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Come With Me to Hecho in LA

By: Amy Argueta ‘24 (USC Student Life Guest Blogger)

This past Saturday the USC Latine Student Assembly organized Hecho in LA, an event meant to celebrate Latine culture through food, music, and artists. In McCarthy Quad, various Latine owned student and non-student vendors sold art, clothes, jewelry, and more. Various stalls also sold food from all over Latin America from Mexico to Peru to El Salvador.

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Anya Ball: Now Rising

By: Amy Argueta ‘25 (USC Student Life Guest Blogger)

Anya Ball is the next rising DJ you need to check out. After feeling uninspired and unmotivated during her first semester in college, Ball turned to DJing as a new creative outlet. Just eight months after buying her first mixer, she already has 25 venues nation-wide under her belt, and a whole lot of future to look forward to.

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Meet Jackie Faye, Asian American Rapper

By: Claire Wong ‘23

Jackie Faye is an Asian American rapper from Dallas, Texas. She graduated USC with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Business Administration. Although she works as a data engineer during the day, she works in her free time to continuously grow her craft in the music industry.

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My Favorite Black Female Artists of the Past Year

By: Justin Negash ‘22

The past two years in music have been devoid of “the usuals”. Without an album from the bigs like Frank Ocean, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna, it’s created a hole in the music industry. Fortunately, the next generation of artists and producers stepped up to fill the void, and a majority of them were Black women. If 2019 was the rise of this generation, then 2020 was their crowning coronation. The year’s music scene was undeniably led by bonafide popstars Doja Cat, Meg The Stallion, and Lizzo. This article will continue in the music scene’s efforts to empower Black women in the industry; specifically, we’ll be looking at some of my favorite up and coming artists.

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Why You Should Check Out Trojan Talent

By: Jordan Bucknor ‘22

Short answer? To watch some films, listen to music, and check out art. Long answer? It’s a celebration of amazing student work: visual and auditory, scientific and creative — and it deserves more attention! I was pretty shocked when I checked out Trojan Talent for the first time for the sheer fact that there was just so much stuff! To top it off, everything on the site is phenomenal! This platform is a great way to explore the creations of your fellow students and honestly just keep yourself entertained. There’s too much content to tackle it all in one, or even two or three sittings — but even if it’s just a single short film or song, you should definitely check it out! After exploring all that Trojan Talent has to offer, you may even want to submit something yourself!

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That One Tuesday Night When I Hung Out with Felly

By: Lauren Brose ‘15

Chris Felner—stage name “Felly”— doesn’t enjoy school. The 20-year-old from Trumbull, Connecticut, admits he’s never been totally captivated in his classes because he feels it hinders his ability to create. The technicalities with pitch, tone, specific chords and notes being played isn’t a calculated process for Chris. Instead, he feels the music and goes what what makes sense to him. That’s what’s worked for him since he started to write music at the fleeting age of 14.

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The Early Bird May Get the Worm but Nighthawks Are More Intelligent and Creative

By: Lauren Brose ‘15

It’s 1:29 AM on a Monday night and I am wide awake. While I can simply turn off my lights and sleep, I have zero desire to do so. In some form, being a night hawk (I prefer “night hawk” over “night owl” because let’s face it hawks are awesome) has never been a choice of mine. For as long as I can remember, I thrived best after dark…

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Musicians of USC: 6 Bands You Need To Know

By: Samantha Romero ‘16

1. Family Hahas: I currently have their Soundcloud on repeat. Their new Ep “Everything All At Once,” was released just two days ago. Take a listen here, and thank me later. For upcoming shows and updates follow their Facebook page here…

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Band Interview: Gypsum

By: Samantha Romero ‘16

From bra throwing during stage performances to bi-weekly taco truck trips, the Los Angeles based band Gypsum are a lively bunch that will make you laugh along with their antics. The dream prop and Krautrock reminiscent band is comprised of guitarists Anna Arboles and Sapphire Jewel, drummist Jessy Reed, and bassist Rosie Tucker.

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