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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Team faces highs and lows without key player
KATHLEEN GIER
kgier@kansan.com
twitter.com/ukd_wball
Just 16 days ago, the Kansas women's basketball team was ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and received votes from the Associated Press. Kansas lost to defending national champion Texas A&M, but bounced back with a victory over Texas at home.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Q&A: Ying Yang Twins It's All About the Performance //RACHEL SCHULTZ
De'Angelo (D-Roc) Holmes is one half of hip-hop duo the Ying Yang Twins. D-Roc describes their music as realistic, honest and descriptive, and says that simply being a part of the Ying Yang Twins has been the biggest success in his life so far. While he says it's "all about the performance," when D-Roc isn't on stage he's a respectable guy at home in Atlanta with his wife and kids. D-Roc and music partner Kaine performed at the Granada on Feb. 21, but before that he sat down to chat about some of the highlights of his career.
Q: How would you describe your journey through the music industrv?
It all landed in the hands of the right person. Challenges are all the time, you go through the ups and downs. You have to grow to love it. Making sure the next record is as good as the last, that's the biggest challenge as an artist. I've enjoyed it. You get to see places you've never thought you'd see—it's a wonderful life that I don't regret taking.
Q: How is your music unique from other hip-hop artists'?
Me and my brother make real-life, party music. Our album has a lot of different mediums on it. A lot of people know us for only a part of our music and there's a lot more than that. We make "reality music"—it's more realistic because you can see the picture that we're trying to paint.
Q: What makes a performance a memorable one for you?
We actually entertain the crowd, so when the crowd responds back and they leave with the energy and tell their friends "they did a good show." And when the crowd gave you a good show too, the energy pops you up a little bit more. I like performing, period. I love going back anywhere if they want me back. It means I did something well the first, second, third or fourth time. It's all about the people there.
Q:What's your favorite song of all time?
Everything jams to me. I'm a "give everybody love" kind of person. Little of this, little of that, I listen to it all. LMFAO, Rihanna, JayZ, Kanye, Lil' Wayne. I can't say one particular song, because everybody's making good music right now. I'm feeling everyone's vibes.
Q: What is something your fans may not know about you?
I love living life. I don't live life mad at the world all the time. We can't live everybody's life—if it was that easy people wouldn't get into shit they always get into.
Q: What advice do you have for college students at this time in their lives?
Whatever you're shooting for in life, give it your all, don't just try and then give up. You never know how far you'll get until you try, so keep on going. If you fall, don't just stay there, get back up and try it again.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Ying Yang Twins, Kaine (left) and D'Roc (right) are hip hop stars known for their live performance value. D'Roc says he will come back and perform for whoever wants him back, which is how the pair ended up in Lawrence on Tuesday, Feb. 21
at the Granada for the second year in a row.
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