with the Alabama-born rapper.

Even though time was up for Milli, she hopped off the stage again to take pictures and videos with the audience, which was uncommon among past homecoming performers.

Last year’s performance for Kean’s homecoming was a comedy show by comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, also held at Wilkins Theatre.

This year, the announcement of Milli, also known as Tamia Monique Carter, was posted on Kean’s Student Government Association’s (SGA) Instagram account on Sept. 27. Tickets went on sale the following day.

The audience went wild, cheering on both Milli and the student. Milli and the audience were electric throughout the Homecoming Concert, going track after track with the Alabama-born rapper.

Even though time was up for Milli, she hopped off the stage again to take pictures and videos with the audience, which was uncommon among past homecoming performers.

Last year’s performance for Kean’s homecoming was a comedy show by comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, also held at Wilkins Theatre.

This year, the announcement of Milli, also known as Tamia Monique Carter, was posted on Kean’s Student Government Association’s (SGA) Instagram account on Sept. 27. Tickets went on sale the following day.

Kean SGA Vice President of Programming Renee Rocha had the honor of introducing Milli to the crowd and SGA President Makenize Kuntz, Kean Graduate Student Government (GSG) Vice President Martha Julemis also were up on the stage before Milli was introduced and briefly explained their organizations and gave other announcements. The SGA sponsors the annual Homecoming Concert every year.

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