Founded 1963 Relaunched 2019. The Postmodern South.
events
events

events

AnWhat Entertainment and @HollyHoodBayBay @ Grambling Homecoming 2011

The aftermath of the Grambling homecoming football game is always something of a custom car show, and this year was no exception. On the site of the old Martha Adams Hall, I ran into my homeboys from An What Entertainment in Shreveport, including DJ Hollyhood BayBay, who were sponsoring a party for a motorcycle club. Further down on RWE Jones Drive were the people from Louisiana Cash’s camp who were selling T-shirts that read “B_tch, I’m From Louisiana”. Getting out of the traffic nightmare and back towards Monroe proved to be difficult. 

gallery

End of the Parade Route, Grambling Homecoming 2011

The Grambling Homecoming Parade ended near Eddie Robinson Stadium and the new Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center, and the high school bands gathered there and had a sort of informal battle between the parade and the football game. 

gallery

Getting An Early Start for Grambling Homecoming 2011

The Grambling Homecoming Parade always starts at 9 AM, and it always seems a lot earlier than that. The weather is usually chilly, and this year was no exception, but people start lining the route as early as 8:30 to get the best spots for watching.

gallery

After the Talent Show, Grambling Homecoming, 2011

When I got to the Grambling campus, the talent show at T. H. Harris Auditorium has just ended, and there were still crowds of students around the quadrangle and Founders Avenue. But the crowds seemed thinner this year compared to previous homecomings, and less inclined to hang out. I stopped by my friend Dr. Reginald Owens’ house to catch up with him for a minute, and then I drove back to Monroe. 

gallery

Max Minelli releases his new album “Heart of a King”

Emerging from C-Loc’s Concentration Camp, Max Minelli is a veteran of the Baton Rouge rap scene, and is consistently popular with fans in Louisiana’s capital city. With Heart of a King, Max Minelli elevates his game to a new level with 14 tracks produced by some of Louisiana’s finest producers, including Gussmakemybeats and C-Loc veteran Nathan “Happy” Perez. As always, Max Minelli gives his fans a street edge, but one with an intelligent difference, as Max is first and foremost a lyricist. Songs like “Can I Help You” and “Heart Of A King” deliver the crunkness, but there are also sunny, windows-down anthems like “City Is Mine”, and Minelli’s advice to youth to “Be Respected” is far more positive than the average street rapper making records today. Several of the songs feature Max’s new Dead Game Records labelmates, the rapper Kevin Gates and singer Malachi X. Altogether a release of consistent quality from one of Baton Rouge’s finest.

gallery