EST. 1934 VOL 76, ED. 3 THEWESTGEORGIAN.COM @THEWESTGEORGIAN FEB. 10 -17 , 2020 Swiss-Army Knife Mindset: WHAT’S INSIDE ART & WOLF Legend Conquering Atlanta ENTERTAINMENT PAGES 2-3 Lil Wayne’s ‘Funeral’ Digs Its Own Grave By Joey Walraven “Rare” Illness Won’t Stop Sele- na Gomez By Haleigh Stone Review: ‘A Fall From Grace’ By Kennae Hunter SPORTS PAGES 3 - 5 Patrick Mahomes Will Be the G.O.A.T. By Mason Ayers UWG Baseball Sweeps Photo Courtesy of Premier Events Savannah State By Amber Bell By Justin Hodges be cool to study, and by in a top-ten market, and Editor-in-Chief the time he finished core bring that programming Interview with Rising NASCAR classes he stepped in as back here for us to do the Star Blake Lothian By Damani Smith The magic of the Remote Coordinator same things at this lit- studying Mass Commu- for The WOLF Internet tle college radio station,” nications is the embel- Radio. Adamson eventu- said Yates. “That’s the LIVING WEST PAGES 6-8 lishment of a creative iden- ally served as The WOLF’s cool thing about what tity and the fulfillment Program Director from we offer here, we do it at Carrollton’s Very Own Farmer’s of creating art fueled by 2011 to his graduation in the newspaper and the Market By Haleigh Stone the soul of that identity. 2013, and in that frame TV station, that was the A journalist changes count- he and the Mass Com- whole goal when we put Are General Education less lives through an addic- munications Department together the radio station, Requirements Really tion for untold stories, Required? Chair, Dr. Bradford Yates, it’s gonna run like the sta- a television personality By Akachukwu Nwosu collaborated on a mas- tions that people work at.” inspires masses with their sive radio breakthrough. Many Wolves alumni can Taking a Step Up platform, a cameraman By Kennae Hunter “I was proud to attest to that notion. Sev- captures the world’s majes- be able to take that expe- eral graduates that have tic secrets and moments, rience and learn the ins- spoken at Media Day over NEWS and those in public rela- PAGE 8 and-outs of how the radio the years assure that the tions progress the realm station worked,” said media resources UWG One of Seven: Making History of business by thriving in Adamson. “It was right up offers teach students in the South rabbit holes. Whichever By Cynthia Harris at the last year when Yates advanced aspects of the one pursues, it is inscribed approached me and was industry that make them to their personality. like ‘Hey I really wanna instructors even when they and events, helping the However, the get an organization going first walk into legitimate Atlanta market grow into wacky stables of cul- for broadcasting students media outlets as interns. the media empire that tural media spare little to be able to connect to “When I went to it is on pace to become. room for one-trick ponies. other people. We started iHeart and started on their “Our company calendar Chris Adamson, the for- NBS, not only as a way street team, they had one has been involved in over mer founding President of for West Georgia to get 300 events this year.. And UWG’s National Broad- other person that knew cast Society (NBS)-AERho awards and get the name how to do a live broad- it’s early February,” said Chapter, shows that out there but to connect cast,” said Adamson. “I Adamson. “For exam- real work in this indus- students with people in walked in fresh, 21 years ple we’re playing for the try demands a swiss- the broadcasting industry.” old like ‘I got this’ and Taste of Alpharetta, I hired army knife approach. UWG’s NBS-AERho holds that turned me into their on a graphic designer and “Learn as many skills as legacy as the first college go-to person for broadcast. I’m facilitating her in the you can in this ever-chang- honor society for elec- “You have to have a certain right direction, we gotta ing media madhouse,” tronic media students demographic you wanna get a press release out said Adamson. “You’re and accumulated tre- hit, and that wasn’t some- there and I gotta start put- gonna wear a lot of differ- mendous success during thing that we had nar- ting it out on all these dif- ent hats out there in the and after Adamson’s rowed and tuned into,” ferent calendar listings real world, you might as reign, spray-painting the continued Adamson. “We (which is essentially writ- well have a bunch of differ- Humanities halls with a were running like a radio ing a blog post for every ent facets to do the work.” mass of awards. The spry station but we didn’t single one of them), then Adamson is Atlanta to seeds of the society’s foun- know who we were going there’s audio pieces with his core, lavishing in dation were fertilized by after. So we sat down and it and there’s ads that go music festivals, suffering Adamson’s experiences figured out ‘Who is the in the newspapers and through the city’s sports interning for iHeart Media person for the Wolf?’” we have to make sure all curses, lollygagging at in Atlanta, where he’d That would officially be of that comes together.” Lake Lanier, and he just eventually spend the first crafted into the iconic Adamson will be one of the so happens to lead the #1 seven years of his career figure known as Jessica guest panel speakers for event producer in the city as a Promotions Coordi- Brooks-Smith. Adam- this year’s Media Day. Just as the Marketing Man- nator overseeing six dif- son has been settled at like every other profes- ager for Premier Events. ferent radio stations. Premier Events since sional that will be in atten- He arrived at UWG in 2008 “He was able to go to Feb. 2019 operating all dance, he’ll be there for the thinking chemistry would the internship at iHeart, the festivals, concerts benefit of us: the students. ART & ENTERTAINMENT appointing album, one 24 songs on it, which is thing was obvious; Wayne entirely too many, espe- Lil Wayne’s can still rap at a very cially with hip-hop today. high level. For nearly In an interview on two decades, we have Undisputed with Skip and ‘Funeral’ Digs seen Wayne rap at a level Shannon on Fox Sports that very few rappers One, Wayne admitted that can achieve. On Funeral, he turned in 52 songs to be Its Own Grave he displayed his word- reviewed by his associate, play, unique flow, and Mack Maine. The massive most famously, his simi- number of songs suggests les and metaphors. Some that Wayne may have not of the standout tracks been in a space to make are “Mahogany,” “Mama an album that had replay Mia,” and “Harden.” The value, which he has done tracks listed contain lyrics several times before, espe- that are certainly jaw-drop- cially on his albums Tha ping. Being the standouts, Carter II and Tha Carter III. they all had one aspect in The album overall had sev- common, none of them had eral qualities that made it any hooks, just elite verses difficult to listen to. Most composed by Wayne. notably, songs throughout Another high point the album were very repet- from the album was the itive and not catchy. They ode to the late Kobe Bry- sounded out of touch with ant, who passed only five today’s sound in hip-hop. days before the album’s The album also had a poor release. The 8th song of the beat selection, which is album was “Bing James,” one of the most critical ele- which is a play on Lebron ments of a hip-hop song. Image Courtesy of Spotify James’ nickname, “King This combination made it By Joey Walraven Funeral. While not many James.” The placement very difficult to enjoy lis- of the track was a tribute tening to the album. Both Contributing Writer expected an album from the multi-platinum rapper, to Kobe, being number were also not characteris- It seems like 2020 fans were ecstatic when eight on the album. The tics that we have seen from will be a big year for hip- he announced his upcom- song ended with a 24 sec- Wayne in the past, which hop. There have been a lot ing album and release date. ond moment of silence, made it a disappointment. of great albums and sin- Coming off “The Car- which is a reference to his While the album may have gles dropped, on top of art- ter V,” which was sub- second jersey number, 24. not been near the level ists confirming they will ject to mediocre reviews, While the album fea- Wayne has gotten us accus- have albums dropping fans were ready to see the tured high-level lyricism tomed to, it still features this year. One of the earli- rap legend prove all of the and a touching tribute, very good songs that hip- est drops occurred on Jan. doubters wrong. How- those were the only true hop fans will enjoy. But 31 from one of hip-hop’s ever, he may have fed highlights of the album. if you are looking for a biggest icons, Lil Wayne. more fuel to the fire for The album’s most nota- full-length album that has Wayne released his 14th those that doubted him.