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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-
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