Chase Mccargar
Staff Writer


I officially have become the new biggest fan of a certain Minnesota rapper, Prof put on one of the best shows I personally have seen. A rapper that associates with the Stophouse Music Group, based out of the south side of Minneapolis, played an 18-plus show on the 19th of November at The Varsity Theatre in dinky town and put together one of the most active, jaw dropping, and phenomenal shows I can speak for. The overall entire show was very good, other Minnesota rappers like Mike Dreams, K-radio, and Laslo also put on quality sets but I could not wait for Prof to hit the stage and when that moment came, I nudged my way to the front row to make sure everything was right there for me.
If any music fan wants to go out and have a good time, enjoy some music, and support the Minnesota rap scene I strongly recommend going out and seeing this man play. Prof, much like the entire Stophouse group, offers high tempo, meaningful songs with a catchy hook and great lyrics to follow. He has released and album, "Project Gampo" and a few other mixtapes. To find his music go to stophousegroup.com.

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Paul Diethelm performed in the food court t the Anoka-Ramsey Community College

His genre of music ranged from R&B to country. He asked a couple of people for some favorites, he performed the popular Lynrd Skynrd song “Sweet Home Alabama“ he later sang Johnny Cash’s hit “Folsom Prison Blues“.

It looked like the crowd was enjoying Paul Diethelm. ARCC student Benjamin Rydlund said “His Smooth instrumentals went into my ears like drinking a nice cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day”

Paul Diethelm is a guitarist with over 30 years of experience. Paul is a singer, songwriter and a top notch performer. He was a member of the Jonny Lang band and together they have sold 2 platinum selling albums. Paul has a studio based in Minnesota and has a arsenal of vintage and contemporary gear.

Paul also specializes in radio jingles and songs for music and televison which can be heard around the world.

So far the Coffee House has presented a lot of performers, to perform at the food court here in ARCC. Past performers have been Jerry Fraiser, Glenn Everhart and many many more. Lets hope the Coffee House series brings us some more stunning performances.

You can find more information on Paul Diethelm on his website http://www.pauldiethelm.com/index.html You can hear some music samples from his albums and get him to perform for you. All of his contact information is on the website. 

Chase Mccargar
staff writer
It's back one more time everybody, if you have a lull in your music life here are some personal recommendations brought to you by the Ink Spot staff.


Cody Carlson;
'Forget You'- Cee-lo Green
'Just a Dream'-Nelly
'He Loves Us'-David Crowder
Kathy Yeager;
'Shake That'-Eminem
'Never There'- Cake 
Anything sung by Aretha Franklin 
Chis Johnson;
'Policy of Truth'- Depeche Mode
'Don't Want to Know if You're Lonely'- Husker Du
'Give Blood'- Rain Machine
Holly Buboltz;
'Sparks Fly'- Taylor Swift
'The Story of Us'- Taylor Swift
'Innocent'- Taylor Swift
Chase Mccargar;
'Trapped in My Mind'- Kid Cudi
'Gorgeous'- Kany west
'Fire'- Prof

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Here he is, Mr. controversial, Kanye West. Some say he is a jack ass some say he's condesending, no matter what you say he still is one of the most talented musicians out there. He doesn't always tie a pretty bow around his actions but he is one of the highest grossing musical artists in this generation. I'm going yo go ahead and say it, what Kanye did to the talentless Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV video music awards was a public service. Swift is one of the most unoriginal artists there are, her songs have very little depth and are all about the same darn boring love story. Sometimes it's a song about how mad she is at an ex but seriously here, let's move on and sing about stuff that someone hasn't heard. 
People forgave Michael Vick for killing dogs, forgave Michael Jackson for his alleged innappropriate actions with minors, and even forgave Ben Roethlisberger for multiple run-ins with charges of sexual assault. All West did was interrupt one of the most annoying singers of all time at the MTV video music awards, if it had been a grammy then maybe be a little upset but anyone can admit, Beyonce did have one of the best videos of all time. Thank you Mr. West for actually following through with what the whole world wanted to happen. 
Kanye overall is just a better artist, he sings about problems in life that people can relate to, he raps about not only love, hate, and struggles, but also about stuff that every single human can relate to. Even I myself can write a love song, change a few of the lyrics, and call it an album. West has a raw ability to create some amazing sounds and not only great songs but phenomenal lyrics to fit the mood of each indivudual beat. 
Kanye single handedly sold 1.5 million records the first week that his album '808's and Heartbreaks' was released. That's even after the leaks had been out for a month, after he dealt with a sales duel with fellow rapper 50 Cent, and after his prior public outbursts. Another bonus for Kanye is, he has been on the top of his game since "T-Sweezy" was in 7th grade. West is a music legend and always will have the upper hand to Ms. Swift when it comes to music. 
I will admit West doesn't handle his persona like a star should but he still can any day handle Swift in sales, music quality, and overall value as an artist. So let's all seriously quit hating on Kanye because if we can forgive other stars for far more serious offenses then lets all move on and accept the fact that he did the world a service by interrupting Taylor Swift in 2009.