6 I The Behrend Beacon
Music industry reaches new
low with the E. C. Wigger
By Danielle Faulkner
photography editor and urban corre
Tispondct
In contrast to New Found Glory
coming to campus this spring, the LEB
has an alterative artist for Behrend stu
dents. A rapper horn and raised on the
mean streets of south central Erie
County. he knows and lives the life of a
gangster.
"When you have to go a day without
your Red Bull and Egg McMuffin, you
gotta find a way to cope and Is do that
with my rhymin', - said E. C. Wigger.
Though many haven't heard of this
rapper, those who have love his mes
sage and sound. LEB Concert Chair
Roberto Franco knows bringing E. C.
Wigger to Behrend is a great step to
take.
"He's what's happening now, - said
Franco. "We could have given out sur
veys or asked around, but I feel I know
what the urbans are looking for these
days when it comes to music. You can't
get more urban then E. C. Wigger."
Born Todd Henry Smith, Wigger, as
he is known on the streets, wanted
more from his life. He had watched as
his father, a bank teller at PNC Bank,
and his mother, a stay at home wife,
fought the hardships of potluck dinners,
Boy Scout meetings and church socials.
That kind of life would harden anyone
and, for Wigger, it gave him the inspi
ration to write his raps.
ARIES- The stars have a bright future in
store for you. Unfortunately, the stars
just got Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
and it is freaking sweet. It is probably
going to be a while before you get that
good fortune.
TAURUS- While fighting the last
remaining faction of Lithuainan laissez
faire communist insurance salesmen,
you find yourself in the Czar's secret
vault. The vault is filled with the accu
mulated wealth of the royal families of
Europe, however you cannot find a way
out. The only person you can contact is
your arch-nemesis. Good luck.
GEMINI- The stars are having an off
day today after a family of red giants
moved into the neighborhood thus
reducing property values and disrupting
the proportion gravity. You may have
better luck consulting your eight ball.
CANCER- If you allow yourself to be
talked into going to that party this week
end (which is going to end badly one
way or another) and if you let yourself
get roped into those nine games of beer
gong and the drinking contest, you will
find yourself playing truth or dare.
When it's Bob's turn, choose truth;
unless you want a horribly ironic
restraining order from your probation
officer, then go for the dare.
CLASSIFIEDS
"I watched my pops come home
everyday at 5 p.m. tired, strung out
from his job. - said Wigger. "My mom
had been home all day with the house
spotless. There was dinner on the table
and the laundry done. Man those were
some hard times. I mean you try seeing
that type of s**t and not be affected by
it.-
Because of this harsh living environ
ment, Wigger would see his older
brother receive a full scholarship to an
Ivy League school on the coast.
Something he remembers to this day
and can never forget.
"Man, he never had a chance. When
you have to live through two parents at
home every night, what else you goin'
do but go to school? I tried to tell him
he only got in 'cause of quotas but he
wouldn't listen. Well I got out."
After seeing his brother leave,
Wigger made up in his mind that he
would not live that same fate. After an
open mic at a local nightclub, he found
his calling and it was on the stage.
"I remember my first time on the
mic. Man it was like butter! The crowd
was hype, I mean they really got into it.
Ever since then I've been rappin' and
tappin,'" said Wigger.
Critics have bashed Wigger for out
rageous songs lyrics, but the rapper still
wants his message to be different than
the other rap stars of today.
"I's just keepin' it real ya know. I rap
about what I know and my dawgs
Beacon Horoscopes
By Dan &whit*
assistant news editor and washed up astrobw to the washed up stars
LEO- Get a passport. Do it now, you are I don't want to die for something as
going to need it. Don't ask why and insignificant as supporting the losing
don't stick around to find out. If you faction in a revolution.
lovey'ontetitiifitiiist gifltfebersirtinitt"' S l .fritlfriAttieS- It was just antimpulte
ter where. Itlitet"yon know" when to " buy, stop feeling bad about it. Yoe may
come back in the arts and entertabunent have lost the receipt, but you didn't have
section of the newspaper in whatever time to return it withing the 30 day pert
town you end up in. Don't tell anyone, od. Even so, just give it as a gift.
even rne. I'll find you when the time is sure you know several people who want
right. Godspeed. a copy of Vincent Price meets Hello
VIRGO- You should have realized that Kitty.
the police:officer was neither interested CAPRICORN- Valentine's Day is over,
in your extensive knowledge of and after speqding a r , week crying into
Egyptian mythology or the Fli'mstones youtabowl or cookie dough and ice
and the sindlarties between the two dor- cream, like some lonely assistant news
ing your breathalizer test. It's okay, the editor, you real?" that despite what
ankle braclet will come off in two Hallmark, Disney and 4411 enterttin
months and it gives you time to work on mart tell you, true Ir*? only cones
your scritpbooking. through money. So focus on school, get
LIBRA- You come across a suitcase, a good job and horde every cent.
From there, things start to get weird. AQUARIUS- You left your keys on the
After a veritable orgy of sex, dtugs and dresser under your scarf. You're wel
violence, you find your fate rests on come.
whether or not you know how to say PISCES- I. You already fed the fish
"Big Mac" in French, and can , quote the today, don't feed it again. You'll kill it.
Bible verse Eickiel 25:17. 2. Make sure you fill up your gas tank;
SCORPIO- Nine out of ten shaman that old Texaco isn't where you thought
agree, your revolution will be t success. it was.
.
I've been supporting you from the very 3. Carry an extra pen, you'll need it.
start and lam useful in predicting the 4. Floss. I'm not going to tell you why,
futur*, handy around the bouse i OM but yon'll thank me later (maybe buy
cook up some pretty good pancakes and some Altoidv).
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
The E.C. Wigger in the early days with his loving, compassionate and close-knit suburban family
know. Nobody got J. C. when he first
dropped. You got to get hung up before
you can rise to the top. I rap about my
life on the streets of Erie, Wal-Mart and
my Ford pick-up trucks —that's what
the people wanna hear. I's just give
them what they want, ya heard. That's
what my new CD, "Wigger's Life," is
all about. Watch that piece's going
quad-triple platinum," said Wigger.
But with the fame of his new CD,
Wigger faced some hardships. One of
the things he never thought could hap
pen, his best friend got into Penn State
University Park. This devastated Smith.
He closed himself in his guesthouse for
a month just thinking about what had
happened
"I mean you try to keep your peeps
on the straight and narrow. I always
told them; 'Man no Deer Park, get the
Evian,' but you can only tell them so
much. He's too far gone now. I can't
save him. When he hits rock bottom.
and they all do when they take that ivy
league route, I'll be here for him."
And because of that he has re
released "Wigger's Life," with 25 per-
A stunning sample of E. C's hit single
His first single entitled "Wiggonomics," is set to hit radio sta
tions later this month. Here is just a bit of the chart topper...
A 40 is always chillin' in my fridge every night;
got the satin sheets on to hit it up right.
I don't liwn to no Eminiem or Dr. Dry,
all I needs is 50 Cents to get the ladies nouti4ay..
All's' I read is and BET News
they never got stuff wrong like that CBS dude.
You'll never see ins in no L. L. Bean hoots;
give me the Tim's with the matching suit.
I thinks Gap and Old Navy are shady but I ain't hatin'.
I'll rock Puffy Di'ddy on my way back from Miami.
I's got 15ss ot(my pick-up truck
and a sound *tem that will give you the snuffs.
Forget what you heard 'bout those west coast boys
I'm the EC wigged
Hollar at ya boy! Ya heard!
Friday, February 18, 2005
cent of the profits going to the E. C.
Stay Outta School Foundation. With
this foundation he hopes that he can
save someone's child from the same
fate of his brother and friend.
"I know what it's like to live in a
home with parents and strong morals.
No one should have to go through that.
If we can save one shorty from living
happily ever after, then my job is
done.-
For more information about E. C.
Wigger and his tour dates, please con
tact the nearest wigger.