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Nothing Ties Down 2Chainz
Georgia hip-hop artist Tauheed "2 Chainz" Epps visits Jackson at the peak of his popularity. The rapper made tremendous leaps in the last year, with the success of original tracks such as his Pharrell...
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Give Your Life
"God doesn’t call those who are equipped. He equips those that He calls.” That’s the message that Jason Gibson says he and Destiny Project want to spread to their listeners.Formed in 2011, the group’s...
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Artists to Watch
Tira DixonWho is that?Hip-hop artist Tira Dixon of Pearl, Miss., delivers brutal, earnest lyrics that are sure 59 tackle themes such as family struggles and dissatisfaction with the American status...
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‘Now Entering Ardenland’
"Experience" is a relative term, and an arguable one at that. For instance, a professional pumpkin carver might have more experience with a knife than a neurosurgeon. Even if that's true, I'm not...
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Barnett's Greatest Hits
The music-promoting crew at Ardenland has delivered some tremendous musical talent to Mississippi in its three years of business. Some of the most recognizable voices in jazz, rock, blues, soul and...
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Seeking the New Soul
Jackson singer and songwriter Tawanna Shaunte's varied sound is a direct result of her diverse background. Like many Mississippi performers, she came from a musical family, and while she's proud that...
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Justin Patterson's Own Brand of Country
Brandon songwriter Justin Patterson is busy recording his new EP, "Mississippi Dirt," at Jackson's Blue Sky Studios with producer Casey Combest. While he's pulling inspiration from classic country...
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Jimbo’s Fire in the Belly
TAYLOR—I've seen Bible-wagging Pentecostal Holiness preachers at revival time who couldn't match rock 'n' roller Jimbo Mathus for fire in the belly."Music is the original peacemaker, the original...
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Facing ‘The Problem’ with 7evenThirty
Jackson native and Dallas, Texas, resident Marques "7evenThirty" Phillips' early musical influences helped shape the eccentric lyrical style of his rap. From Prince to ODB, he marveled at and later...
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‘Twanging-Out’ with Young Valley
Jackson is already home to a vast stable of genre-defying original music, but in the last few months, Young Valley has emerged as the new band on the block. The group has carved out territory in the...
View ArticleOnce Again, It's On
The Jackson City Council set Dec. 2 as the special election for the seat recently vacated by Quentin Whitwell. The runoff, if needed, will take place two weeks later on Dec. 16. As of press time, these...
View ArticleOn the Issues
- Health Care - Cochran: Has voted to oppose, defund or repeal the Affordable Care Act 102 times. In 2013, he and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz sponsored the Obamacare Repeal Act because he believes that...
View ArticleJudicial, County Candidates for Hinds County
Court of Appeals—District 4, Position 1Virginia CarltonHinds County Chancery CourtDewayne ThomasHinds County Chancery CourtPatricia D. WiseHinds County Chancery CourtDenise OwenHinds County Chancery...
View ArticleFederal Candidates on the Local Ballot
U.S. SenateTravis Childers: Travis Childers, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, served the U.S. House of Representatives for the 1st Congressional District from 2008 to 2011. While Childers, a...
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Pro-Cochran PAC Sheds Light on GOP Primary
Recent federal-campaign finance reports shed new light into spending that took place in the final days of the grueling Republican primary in June.The report, from super PAC All Citizens for...
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The Faces of Travis Childers
Natalie Maynor was visiting North Carolina when she heard that Travis Childers, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, had signed a so-called no-amnesty pledge of the Federation for American...
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Batterer’s Intervention: Changing Minds, Saving Lives
Early on in Ben Ellard's career as the program manager of the Batterer's Intervention Program at Pearl's Center for Violence Prevention, he had a profound experience while processing a new program...
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Men of Character
Jed OppenheimFor Jed Oppenheim, activism is a family business. When Oppenheim was a kid growing up in Los Angeles, his father, Gene Oppenheim, would take him to labor union and anti-Apartheid rallies,...
View ArticleHow to Be a Stand-Up Guy Against Domestic Violence
Delores Mae Smith was a kind, warm, but take-no-mess kind of woman."She was very loud against any kind of wrong," her son, Felix Anderson, said. In fact, it was Smith's kindness and inner strength that...
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Standing Up, and Dancing, Against Domestic Abuse
For 10 years, the JFP Chick Ball has focused on the strength of women. This year, a new event invites men of character to stand up against domestic violence—and celebrates those who do.The inaugural...
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