Author: Malik Walker

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Alpha Phi Alpha, SGA host Meet the Candidates

Delta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha (pictured) and the SGA hosted a Meet the Candidates forum in Grambling Hall on Sept. 26. The forum included candidates for Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, and Police Jurors of District 1 and 2. Courtesy photo On Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, the Delta […]

Opinion

WALKER: The effects of hip-hop music in our community

Malik Walker What are the effects of hip-hop in the HBCU community? Honestly, there are a number of influences hip-hop has played, and is still playing, in our community. For starters, just looking back into history, as long as hip-hop has been around, it has had a huge impact on […]

Arts

Top 4: Several quality new albums released

Within the past month or so, there has been a number of quality albums that were released that were somewhat overlooked by the general public or they just weren’t really talked about. Trippiwe Redd x A Love Letter to You 3 – Although Trippie Redd releases a lot of music, […]

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Tiger Top 5

1. Post Malone & SwaeLee “Sun ower” –This is the lead song from the upcoming animated Spider-Man movie. Swae Lee’s voice is still angelic at times, add the contrast of Post Malone’s rugged voice and this is a car song for when you’re driving down the highway, en- joying a […]

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Khalid’s “Suncity” mix of neo-soul and R&B

No one hears a Khalid song and yells, “yo turn that off.” This year, Khalid’s stock rose after securing a double platinum album as well as multiple Grammy nominations.   With that being said, Suncity is a mix of Neo-soul and pop R&B that comes together in a pretty good […]

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Tiger Top 5

1. Zeze – Kodak black ft. Travis Scott & Offset Kodak Black’s first song since he was released from prison. Features from two of the hottest rappers right now. 2. Uproar – Lil Wayne     Critically acclaimed C5 has a mix of throwback music along with today’s sound. A twist […]

Opinion

Walker: How do I feel about GSU educators and students?

Through my experiences here at Grambling State university, I was lucky enough to have some pretty good teachers who enjoyed their jobs. Now, there are a number of teachers who may enjoy their job but are older so they may be stuck in their ways even with the changing times. […]

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Five underground musicians you should know

The underground music circuit for years has been slowly improving to a point where it is just as pleasing if not better than mainstream music. There has also been an argument constantly floating around that once an artist goes mainstream, their music somewhat falls off. The evidence is there, and […]

Arts

Young Thug is ‘On the Rvn’

If ‘Slime Language’ that was released a few weeks ago served showing the world what YSL artists could do all together, ‘On the Rvn’ was released to remind listeners what Jeffery, a.k.a. Young Thug, a.k.a. Thugger is capable of on his own. With this being his first release of a […]

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Quemix vs Ella Mai

Ella Mai – Trip Much like Boo’d up, Trippin is produced by California super producer DJ Mustard. Trippin’ might even be considered by some as the song of the summer. Trip has a smooth beat where Mai sings about being through with tripping over a guy who’s love seems too […]