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Page 16 | Oct. 10, 2023
Akins rapper posts on Spotify, Apple Can his music move your ‘MYOCARDIUM’?
Marcelo Palacios Co-A&E editor Akins senior Rei Rooks, who goes by the moniker toady is impressing listeners with his smooth vocal delivery and lo-fi sound in his posts on social media and music streaming services. Rooks has been making music on BandLab for four years. He uses his phone and computer to make beats and record his vocals. It’s not a fancy setup, but it serves his needs to record the type of music he loves. Listeners can find Rooks music on both Spotify and Apple Music under the name toady. The Eagle’s Eye interviewed Rooks about his experience creating and sharing his music online. EE: When did you start to make music? RR: “Freshmen year of high school” EE: What made you want to make music? RR: “It was this guy my mom was talking to one time he got me into it.” EE: Is this what you want to do for your career? RR: “Yes, and a little bit more. But yeah, that’s the gist of it.”
EE: Do you have any plans to make your music “mainstream”? RR: No, not exactly. EE: If someone were to start listening to your music, like day one brand new, what song would you want them to listen to first? RR: “‘MYOCARDIUM’ I guess, because it is the only song I have out right now.” EE: What motivates you to make your music? RR: “People who don’t like my music? I love it. Like when they say it’s bad or something, or just just anything hateful. It just makes me want to make another song. I love support too but like the hate was just it’s just what we doin’ sometimes.” EE: What are your biggest influences when it comes to rap? RR: I don’t know. I kind of just get a drive sometimes. Like when I hear a beat when I hear a beat after like a hot minute of not doing nothing. Then that’s what I decided to like get up and then just do just make music. EE: I heard that you had an album release recently. RR: I had a single release, an album is way too much work. I’ll probably do that in like a couple of months.
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Fionna & Cake go on new ‘Adventure’ Marcelo Palacios Co-A&E editor Fionna and Cake is a new spin on the popular animated series Adventure Time, which was known for its particular mix of quirky characters and fantasy story plots. The new series, available for streaming on Max, has garnered stupendous support with its debut in September. The series is attracting interest from both long-time fans of Adventure Time and newcomers looking for a new show to enjoy. This show takes place in a world comparable to ours. The story follows the protagonists Fionna and “Cake the Cat” and their struggles with life until the most unforeseen occurs. Due to the events of
the story, this lands the protagonists in the Land of Ooo. Ooo Has seen some changes from where the story of Adventure Time left off. As they traverse through Ooo they find themselves starting to like it there, feeling more at home than when they were in their own reality. This, however, isn’t supposed to happen. Fionna and Cake were always supposed to be in their reality, and this leads to the Scarab going on a hunt for them. Fionna and Cake go on an adventure through different universes found in the original Adventure Time but traveling on a different route. As a longtime Adventure Time fan, the new series gave me a nostalgic feeling due to the fact that it brought back some characters from the original show and features a few throwback references to
the original. The show is a joy to watch. It really brought back some memories for me, especially watching it with my sister. I appreciate that the producers got Rebecca Sugar, who worked on the original Adventure Time, to sing a song for it. It’s also nice that Fionna and Cake share the same sense of humor as the original, enhancing the nostalgia factor even more.
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I would recommend this to any fan of the original series because of its plethora of returning characters and voice actors from the original. However, for those not familiar with Adventure Time I would say that it can still be quite enjoyable but you’ll miss out on some small things if you didn’t watch it before. Otherwise, I still believe that it is a worthy watch.
