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Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University since 1888
Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt Hustler
The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University
Memorial Magic is back! Read more about the men's revamped roster and women's experienced team.

Gucci Mane to headline Rites of Spring 2018

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By Dallas Shatel, Deputy Editor in Chief
Jan 29, 2018

Earlier today, Vanderbilt Programming Board’s Music Group announced that Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane will be headlining this year’s Rites of Spring. The rest of the lineup is yet to be revealed.

This follows last year’s headliners Rae Sremmurd and the Shins and openers Ty Dolla $ign and St. Lucia.

Gucci Mane, often regarded as one of the originators of trap music, was released from prison in 2016 and has since dropped six new projects: 2016’s Everybody Looking, Woptober and The Return of East Atlanta Santa, and 2017’s Droptopwop, Mr. Davis and El Gato: The Human Glacier.

Listen to a playlist of his most essential songs below.

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Dallas Shatel
Dallas Shatel, Former Deputy Editor in Chief
Dallas Shatel (’19) was the Deputy Editor in Chief of The Vanderbilt Hustler. He previously served as a writer for the Arts and Culture Section. He majored in electrical engineering. He is a bass player and an obsessive music fan.