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Campus Culture Season 6 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 Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their rap talent. 00:11 Meet 4200 Kory from Indianapolis 00:41 4200 Kory raps over “Hold On” from En Vogue 03:11 4200 Kory talks about getting his song “Well Raised” on the Club 520 x Adidas promotion 03:52 4200 Kory talks about being on On The Radar and sync licensing ventures with “Well Raised” plus performing at Mike Epps’ festival 05:02 4200 Kory talks about protesting excessive force used by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department in the shooting death of Dalys Jett 06:47 Meet A-Game from St. Louis 07:08 A-Game raps over “Devil In A New Dress” from Kanye West 13:46 JLMNO raps over “Dead Wrong” from Notorious B.I.G. 18:02 Bee Santana raps over “Devil In A New Dress” from Kanye West 21:45 K3 raps over “Put On” from Young Jeezy & Kanye West 24:13 Young Uri raps over “C.R.E.A.M.” from Wu Tang Clan 28:01 Meet Freeway Quez from Kansas City 28:41 Freeway Quez raps over “New York” from Fat Joe, Ja Rule & Jadakiss 31:38 Kasual Only raps over “Sticky” from Raven Lenae 33:56 Catching up with ASAVV after 2 seasons away from the show 34:29 ASAVV raps over “Throw It In the Bag (Remix)” from The Dream & Fabolous 35:36 ASAVV talks about getting a new position at her label after deal ended 38:55 AJ Skells raps over “Drop It Like It’s Hot” from Snoop Dogg & Pharrell 41:50 Welcoming Double Ontendre back to the show 43:16 Double Ontendre raps to “1st of Tha Month” from Bone Thugs N Harmony 48:18 The Artist Babz raps to “Emotionless” from Drake 54:26 DCB The Humble Rapper raps over “Devil In A New Dress” from Kanye West 57:16 Toraino raps over “Frontin” from Pharrell & Jay Z 01:00:02 4Lilja raps over “Shoulder Lean” from Young Dro 01:04:05 Welcoming $imba P back to the show 01:05:10 $imba P raps to “Family Ties” from Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar

Campus Culture Season 6 Episode 1 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their rap talent. 00:21 Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats welcomes Alfred Banks to the show 01:01 Alfred Banks raps over “1-900-Hustler” from Jay-Z, Freeway, Beanie Siegel & Memphis Bleek 03:29 Alfred Banks talks about his new album “Yestermonth” 08:27 Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats welcomes Asha Omega to the show 09:02 Asha Omega raps over “Bag Lady” from Erykah Badu 10:40 Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats welcomes Jooby Truth to the show 11:12 Jooby Truth raps over “Let The Beat Build” from Lil Wayne 15:51 VII raps over “’96 Bulls” from Nick Grant 23:05 Joel Q raps to “You Can’t Stop The Reign” from Notorious B.I.G. and Shaquille O’neal 28:51 Miles Alan raps over “No L’s” from Smino 33:15 5onny raps over “Oochie Wally” from Las & Bravehearts 36:11 JLMNO raps over “All My Life” from Jay Rock 42:22 Professor Pete Shungu aka Afro D raps over “You Got Me” The Roots 47:03 Zion Lin raps over “Just To Get By” from Talib Kweli, Mos Def and Kanye West 51:31 Matteo Kai raps over “Allure” from Jay-Z 54:01 Jay Malice raps over “Bring ‘Em Out” from T.I. 57:19 DB raps over “And Then What” from Jeezy 01:00:47 Dead Caesar raps over “Ain’t No N***a” from Jay-Z & Foxy Brown 01:05:13 Frankenstein Kwelli raps over “TGIF” from Glorilla

Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 6 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their rap talent. 00:35 D’so Nyce raps over “Lemon Pepper Steppers” by Freddie Gibbs 04:03 Asha Omega raps over “Poppin My Collar” by Three Six Mafia 07:26 JLMNO raps over “NY State of Mind” by Nas 12:29 K. Krucial raps over “Seeing Green” by Drake, Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne 15:14 Dakiyah raps over “Forgot About Dre” by Dr. Dre & Eminem 18:13 Pattyo raps over “Forgot About Dre” by Dr. Dre & Eminem 21:59 Ray Glass raps over “NY State of Mind” by Nas 25:19 Blüme Boyd raps over “Down For My N****s” by C-Murder 29:19 Myskie raps over “Last Time That I Checc’d” by Nipsey Hussle 33:31 Mac Infinity raps over “We Gon Make It” by Jadakiss 36:53 Juby Da God raps over “You Don’t Know My Name” by Alicia Keys 43:59 Bee Santana raps over “NY State of Mind” by Nas 48:07 Mplied raps over “Throw It In The Bag (Remix)” by Fabolous & The Dream 51:54 Nash B G raps over “You Don’t Know My Name” by Alicia Keys

Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 5 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Dr. Carolyn Randolph-Kato on the Coldwell Playhouse stage at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts for the 2026 Hip Hop Convene. This special episode features interviews and performances from women making impactful contributions to Hip Hop including Asha Omega, Suzi Analogue and Truth & Klevah of Mother Nature. 00:09 Introductions from host Dr. Carolyn Randolph-Kato 01:01 Meet Klevah of Mother Nature 01:25 Meet Truth of Mother Nature 01:53 Meet Asha Omega 02:17 Meet Suzi Analogue 02:25 Dr. Randolph-Kato gives introduces the conversation 03:13 Klevah of Mother Nature discusses how she was introduced to Hip Hop 05:50 Asha Omega talks about how Hip Hop saved her 07:24 Suzi Analogue talks about Hip Hop showed her the possibilities of what she can be 9:05 Suzi Analogue discusses her connection to Slick Rick & Dougie Fresh 10:27 Truth of Mother Nature discusses her introduction to Hip Hop 14:05 Asha Omega Talks about J DIlla’s impact on her love for Hip Hop 15:31 Asha Omega says her raps being her journal 16:16 Asha Omega performs 20:08 Suzi Analogue tells how a woman invented the phenomenon of Hip Hop 24:16 Klevah of Mother Nature talks about mothering and sistering in and through Hip Hop 27:02 Truth of Mother Nature talks about Hip Hop’s future with femme identifying individuals 29:43 Asha Omega talks about the diversity of voices for women emcees in 2026 32:10 Truth of Mother Nature discusses creating joy with their music 33:09 Truth says joy can be a weapon against oppression 33:58 Truth of Mother Nature discusses creating heaven on Earth 36:05 Mother Nature performs 43:27 Asha Omega says therapy has helped her process what’s happening in the world 45:00 Suzi Analogue talks about transmuting feelings about the world into her art after going back from Africa 49:18 Truth of Mother Nature talks about writing to get her feelings out after a season of absorbing the world 52:31 Truth of Mother Nature says laughter, conversations with loved ones and grace have helped her process the world 56:44 Asha Omega finding solace in her purpose 57:45 Suzi Analogue talks about self care as a way of remaining grounded in her creative practice 01:03:12 Suzi Analogue performs 01:09:30 Dr. Carolyn Randolph-Kato gives closing remarks 01:10:12 Suzi Analogue performs 01:38:30 Asha Omega performs 01:57:23 Mother Nature performs

Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 4 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their rap talent. 00:22 Meet Jooby Truth from Kansas City 01:10 Jooby Truth raps over “U Don’t Have to Call” by Usher 03:44 Meet Miles Alan 04:12 Miles Alan raps to “C.R.E.A.M.” from Wu Tang Clan 07:45 Meet Myskie 08:32 Myskie raps over “Take Me Thru Dere” by Metro Boomin 11:03 Meet $imba P 13:01 $imba P raps to “C.R.E.A.M.” from Wu Tang Clan 16:02 Meet JLMNO 16:56 JLMNO raps over “Surround Sound” by J.I.D. 22:15 Meet 16RAHEEM 22:42 16RAHEEM raps to “U Don’t Have to Call” from Usher 27:15 Meet DOUBLE ONTENDRE 28:30 DOUBLE ONTENDRE raps over “Blueberry Faygo” by Lil Mosey 33:51 Shouts out to @twogetherhigh on Instagram 34:46 VII raps to “Questions” from Maeta 39:47 Meet Khari Ennui 40:21 Khari Ennui raps over “C.R.E.A.M.” by Wu Tang Clan 44:27 Meet Dwayne Neff 44:49 Dwayne Neff raps to “Part Like a Rock Star” from Shop Boyz 46:40 Meet Ray Glass 47:16 Ray Glass raps over “Hot N***a” by Bobby Shmurda 49:50 Meet Zen The Rapper 50:48 Zen The Rapper raps to “Window Seat” from Erykah Badu 53:38 Meet Jsteezzy 53:55 Jsteezzy over “Questions” by Maeta

Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 3 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their rap talent. 00:15 TheLetterLBeats welcomes VII back to the show 01:02 VII raps over “Duffle Bag Boy” Playaz Circle feat. Lil Wayne 05:44 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Miles Alan back to the show 06:15 Miles Alan raps over “untitled 08” from Kendrick Lamar 09:07 TheLetterLBeats welcomes $imba P back to the show 09:55 $imba P raps to “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” from Tommy Richman 12:11 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Pattyo back to the show 12:30 Pattyo raps over “Chun Li” from Nicki Minaj 14:59 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Jade The Ivy to the show 15:35 Jade The Ivy raps to “Exhibit C” from Jay Electronica 18:19 TheLetterlBeats welcomes Juni Cruz back to the show 19:21 Juni Cruz raps to “Exhibit C” from Jay Electronica 21:49 TheLetterLBeats welcomes 5onny to the show 22:14 5onny raps to “Mask Off” from Future 25:24 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Jeff Koonz to the show 26:12 Jeff Koonz raps over “Palmolive” from Freddie Gibbs & Madlib 27:56 TheLetterLBeats welcomes VERY special guests Mother Nature to the show 28:56 Mother Nature raps over “Gold Watch” from Lupe Fiasco 30:58 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Tokyo T to the show 31:32 Tokyo T raps over “Rock Yo Hips” from Crime Mob 34:05 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Myskie to the show 34:55 Myskie raps to “A Milli” from Lil Wayne 38:21 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Myekehl to the show 38:46 Myekehl raps to “Exhibit C” from Jay Electronica 42:25 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Sweet Juices to the show 43:16 Sweet Juices raps over “D.O.A.” from Jay-Z 46:15 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Prince Drive to the show 46:55 Prince Drive raps over “D.O.A.” from Jay-Z 49:14 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Khari Ennui back to the show 49:49 Khari Ennui raps to “Hoe Cakes” from MF Doom 53:22 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Young(In) to the show 53:41 Young(In) raps over “Palmolive” from Freddie Gibbs & Madlib 58:20 TheLetterLBeats welcomes Juby Da God back to the show 58:48 Juby Da God raps over “Earfquake” from Tyler The Creator

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

Campus Culture Season 5 Episode 1 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their rap talent. 00:17 Meet Asha Omega 01:15 Asha Omega raps 02:25 Meet Jayy B 03:10 Jayy B raps 05:42 Meet OHWIT (Open House With Infinite Truths) 06:26 OHWIT raps 08:53 Listen #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist 09:14 Meet $imba P 09:51 $imba P raps 12:11 Meet Juby DaGod 12:47 Juby DaGod raps 16:35 Meet VII 16:56 VII raps 22:36 Meet Aarun Simon 23:30 Aarun Simon raps 28:59 Meet D’so Nyce 29:30 D’so Nyce raps 31:49 Meet Miles Alann 32:44 Miles Alann raps 37:01 Meet Nai The Most High 37:36 Nai The Most High raps 39:37 Meet JayVSJayne 40:49 JayVSJayne raps 42:24 Khari Ennui raps

Campus Culture Season 4 Episode 4 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their rap talent. 00:21 Introducing special guest Asha Omega 00:45 Asha Omega talks about opening for Coast Contra 04:24 Asha Omega raps to “Boom Bap” from Doechii 05:56 ASAVV is back discussing her label deal 09:25 ASAVV raps to “Blow The Whistle” from Too Short 11:21 Nai The Most High discusses current run in Chicago 12:23 Nai The Most High raps to “Alright” from Kendrick Lamar 14:36 OHWIT discusses doing “We Outside” for Campus Culture 15:29 OHWIT raps to “Boom Bap” from Doechii 18:06 Check out #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist—Like, Follow, Share 18:17 Yxnas discusses the new album he’s working on 19:04 Yxnas raps to “Grindin’” from The Clips 21:28 $imba P talks putting his new album on Even.biz plus getting booked at SXSW as a solo artist 24:12 $imba P raps to “Alright” from Kendrick Lamar 27:15 Flipside Moton was in the comments after dressing as Michael Jackson on a previous Campus Culture appearance 29:11 Flipside Moton raps on “Luchini” from Camp Lo 32:47 UIUC Sophomore Music Education Major Kay Buzz raps to “Think Good Thoughts” from Little Brother & 9th Wonder 35:39 Mere discusses his rebrand and changing his name 36:06 Mere raps to “Knock If You Buck” from Crime Mob 38:08 Ibra Himself raps to “Alright” from Kendrick Lamar 42:01 Juni raps to “Boom Bap” from Doechii 45:28 O.G. Maggie raps to “Think Good Thoughts” from Little Brother & 9th Wonder 47:55 AO Flacko raps to “Why I Do Em Like That” from Westside Gunn 49:54 Wam raps to “Earfquake” from Tyler The Creator

Campus Culture Season 4 Episode 3 at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their talent. 00:19 Meet Senior Communications Major Yxnas 01:15 Yxnas raps to “Much More” from De La Soul 04:29 Meet alumni Jayy B 05:51 Jayy B raps to “A Lot” from 21 Savage 08:38 Follow, like, subscribe & share #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist 08:51 Meet alumni ZC 10:01 ZC raps to “On My Mama” from Victoria Monét 13:54 Meet OHWIT 15:28 OHWIT raps to “heart pt. 6” from Kendrick Lamar 17:29 Kendrick’s impact on rap with GNX 19:20 Meet Pattyo 20:20 Pattyo raps to “Million Dollar Baby” from Tommy Richman 22:01 Meet Senior Political Science Major Ibra Himself 22:40 Ibra Himself raps to “Drop It Like It’s Hot” From Snoop Dogg 25:00 Follow, like, subscribe & share #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist 25:20 Meet Nai the Most High 25:51 Nai the Most High raps to “One Thing” From Amerie

Campus Culture Digital Cyphers at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their talent. 00:20 Introducing Joel Q from The New Chicago 00:51 Joel Q’s origin story 10:58 Joel Q raps 13:29 Introducing Mvte 17:23 Mvte raps 19:08 Introducing Breeze 23:45 Breeze raps 16:19 Introducing JayVsJane with a gift for Professor Holden 27:44 JayVsJane raps 30:15 Mari raps 34:10 Jayy B raps 38:36 KayBuzz rap 41:23 TeeWeezy raps 44:27 Introducing ZC 47:42 ZC raps 52:18 Slime K raps 56:22 $imba P raps

Campus Culture Digital Cyphers at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their talent. 00:20 Meet guest viral TikTok Artist Sekret 00:43 Sekret's origin story 01:36 How the song "Valentine's Day" changed her career 01:59 Angel Reese, Latto & LL Cool J doing a TikTok to the song 03:10 The ex BF who inspired "Valentine's Day" 03:50 A list of Sekret's songs on streaming 04:48 Club Sekret is the new album 05:17 Using BandLab to record songs 07:41 Sekret performs "Valentine's Day" on Campus Culture 09:27 Meet Juni 10:10 Juni raps 11:59 Meet Kaybuzz 12:22 Kaybuzz spits a real actual freestyle 14:50 $imba P is back on the show talking about his Lollapalooza show 16:41 The importance of $imba P's community work in Champaign-Urbana 17:42 $imba P raps 20:29 JD Bucks raps 21:55 Meet JayVsJane, rapper, entrepreneur & ex ball player 22:33 JayVsJane raps 24:49 S.s Tez Raps 27:17 Meet #GOTTOGANG 27:41 TheLetterLBeats used to teach at #GOTTOGANG's middle school 28:14 #GOTTOGANG raps For More From Campus Culture Illinois: IG: @campusculturedigital instagram.com/campuscultureil Twitter/X: @campuscultureil twitter.com/campuscultureIL TikTok: @campusculturedigital For More From Professor Lamont Holden: IG: @theletterlbeats instagram.com/theletterlbeats Twitter X: @1TheLetterLBea1/1theletterlbea1 TikTok: @theletterbeats

Campus Culture Digital Cyphers at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their talent. 00:10 Intro from Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats 00:25 A moment of silence for Dr. P 01:04 Welcoming Sammy to the show 01:28 Sammy raps 03:44 Welcoming Jayy B to the show 04:09 Jayy B raps 07:03 Welcoming Fipside Moton to the show 07:33 Shouts out to Zach from Back of the Class 08:02 Flipside Moton raps 10:17 Welcoming Jai Lakell to the show 11:05 Jai Lakell raps 13:15 Welcoming $imba P to the show 13:58 $imba P raps 19:40 Welcoming Femi Ishola to the show 20:40 Femi Ishola raps 24:58 Welcoming Jamere XO to the show 25:26 Jamere XO raps 26:59 #TheMenu Official Spotify playlist 27:16 Welcoming A$AVV to the show 28:37 A$AVV raps 30:54 Welcoming Steve Søl to the show 32:01 Steve Søl raps 34:34 Welcoming JayVsJane to the show 35:05 JayVsJane raps 37:01 Slime K raps 40:33 Welcoming Lil Barz to the show 40:55 Lil Barz raps 44:13 Welcoming Tez to the show 44:52 Tez raps 47:21 Welcoming M’z to the show 48:01 M’z raps 50:55 That’s a wrap on Season 3 Sammy @rivvy.s on IG instagram.com/rivvy.s Jayy B @theonlyjayyb on IG instagram.com/theonlyjayyb Flipside Moton @flipsidemoton on IG instagram.com/flipsidemoton Jai Lakell @therealjailakell on IG instagram.com/therealjailakell $imba P @iam_simbap on IG instagram.com/iam_simbap Femi Ishola @femiishola_ on IG instagram/femiishola_ Jamere XO @jamere_xo on IG instagram.com/jamere_xo A$AVV @highimasavv on IG instagram.com/highimasavv Steve Søl @stvesol on IG instagram.com/stvesol JayVsJane @jayvsjane on IG instagram.com/jayvsjane Slime K @realslime_k on IG instagram.com/realslime_k Lil Barz @lilbarz_1 on IG instagram.com/lilbarz_1 Tez @s.s_tez on IG instagram.com/s.s_tez M'z @mzfrmdaendz on IG instagram.com/mzfrmdaendz For More From Campus Culture Digital: campusculturepodcast.com IG: @campusculturedigital instagram.com/campusculturedigital Twitter/X: @campuscultureil twitter.com/campuscultureIL TikTok: @campusculturedigital For More From Professor Lamont Holden: IG: @theletterlbeats instagram.com/theletterlbeats Twitter X: @1TheLetterLBea1/1theletterlbea1 TikTok: @theletterbeats

Campus Culture Digital Cyphers at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their talent. 00:12 Cassius Tae joins Campus Culture 00:51 Cassius Tae origin story 03:06 Earliest memory of rapping 04:20 Cassius not letting others write for him 05:40 Becoming the one to beat in his neighborhood 06:22 The Chicago blog era 08:22 Fighting for attention in the streaming era 09:48 Tired of trying to go viral on TikTok 10:34 Cassius Tae’s experience on campus at Central Michigan 14:21 Crossing as a Kappa & connecting to other campuses 16:01 Performing at the From The Go Fest in Chicago 18:46 Performing in South Africa 22:41 Sony Music is going to South Africa to sign new artists 23:15 L on manifesting a Grammy 24:46 Moments In Desire branding & design company 27:08 Album “Moments In Desire” is next up 27:39 Cassius Tae Freestyles 33:42 #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist including “Flowerchild” from Cassius Tae 34:35 A$AVV joins Campus Culture 34:57 A$AVV’s origin story 35:53 Experiencing physical abuse, sexual abuse and domestic violence 36:30 Reporting her family issues to DCFS and getting into foster care 36:55 Getting adopted by her aunt 37:42 Being homeless and hustling 39:20 How her childhood prepared her for the music industry 39:44 Earliest memory of rapping 41:38 A$AVV’s college experience 43:01 Performing at the From The Go Fest in Chicago 43:32 Opening fro Mello Buckz last fall 45:14 Performing at University of Vermont in February 46:08 Did A$AVV open for Flyana Boss? 46:50 A$AVV opening for Open Mike Eagle with $imba 47:14 A$AVV gets emotional about how far she’s come and her hard work 48:39 The key to A$AVV’s growth 51:09 A$AVV freestyles Cassius Tae @cassiustae on IG instagram.com/cassiustae A$AVV @highimasavv on IG instagram.com/highimasavv For More From Campus Culture Digital: campusculturepodcast.com IG: @campusculturedigital instagram.com/campusculturedigital Twitter: @campuscultureil twitter.com/campuscultureIL TikTok: @campusculturedigital For More From Professor Lamont Holden: IG: @theletterlbeats instagram.com/theletterlbeats Twitter: @1TheLetterLBea1 twitter.com/1theletterlbea1 TikTok: @theletterbeats

Campus Culture Digital Cyphers at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their talent. 00:40 JayVsJane raps over “Think U The Sh*t” from Ice Spice 03:06 A$AVV raps over “Sunday Service” from Latto 05:40 Mari raps over “Hiss” from Megan Thee Stallion 08:15 JD Bucks raps over “Everybody” from Nicki Minaj 9:30 Like, follow, share #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist 10:21 Notorious TRE raps over “Paint The Town Red” from Doja Cat 11:28 Notorious TRE switches up the beat to “Evil Ways” from Drake & J. Cole 15:25 $imba P raps over “Surround Sound” from JID 19:35 Jamere XO raps over “On My Mama” from Victoria Monét 23:44 Sammy raps over “Evil Ways” from Drake & J. Cole 27:42 Like, follow, share #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist 27:58 The Questions with D1V1NE 34:11 Yasuke raps over “Crash & Burn” from Leon Thomas 37:42 Flipside Moton raps over “Everybody” from Nicki Minaj 40:49 K.I.D. raps over “Evil Ways” from Drake & J. Cole 44:46 Jai Lakell raps over “Rich Baby Daddy” from Drake, Sexyy Red & SZA JayVsJane @jayvsjane on IG instagram.com/jayvsjane A$AVV @highimasavv on IG instagram.com/highimasavv Mari @maribebuggin on IG instagram.com/maribebuggin JD Bucks @jdbucks_ on IG instagram.com/jdbucks_ Notorious TRE @notorioust_r_e on IG instagram.com/notorioust_r_e $imba P @iam_simbap on IG instagram.com/iam_simbap Jamere XO @jamere_xo on IG instagram.com/jamere_xo Sammy @rivvy.s on IG instagram.com/rivvy.s D1V1NE @iamd1v1ne on IG instagram.com /iamd1v1ne Yasuke @yasuketheartist_ instagram.com/yasuketheartist_ Flipside Moton @flipsidemoton instagram.com/flipsidemoton K.I.D. @1k.i.d__ instagram.com/1k.i.d__ Jai Lakell @therealjailakell instagram.com/therealjailakell For More From Campus Culture Digital: campusculturepodcast.com IG: @campusculturedigital instagram.com/campusculturedigital Twitter: @campuscultureil twitter.com/campuscultureIL TikTok: @campusculturedigital For More From Professor Lamont Holden: IG: @theletterlbeats instagram.com/theletterlbeats Twitter: @1TheLetterLBea1 twitter.com//1theletterlbea1 TikTok: @theletterbeats