The nation’s most hotly contested HBCU football rivalry, between the Florida A&M University Rattlers and the nearby Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats, comes to Orlando with a packed weekend of events.
The big game includes the extravagant Disney halftime show featuring marching bands from both teams, and there will be fan meetups, parties, concerts, a big-time car show, club nights, brunches and even a golf tournament.
The concerts and afterparties taking over the city for Classic Weekend include some major-league R&B and hip-hop headliners. Just a few: Musiq Soulchild performs at a welcome mixer Thursday at Mango’s, and Paul Wall, Ying Yang Twins, Slim Thug, Lil Flip play the Vanguard later that night…