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Music Review intern

What is your favorite thing about the Wake?

How it's student-run and gives its writers lots of freedom in what they choose to write about.

What are some of your favorite, or least favorite, lines from movies or song lyrics?

"I changed my motto. 'Stead of saying 'fuck tomorrow', that buck that bought a bottle could have struck the lotto" - AZ ("Life's a Bitch) "Sophisticated ignorance; write my curses in cursive" - Kanye West (Otis) "I'm cooler than a polar bears toenails" - Big Boi (ATLiens) "I pray you find your confidence, pray you find your confidant. Pray you get everything that you want. Pray that you get everything that I could not give to you." - Jhene Aiko (Pray For You) "Don't just take your clothes off, take the problems off" - Big Sean (Body Language) "I think it's funny how we used to go to school and play SEGAs. And then, next thing you know, you runnin around with glock 40's" - Meek Mill (Oodles O' Noodles Babies) "When I say I wanna see you, that means something deeper to me" - Jhene Aiko (10k Hours) "You know what's more important than throwing away money at a strip club? Credit." - Jay-Z (Story of O.J) "Knowing my condition, is the reason I must change" - Lauryn Hill (I Get Out) "I'd rather have loyalty than love 'cause love really don't mean jack. See love is just a feeling, you can love somebody and still stab them in they back. It don't take much to love. You can love somebody just by being attached. See loyalty is a action, you can love or hate me and still have my back" - 21 Savage (ball w/o you) "You could dump me in the middle of the ocean, I'm still comin' out dry. You can leave me in the jungle with bears and tigers, I'm comin' out fly" - 21 Savage (monster) "It was dark clouds on us, but that was perfect for us. We know you always crash and burn, but it was working for us" - Nipsey Hussle (Racks in the Middle) "My name is Aesop Rock, I've been a mess for my entire life. All I know is fight or flight, what the fuck's a silent night? Who the fuck are you to tell me who the fuck you even are?" - Aesop Rock (Hot Dogs (really this entire song could be here)) I'll stop there but I could go on for days.

What is your favorite song that fits your aesthetic?

Born Tired by Jhene Aiko

What is a movie title for the story of you life?

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Hot take?

Comedy movies are never funny and the genre of comedy should be kept to TV shows, stand up and sketches.

What are three things on you bucket list?

1. Make national news for something good 2. Make national news for something bad 3. Read through every major religion's holy text(s)

If you could have any superpower, but no one could know you have it, what would you chose?

The ability to stop time

What is an odd talent you have, that you're proud of?

I can put my foot behind my head and speak at 300 words per minute.

Describe a place you feel happiest and most content.

Not a physical place, but when I finish a long term project I'm proud of.