The Emory Wheel had a dream and it came true. The Student Programming Council (SPC) combined their funding for Spring Band Party and Dooley's Week to bring in Kendrick Lamar, one of the best upcoming rap artists, for Dooley's Week. Other performances will include house D.J./ producer, 3Lau and comedian Hannibal Buress.
Lamar is an American rapper originally from Compton, Calif. He has released four mixtapes and earned recognition after the release of his fourth mixtape, Overly Dedicated, in 2010.
Lamar has released two studio albums, the first, Section.80, was released in 2011, and the second, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released in October of 2012. Both albums received high acclaim; however, his second studio album took the cake with huge-name features such as Andre 3000, Drake and Dr. Dre.
3Lau, pronouncing the 3 as a B, is a 22-year-old producer who doubles as a college junior. His DJ mixes and production focuses on progressive house music that encourages heavy dances. Buress is a stand-up comedian and television screen writer. He has been featured on The Awkward Comedy Show on Comedy Central and currently co-stars with Eric André in theEric André Show on Adult Swim.
We at the Wheel applaud SPC for their previous and current choice in performers. Instead of doing an individual concert for Spring Band Party and another for Dooley's Week, SPC combined their budget to bring in larger names who produce high quality material.
It is important that SPC continues to appeal to different groups on campus, as they have previously brought in artists that vary from electronic to rap to country music. Emory has had a great track record in bringing in artists who are on their rise to fame, and there is no doubt in our minds that Lamar, 3Lau and Buress will deliver.
We do, however, urge SPC to effectively promote Dooley's Week's performers. Even though many people have heard of Lamar and are able to find out about these events on their own, we hope that there are sufficient steps taken to promote all acts involved. Furthermore, it is important that SPC thinks carefully about what the guidelines for the guest policy should be.
Previously, an Emory student has had to register their allowed guest 24 hours in advance, and though these events should be large, one guest per student is sufficient; otherwise there may be an overcrowding issue. If this were to become an issue, we hope that security this year will be on par as that of last year.
Finally, we find the theme for Dooley's Week, "Doolius Caesar Presents: When in Rome, Dooley as the Romans Do," clever and applaud SPC's pun-making abilities.
The above staff editorials represents the majority opinion of the Wheel's editorial board.
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