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Little man with bigger dreams

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Emotions infused through vibrant colors

Up the steps, through the double doors, a quick right and through the glass door is the short journey one would have to take to the Dunbar Hall art gallery, which is currently showing the artwork of Mia Symone Murry.  Over a dozen of Murry’s paintings, entitled, “Seasons of Me” […]

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REVIEW

  Everybody loves the weekend. Well, you don’t have to wait until Thursday to enjoy that wonderful feeling; you can enjoy it everyday. Twenty-two year old Canadian recording artist Abel Tesfaye, also known as the Weeknd released his debut album titled Trilogy. The Weeknd’s album, which dropped on Nov. 13 […]