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Who is Wale?
A singular figure will emerge amidst the THC-infused clouds overhanging the Intramural Fields on Friday night. A man with ramen hair, trimmed goatee, and drip oozing from his jacket. His presence is pastoral, his rhymes herd hips and!-->…
Don’t Mess with Ariana Grande, She’s a Dangerous Woman
With the lyrics of “7 Rings” used as captions in their promotional social media posts and a model that looks unnervingly similar to the singer herself, Forever 21 is under a lot of heat recently for using the looks of Ariana Grande to sell!-->…
Remembering Nipsey Hussle
It was a clear, sunny afternoon on the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson in Los Angeles on March 31, but the mood quickly turned sour. At about 3:25 p.m., three men were shot outside a Marathon Clothing store, including rapper and store owner…
Idris Elba: The Man, the Myth, the Legend and…the DJ?
I know what you’re all thinking: Idris Elba? DJ? What can this man NOT do? Trust me, I asked myself these questions when I found out that yes, award-winning actor Idris Elba deejayed at Coachella this weekend, and frankly, it blew my mind.…
Alexander String Quartet Plays pieces by SLU Professor
The Alexander String Quartet visited Associate Professor of Philosophy Laura Redeihs’ Symbolic Logic course for the first time on Oct. 23 in the Underground. The Alexander String Quartet includes two violinists, Zakarias Grafilo and…
Lil Wayne vs. Logic: What is Hip and How Does it Hop?
October here, heard you’ve been fiending for some fat boom baps and trill skraat tats. You’re hype for YANDHI? Well, this ain’t it, chief. What we do got is two large albums by industry icons Logic and Lil Wayne. Independently, both are…
Laurentian Singers Perform First Concert of the Year
The Laurentian Singers’ first concerts of the 2018-2019 year were held on Friday, Sept. 28, and Saturday, Sept. 29. The theme of the concerts was American Music, to coincide with their tour destinations of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.…
BROCKHAMPTON’s “Iridescence” Shines as Most Mature Album to Date
This week, “the best boy-band since One Direction” saw their new album, “Iridescence,” hit #1 on the Billboard 200. The success of their new project came as a major triumph for the rap collective, as they rose from obscurity last year with…