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“Need a Break”: Quarantine Edition

Melissa Azofeifa March 25, 2020
We know being in self-isolation is hard. In case you need something to distract you or something to do in between online classes, take a break and check these out!
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Eric maxton, left, and Chan, right, perform at the Brookfest Artist Release Party on March 22. MARIE MATSUNAGA/THE STATESMAN

Brookfest student openers prep for their biggest gig yet

Joseph Konig April 15, 2017
Singer-songwriter Chris Chan and rapper Eric Maxton are preparing for the biggest performance of their lives: opening for Joey Bada$$, DNCE and Alison Wonderland at Brookfest 2017.
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Elliot Baron unites rappers on campus

Elliot Baron unites rappers on campus

Kunal Kohli October 27, 2015
Elliot Baron, a student at Stony Brook striving for a rap career, has created with friends the Rapper's Union: a place for hip-hop lovers to collaborate on music.
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Dr. Dre, above, is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. He has produced albums and has mentored many rappers including Snoop Dog, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game and Kendrick Lamar.  PHOTO CREDIT: JASON PERSSE

New Dr. Dre album proves why you shouldn’t forget about him

Kunal Kohli August 21, 2015
Dre’s latest effort, "Compton," proves that even after sixteen years of experimenting, he is still hip-hop's premier maker of classics.
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Eminem’s old habits die hard in “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”

Jon Winkler November 6, 2013
How did an illiterate, abused dropout from the wrong side of Detroit become the biggest artist of the last 13 years? Simple answer: schizophrenia.
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