Campus Culture Digital | Guests A$AVV & Cassius Tae At University of Illinois Hosted by TheLetterLBeats

Campus Culture Digital Cyphers at University of Illinois School of Music in the College of Fine And Applied Arts hosted by Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats in Studio X. University of Illinois students, Champaign-Urbana community, artists from around the state of Illinois and Chicago showcase their talent.

00:12 Cassius Tae joins Campus Culture 
00:51 Cassius Tae origin story
03:06 Earliest memory of rapping
04:20 Cassius not letting others write for him
05:40 Becoming the one to beat in his neighborhood
06:22 The Chicago blog era
08:22 Fighting for attention in the streaming era
09:48 Tired of trying to go viral on TikTok
10:34 Cassius Tae’s experience on campus at Central Michigan
14:21 Crossing as a Kappa & connecting to other campuses 
16:01 Performing at the From The Go Fest in Chicago
18:46 Performing in South Africa
22:41 Sony Music is going to South Africa to sign new artists
23:15 L on manifesting a Grammy
24:46 Moments In Desire branding & design company
27:08 Album “Moments In Desire” is next up
27:39 Cassius Tae Freestyles 
33:42 #TheMenu Official Spotify Playlist including “Flowerchild” from Cassius Tae
34:35 A$AVV joins Campus Culture 
34:57 A$AVV’s origin story
35:53 Experiencing physical abuse, sexual abuse and domestic violence 
36:30 Reporting her family issues to DCFS and getting into foster care
36:55 Getting adopted by her aunt
37:42 Being homeless and hustling 
39:20 How her childhood prepared her for the music industry
39:44 Earliest memory of rapping 
41:38 A$AVV’s college experience 
43:01 Performing at the From The Go Fest in Chicago
43:32 Opening fro Mello Buckz last fall
45:14 Performing at University of Vermont in February 
46:08 Did A$AVV open for Flyana Boss?
46:50 A$AVV opening for Open Mike Eagle with $imba
47:14 A$AVV gets emotional about how far she’s come and her hard work
48:39 The key to A$AVV’s growth
51:09 A$AVV freestyles

Cassius Tae @cassiustae on IG
instagram.com/cassiustae 

A$AVV @highimasavv on IG 
instagram.com/highimasavv 

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