O.J. Simpson, Barry Sanders and Wilt Chamberlain all could be seen Saturday night at the Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway.

Not for the legends of sports events, but rather, Ludacris fans adorned themselves in throwback jerseys of every genre.

Ludacris, Disturbing Tha Peace and a variety of amateur acts performed for a crowd of about 4,000 people Saturday night.

Amateur performers kicked off the show at 8 p.m. and didn’t leave the stage until 9:45 p.m.

“It gives new talent a venue to showcase their abilities … no one got booed off stage, so that’s a good thing also,” said Kevin Selover, marketing manager for the Convo Center.

At about 10 p.m., the raucous crowd started to chant “Luda, Luda, Luda.”

“Ludacris is having someone redo his braids,” MC Lisa E. said.

The downtime before the Ludacris performance made the crowd anxious, causing the crowd to chant “Move bitch, get off the stage, get off the stage bitch, get off the stage.”

Ten minutes later, Ludacris finally made his presence known when he ran onto stage, ripped off his jacket and broke into “Southern Fried Intro,” the first song off his newest album “Chicken N Beer.”

The fifth song Ludacris performed was “Area Codes.” Halfway through the song, the deejay threw on the beat to “Ho,” sending the crowd into a frenzy.

Immediately after “Ho,” rapper Shawnna kept the crowd going when she rapidly rapped her verse from DTP’s “R.P.M.”

“Shawnna was tight, she raps just as fast as Twista … it was cool to see her flow in person,” said Kishwaukee College student Jayson Price-Carter.

About 11 p.m., Ludacris started the final song of the evening, “Welcome to Atlanta.” After the song was over, he started to walk off stage and then told the crowd, “Wait we forgot a song.” He then went into “Move Bitch,” and the crowd erupted.

The Convo Center increased security for the event.

“The show went real well. We took extra precaution for the show with metal detectors, added security personnel and additional police,” Selover said.

Selover said the heightened security was because of the popularity of Ludacris.

“Any time you bring a big act to town, you need to take the necessary precautions,” he said.