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October 11, 2017
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
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Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard has released ‘Confirmed,’ the follow-up to his
debut project, ‘The Letter O,’ which came out last year.
Lillard’s Second Rap Album
‘Confirmed’
makes a statement
Portland Trail Blazer point guard Damian Lillard
is showing that his second career as a rap star is no
fluke.
Taking his music persona ‘’Dame DOLLA’ to a
new level, the NBA sensation released ‘Confirmed”
Friday, a new album featuring an all-star team of rap
stars, including Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, BJ The Chica-
go Kid and Nick Grant.
Lillard said he named the album as a way to ac-
knowledge that his talent as a hip hop performer has
progressed to a new level, but also in response to
people who say he should only be focusing on bas-
ketball.
“There’s always been something said about me
spending time in the studio, even though I’ve always
shown up and produced for my team every night,”
Lillard wrote in an Instagram post. “I’’ve always
created music while playing at every level of basket-
ball. But now this is no longer an experiment. This is
my second album. I’m putting out respectable music
yearly. I’ve invested in that. I’m settled in.”
“Confirmed” is available on all major digital mu-
sic platforms, including @spotify.
Concert Explores Unity, Diversity
Facing social injustice head on,
the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus
presents its fall concert “What
Unites Us,” on Sunday, Oct. 15 at
3 p.m. in Kaul Auditorium at Reed
College in southeast Portland.
A piece entitled “Seven Voices
of the Unarmed,” will make its
West Coast debut during the con-
cert. The composition by black
Atlanta-based composer Joel
Thompson is about the final words
spoken by seven unarmed black
men who were killed in police ac-
tions.
The concert will also provide a
spotlight on local nonprofits, in-
cluding the Portland NAACP and
Native American Youth and Fam-
ily Center (NAYA), whose con-
stituencies are among those most
vulnerable in today’s volatile po-
litical climate.
“I’m excited to be party to an
event that not only provides a stage
for beautiful and thoughtful art, but
one that also shines a spotlight on
the work of these wonderful non-
profits. Art and music in service of
the greater good,” said Bob Men-
sel, PGMC artistic director.
Tickets available at pdxgmc.
org.