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(y The Clackamas Print Wednesdây, April 18, 2012' aced@clackamas.edu ArtiftPulture Rapper brings the beat to campus course Kanye West, Ludacris [ând other] legends o f the game. TCP: Have .you done any recordings? ' EB: I ’ve recorded three mix tapes [and] other singles on the side. TCP: D o you record your B y Isaac Soper m usic yourself? Arts & Culture Editor EB: If I’m w ith friends, it’s' d one in m y own little [recording] studio. For more Evan Brown, 20-year-old professional things, like my rapper an d Clackam as col singles and mix tapes, I like lege student, is on a quest to get into the studio ... an to become a unique h ip -h o p official studio. TCP: W here d id you artist and thinking outside the box; to stay away from com e up w ith th e nam e w hat stereotypical m ain “E-Breezy?” EB: Um ... my m om gave stream rappers and hip-hop it to me. O bviously the ‘E ’ artists are doing. EB: I ’m n o t like th e 7aver because Evan is my name, age rapper; I d id n ’t come and then I t h i n k it came from a hard p a s t or living in from, this one tim e w hen I the ghetto or anything like was ru nning, and I looked like a breeze or som ething, that. The C la ck a m a s P r in t: At [m eaning] quick or som e w hat age did you start rap thing. E-Breezy. Ever since then it stuck..I can th an k my ping? 5 n • EB; I started experim ent m om for th at one. TCP: W h at do you usu ing [around] > 1-3-14, eighth ally rap about? grade sum m er? EB: I hâve a song called T C P : W h at influenced ‘N ew Everything’ th a t kind you td. start? EB: It’s kind o f weird how o f embodies all o f thé things it started ... do you know the th at I ’ve talked about. How, I like to strive to be differ song ‘G lam orous’ by Fergie? T C P : W ho are,. some o f ent. I’ve ¡got a song w ith a kid ' from A rizona th a t’s your m ajor influences'? EB: N um ber one is always called ‘D ream s.’ It’s just like Nas. H e’s been around so, you know, everything th at long, he’s a legend. He’s still I’d like to envision arid see ir, life Evan Brown, . CCC student, is a rapper best known for his unique style and lyrical con tent yourself in five years?’ EB: I w ould , love, to see m yself o n ’tour, still record ing music, representing the Portlafid area. H opefully by then, have sam e m usic vid eos, a bigger fan base, a big ger following a ll to g eth er T C P : W h at kind o f mes sage are you trying to send w ith your music? EB: T h e th in g w ith rap th at it gets stereotyped for is degrading towards w om en, vio len t, negative tow ards culture; me personally an d my music, I," like to keep a positive o u tlo o k and real ly feed o ff positive energy. [C reating] relatable, posi tive,\ feel-good m usic, life, hard tim es, good tim es, love, sc h o o l the stresses, things th at every teenager, every kid gdes through. TCP: ’ W h a t are yo u r thoughts on ’90s rap? EB: I wish ’90s rap was still around. ’90s rap was all ab o u t your lyricism , raw talent, your raw flow. Now it’s kind o f like, crazy beats going on, the focus p o in t is m ore on the [whole song] instead o f the raw rapper’s talent. | Ta access E-Breezy s music and/or contact him, he is available through the following social media sites; www.YouTube.com/user/EBreezyTV www.Facebook.com/OfficialEBreezy www.Twitter.eom/#l/EBreeezy |i| SB ary. Som e o f th e ne„w rap p ers th a t’s r eally rela tab le, so kids I like listening to now are Sir M ichael Rocks, Big Sean, C yH i th e Prynce and o f o u rag e and younger or older can party to it; relate to it. TCP: W here do you see Evan Brown is focused, on h.is fu tu re o f making, rapping a career a n d breaking stereotypy o f the genre. In his music he always likes to. keep a positive outlook a n d try unique new things. Starving college students battle for top ramen honors B y Chris Taylor The Clackamas Print Above are two photos o fth e unique twists that are to be given to top ramen. The top shows before a n d bottom is after. A challenge ■ involving food that is both loved and loathed by college students is making its way to campus soon; the first ever Ramen Cook-Off is taking place here at CCC: The contest is simple: show the judges your ramen making skills. From April 23-25 in the Community Center, students will have the opportunity to show just what they can do with ramen. You’re encouraged to get creative, after all, whoa want to eat the same old ramen every day? Spice it up a little, give it some flair. This is your chance to show your culinary expertise and prove why you should be named the Ramen Champion. Now there are some rules, as with all proper competitions. Obviously you must be currendy enrolled at Clackamas and have your student ID card with you'at registration. Staff are also allowed to enter and compete. Teams can consist of one to three people and the entry fee is $7, along with seven cans of food beforehand, or $15 the day of. There will be ‘.six different competitions. There*'are three open divisions,., and a division for breakfast, lunch arid dinner. Open divisions are for’iny recipe on Monday, April 23 at 11 a.m. to 11:30 am ., and Tuesday, April 24 11‘ am . to lli3 0 am . and 12;40 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Lunch is. on April 23 11:50 am . to 12:20 p m ., dinner from 12:40 p m . to 1:10 pm.-, and breakfast on April 24 from 1T:5O a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Tou may request to compete in anydivision you wish, but'be prepared to enter a different divi sion if there aren’t enough con testants. Each round will have a time limit of 30. minutes in which you can prepare your dish. Judges will rate each one based -on presentation, taste, original ity and creativeness. The winners from each division will be select ed to moye on to the champion ship round (which date is yet to be announced). Contestants will also receive an award for winning any given division. During the championship match, you will recieve mystery ingredients and have half an hour to use them in one way or another. The wifi ner will be. crowned the Ramen Cook-offr Champion and receive a prize. Now you may be wondering, “What 'ingredients can Ruse?” H ow . about equipment? Well you’re in luck, as there is a list of materials provided to you, what you need to provide, and what is allowed and even banned. You will be provided with a brick of noodles, a table-side burner, brown sugar, cinnamon, dried parsley flakes, pepper, salt, cooking oil, salt, garlic powder, soy sauce, honey, ketchup, yellow mustard, tabasco, white sugar, white vinegar, onion powder, dried oregano, hot dogs, Spam and tofu. . Contestants will be asked to provide pots, pans, utensils, strainers, cutting boards and any other cookware necessary. No microwaves or toaster ovens. You can also provide your own list of ingredients totaling to $5 (prov en with in-store receipt) that you wish to use. You can try to justify going over, but be prepared to be told you can’t use it. AU items must be shelf sustainable (i.e. canned foods, spices, etc.), no refrigerated items (i.e. eggs, milk, bacon). You may be disquali fied from the competition if you break these rules, or for irrespon sible behavior -or prepare your food in an unsanitary or unsafe manner. You can sign up in CC152 or email mbaker@clackamas.edu. If you have any questions regard ing the event, rules, or items you wish to use, call 503-594-3040 or email the above address. _ To get the creative juices flow ing, here are some recipes that can be found to be particularly tasty. For reepies and to read the rest of the article visit www.the- clackamasprint.com
