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STAGE PRESENCE // B-DOUBLE-E
> Rising stars. Feel free to swoon.
New York has the anthemic "Empire State of Mind" — and now Lawrence has "Red and Blue," thanks to local hip-hop artist B-Double-E. Also known as BeeJay McLoyd, B-Double-E has a video titled "Red and Blue," a show out to the University and Lawrence, with over 73,000 views on YouTube. But that's not the only thing giving him attention. B-Double-E has opened for 50 Cent, and he'll be playing a show before the Ying Yang Twins on Feb. 5 in Lawrence. He
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also has a new album coming out soon. "You grow so much being around artists and being in the studio," McLoyd says. "I'm impressed with myself and how I've improved. You don't believe you can get there 'til you get there."
Putting Lawrence on the map: Local hip hop artist B-Double-E, right, has garnered attention for his ode to Lawrence, "Red and Blue." He will open for the Ying Yang Twins Saturday at the Granada.
McLoyd started freestyling in high school and after seeing peoples' positive reactions, decided to go for a career in music. His first album, The Bill Self Project, debuted in 2008. But doing solo work isn't McLoyd's only focus. He, E-MASE (Eric Mason), and Yung Dre (Deandre Andersen) came together to create Big Team, and they'll be releasing a mixtape soon. "We started doing a little free style stuff," Mason says. "That led to some studio time and it got serious," Mason says.
B-Double-Ewillopen for the Ying Yang Twins Feb. 5 at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
// MICHAEL BEDNAR
OUT & ABOUT > Random people. Random answers.
// WHAT'S THE WEIRDEST MOVIE YOU'VE EVER SEEN?
TYLER HAKE
HUTCHINSON | SENIOR
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new one. At the beginning when all the animatronics go into flames...that was weird."
AUDREY MOYLAN
LENEXA | SOPHOMORE
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — I had no idea what was going on."
DYLAN MOCHAL
OLATHE SOPHOMORE
"Natural Born Killers. It was filmed in all flashbacks and it was really graphic."
JOHN READY
DALLAS, TX | SENIOR
"Hostel, I watched it three weeks before a backpacking trip with my friends in Europe. We fit the demographics of the characters."
AMBER BANKS
GRANDVIEW. ILL.. | SOPHOMORE
"Splice. The main character had relations with this creature he and his girlfriend made, then it killed them."
KANSAS CITY, MO  SOPHOMORE
BRITTANY CAMPBELL
"Cold Storage. This lady got in a car crash and died, and a man took her body and pretended like she was his wife and still alive."
CHASE KINCHION
WICHITA | JUNIOR
"The Mist. Five people were in a car running away from the mist, and the guy shot the other characters to put them out of their misery right before the Army came to rescue them."
// MICHAEL BEDNAR
am the Barrel House, 729 New Hampshire St., is packed with students.
A full week has passed since BeeJay "B DOUBLE E" McLoyd shot his music video at the same location for the newest University of Kansas anthem with senior Alan Ginsberg. The Blue Valley North graduate has only been rapping for three years now after freestyleing at
shot the music video two weeks before it was shot with another videographer, but he decided to wait because he believed in Ginsberg and the way he shoots.
melody wanted to record *Red and Blue* because he thought he could do it better. He said he didn't think other people doing remixes were as serious as him when it came to music.
"I feel like mine is unique because it's somebody else's beat," McLoyd said. "I saw a bunch of remixes and I felt I could do it better than most of the other ones I heard from other colleges."
"Alan's my boy," McLoyd said. "We've been meaning to work together for last two, three months."
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Freestyle rapper Beejay "B Double E" McLoyd performs at the Barrel House, 729 New Hampshire St. He performed his hit "Red and Blue."
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CULTURE
Students remember home through Chinese New Year
Susan Tang, a freshman from Hunan, China, performs a minority dance depicting the stages of womanhood last year. KU students will celebrate the Chinese New Year Saturday afternoon with various performances, calligraphy workshops and food.
Jerry Wang/FILE PHOTO
BY CHRIS HONG chong@kansan.com
While many students welcomed Wednesday's canceled classes, it was more than just a snow day to Chinese students: It was the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
Although the new year didn't start until Thursday in China, the 14 hour time difference meant cel
ebrations began Wednesday morning in Kansas. Wednesday's de facto holiday combined with the preparation for new year celebrations gave many Chinese students a sense of familiarity,
Maggie Liu, a senior from Jiangsu, China, said celebrating the 15-day holiday made her feel more at home.
"It's another way to not make us
Xinjie Tang, a sophomore from Hunan, China, said celebrating together eased the loneliness some students felt while they were away from China. Tang added that without the celebrations, the new year would simply not have its festive atmosphere.
miss familv as much." Liu said.
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GREEK LIFE
IFC board members may step down
BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
jshorman@kansan.com
According to a December report by Associate Vice Provost for Student Success Lori Reesor, members of the council engaged in paddling on Nov. 18. The report said that no new executive board members were paddled by former
Multiple executive board members of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the governing body for fraternities, said they were willing to subject themselves to a vote to remove themselves from the council, following a hazing incident that occurred in November.
The declarations came at an IFC meeting Thursday evening that served as a forum for fraternity members and others to question council members about the hazing incident, which occurred after a turnover ceremony between the 2010 IFC council to the 2011 IFC council.
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BASKETBALL | 10A
Taylor becomes true guard
Turnovers don't dominate Tyshawn Taylor's game as he focuses on helping the Jayhwaks take care of the ball and play good defense.
KARAOKE | 6A
Karaoke provides fun for all
INDEX
Downtown bars offer Karaoke on weeknights.
Classifieds. 9A
Crossword. 4A
Cryptoquips. 4A
Opinion. 5A
Sports. 10A
Sudoku. 4A
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