A young, hungry 17-year old rapper from Jonesboro went from “sleeping on the floor in the front room” to winning $10,000 in a rap battle in Philadelphia. Addareen Ross simply known as “LilSnupe” received his career break when Mayback Music’s Meek Mill recognized his talents and signed him to 1-million dollar contract with his […]
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Is Cassidy and Meek Mill beef over?
The dispute between Maybach Music Group (MMG) recording Meek Mill and former Full Surface recording artist Cassidy has seemingly ended. After nearly six months of Twitter talk and diss songs between the two Philadelphia natives, Meek Mill said he will not respond to Cassidy but instead focus more on his new mixtape Dreamchasers 3. […]
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Anticipated releases for 2013
Jay-Z-Untitled-TBD Instead of releasing new music last year, Hov stayed busy raising Blue-Ivy, introducing a liquor line called D’usse, and bringing the Nets back to his hometown Brooklyn. Jay-Z told MTV news last March that he was in “a good place creatively,” and was in the lab working on his 12th LP. He also […]
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BruceGlen, fashion duo
Dropping out of college because of financial issues, the fashion twins duo BruceGlen had no options to fall back on. But then they were offered a permanent job following a successful internship, and their lives dramatically changed. The twins interned with the House of Dereon Fashion Company, started by musical mogul Beyonce and fashion […]
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The next great master of ceremonies
Inspiring entertainer just got a taste of the limelight and landed himself his biggest gig this past weekend at the Bayou Classic. Comedian Steven Brown selected Peter “P. Skillz” Dorsey to open for the Bayou Classic Greek Show Friday, Nov. 23 to represent the university. The show exposed the undergraduate master of ceremonies to a […]
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Greeks step it out in New Orleans
One of the most anticipated events during the Bayou Classic Weekend, other than the game itself, is the Greek Stepshow and Battle of the Bands between Grambling State and Southern University. This year’s host for the event was comedian and #GramFam favorite Steve Brown who wasted no time opening the show with rib tickling […]
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Empathy and Enlightenment
First there was Leonardo Da Vinci and then there was Landis C. Anderson, a senior, double majoring in art and English is premiering her very own art exhibition. The show entitled Empathy and Enlightenment features 15 paintings and photographs ranging in various sizes and media. The reception was held on Tuesday and turned out to […]
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From the ‘Yard’ to the Classic
Never playing the same song mixes twice, Chase “DJ Chase” Thompson comes off as modest and quiet. But when the lights are all on him, it’s showtime and the crowd turns up. Having only two years of experience under his belt, the young disc jockey is versatile, spins off of the crowd and is the […]
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Rich Boi, Holli Withai, Astro Gang drop mixtapes
Rich Boi ‘Highlight Real’ Louisiana beat maker Rich Boi made quite a name for himself in 318 by producing and filming videos for the last two years. In August, he was hired as the Operation Manager at GSU’s radio station 91.5 KGRM. He’s currently training over 18 students in radio audio production. Though […]
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Commentary
I commonly hear people gripe about the opposite gender. I hear males complain about how females conduct themselves. I hear females complain about how males don’t believe in chivalry. These statements cause me to ask, “have your standards lowered as a result of this?” What I mean by this question is, ladies, do you […]