Tuesday Feb 01, 2022

Campus Culture at State Farm Center Illini Anthem w/ Jarrel Young + Professor Lamont Holden

In this episode of Campus Culture Jarrel Young and Professor Lamont Holden aka TheLetterLBeats talk about their experience performing the FIRST EVER Hip Hop fight song remix at State Farm Center on the campus at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Professor Lamont Holden hosts Campus Culture. These are conversations that matter for the culture on college campuses across the nation and around the world. The show is recorded in front of a live audience at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center on campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Lamont Holden, also known as TheLetterLBeats is a music producer and Professor of Music Audio & Recording Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music in the Fine & Applied Arts Department. He is also the producer of the “Illini Anthem” fight song remix for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini written & performed by Jarrel Young featuring The Marching Illini Directed by Barry L. Houser.

00:06 Pre show intro from Professor Holden

00:17 Alphonso Plummer hit 3-4 3 pointers

00:29 This isn’t a normal thing

00:43 Performing inside State Farm Center after performing at Memorial Stadium

00:56 Being on the court close to the action

01:14 Thank you to Jarrel Young

01:17 Jarrel Young expresses his feelings about the performance

01:53 The return of King Kofi Cockburn

02:01 The energy in State Farm Center

02:14 Professor Holden reflects on playing football at University of Illinois Fighting Illini

02:31 Bringing the 2001 Big Ten Football Championship trophy to Assembly Hall in 2002

02:49 An honor to contribute to university traditions