Back in 2005, the now-Duke famous Anthem (Anteneh Addisu) made it into the pages of the Chronicle (specifically, recess) for a show he and 10 other MCs played on Halloween at George's Garage.
It was the dancy "This Is How We Do" that finally got the crowd's attention. Building on senior "Big" Will Durrah's infectious hook, junior Anteneh Addisu took over, spitting rhymes that went right to the heart of his student audience."Try to tell the girl I'm sorry/She's down the hall telling my RA," Addisu jived. And on a night where the most risque masquers wore not skimpy costumes but the initials "ALE" on their backs, nothing garnered louder applause than Addisu's declaration, "I drink and I don't give a damn about no A-L-E!" By the time the song ended, the audience was pressed up against the band, finally feeling the music.
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