Trailblazers of Northwestern hip hop: Brandon Daley, Booshua, and Chet Haze
Dear Fratty Wannabe Rappers,
Oh, what a few weeks it’s been. We thought lyrical lightning could only strike once—at least at a homogeneous, whitewashed, top-tier Midwestern institution of higher education. But how wrong we were. First was freshman and aspiring rapper Booshua’s single “Dear Alma Mater.” We thought it was just a blip on the music scene at NU otherwise dominated by a capella groups and musical theater majors. Then Chet Hanks Haze’s release of “White and Purple” yesterday did it: Northwestern now has burgeoning reputation as a bastion of fratty rap.
To be honest, we thought it was a joke at first. “Ha ha,” we said. “Look at this ‘rap’ some frosh made.” But then Booshua quickly released a mixtape, and Chet’s manager (???) approached NNN today to ask for media coverage.
Boys, boys, boys…we get it; you have lots to rap about. Life here’s difficult. Like, Oh-Em-Gee too many prude bitches up in here! Too many Big Cups to drink! We can only take so much of this before we throw up our hands and scream, “Why us, in the name of Asher Roth and all that is good in this world?” If you were really going to do it, at least do it well—like Mo Greene. (Chet, we know you’ve heard of him.)
So here’s our sage advice: The road to fame is long and winding with many twists in turns. We don’t want another fleeting campus celeb like John Park. We’re looking for the real deal here. Look at Brandon Daley—a fellow frat brother and rapper who’s acquired an extensive following on YouTube. Sure, he doesn’t get mentions on Gawker, but he has a loyal cohort of anime-obsessed, Pokemon-watching tweens. Real shit.
So Chet and Booshua: Call us when your single has 1.1 million views. Maybe then we’ll reconsider who’s on top of NU’s hip hop game.
Sincerely,
NU Intel
Sammy Adams is to blame for all of this. And guys, you’re forgetting that AEPi jumps in the booth on occasion to spit kosher fire: http://pistolgrip.bandcamp.com/track/aepi-who-we-r
The day I would take rap advice from a NU student blog writer is the day hip hop died.
so, anon, are you on board with frat rap?