Campus Culture | Season 5 Episode 2 w/ EARTHGANG at University of Illinois

Описание: Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 2 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Smith Hall. University of Illinois alums Ausar & The Boy Illinois share their stories and showcase their raps skills PLUS special guests EARTHGANG join the show ahead of their 2025 PYGMALION Hip Hop Stage performance.

00:35 TheLetterLBeats welcomes U of Illinois alum and Hip Hop artist Ausar to the show
00:58 Ausar discusses his journey from campus to success as an artist
03:15 Ausar tells ow college can help launch your entertainment career
03:43 Ausar talks about his opportunity with Rhythm & Flow on Netflix
04:58 Ausar on being able to succinctly tell your story as an artist
05:43 Ausar’s decision not to curse in his raps
06:44 Ausar states his purpose for making music
07:41 Ausar raps over Beanie Sigel’s “Nothing Like It”
10:52 TheLetterLBeats introduces U of Illinois alum and Hip Hop artist The Boy Illinois
11:27 The Boy Illinois talks about his journey from campus to artist success
12:59 The Boys Illinois talks about the on campus Hip Hop scene connecting with Champaign-Urbana’s community
13:44 The Boy Illinois used the campus as a tool for artist development
15:35 The Boy Illinois talks about his “Dean’s Office” series
18:30 The Boy Illinois raps to “Kingdom Come” from Jay-Z
21:11 TheLetterLBeats welcomes EARTHGANG to Campus Culture
22:16 EARTHGANG talks about receiving a compliment from Pusha T of The Clipse
23:07 EARTHGANG talks about growing their live audience from the beginning
24:34 How EARTHGANG keeps their show new for themselves
24:53 EARTHGANG on their 2020 performance at University of Illinois
25:39 Skate culture growing up in Atlanta and going to Cascade
26:21 EARTHGANG talks Miami & Atlanta bass music being prevalent in Atlanta state culture
27:17 EARTHGANG talks about connecting with J.I.D. through attending college together
27:51 EARTHGANG on how college launches a lot of collective interests in America
29:00 EARTHGANG on how they connect with producers
29:21 Which DAWs EARTHGANG prefers to use in making beats
30:25 What does EARTHGANG’s “boundless expression” mean?
30:57 EARTHGANG on being born with good taste
33:30 EARTHGANG on the 3 producers they’d choose to work on an EP with
34:29 EARTHGANG discusses how to work through creative differences in a duo
35:07 How does EARTHGANG define success?
36:25 Audience asks EARTHGANG questions
37:08 Free Jimmy Kimmel