DeAndre Washington, Arts & Entertainment Editor There’s bravado in an artist when watching them perform songs from their album live. The songs you imagined for months what they’d sound like with a band behind them. The culmination of shower concerts and making imaginative playlists of how your favorite performers set would sound like. Feeling every…
Brycen Saunders, Staff Writer You’ve maybe spotted her fuzzy dice earrings or her many pairs of platform shoes, and her distinguishable bowl cut has been styled in a myriad of ways. The point being, she is hard to miss. Her eccentric style sets her apart from the rest in the AUC and soon, the world…
Joshua Burrell, Art & Entertainment Editor The music world’s heart broke with news of Malcolm “Mac MIller” McCormick’s death from overdose of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl. His career lives on to this day. On June 9, “Real” by Mac Miller 一 produced by Metro Boomin 一 leaked on the internet. It’s almost been a year…
DeAndre Washington, Staff Writer There’s something beautiful about music when it reminds you of a time you never got the chance to experience. When it pushes you to feelings of nostalgia that you’ve always wished to feel during the proper age. Outside of the Pandora R&B stations and Twitter threads of 2000s throwbacks, somewhere between…
Joshua Burrell, Staff Writer Tyler, the Creator has come a long way since he entered notoriety through the Odd Future group in 2011. On Friday, May 17, 2019. Tyler, the Creator released his fifth studio album, “IGOR”, in line with his biennial release schedule. “IGOR” slides from song to song with smooth transitions, love-laced lyrics…
Ayana Marie Davenport, Staff Writer Debuting at Coachella after his performance, Donald Glover’s “Guava Island” is a 54 minute film directed by Glover’s frequent collaborator Hiro Murai. Penned by “Atlanta” writer and Glover’s brother, Stephen Glover, “Guava Island” tackles anti-capitalistic themes while providing delightful artistry. The movie opens up with an animated tale, told by…
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief When you’re told that you have the chance to see an advanced screening of Beyoncé’s new documentary “Homecoming” there is nothing else to do except be in attendance. From the note changes to the production to the quality of the video, I fell in love with her performance all over again, but…
Kennedy London, Staff Writer The State of Hip-Hop is often a heated conversation within all circles of fans and appreciators of the culture. Most of the time, the two sides in the conversation is one side that wants to preserve the culture and the other is just here to be here. Whether the second side…
By DeAndre Washington, Staff Writer *SPOILERS AHEAD* And here we are, on the ride back to campus after seeing “Us”: the latest film from the mind of Jordan Peele. All bodies in the car debate about the meaning of the movie, music is playing, and then there’s me — quiet at 2:45 am with my…
