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YTB Fatt Connects With OT7 Quanny For Cross-Regional Banger "I Did It"

YTB Fatt commands a rabid fanbase in the Southern streets, winning fans with his rapidfire flows and ferocious flexes. For his latest single, the West Memphis, AR rapper recruits a kindred spirit from the East Coast, sharing "I Did It," a new collaboration with the red hot rising rapper out of Philadelphia. Though Fatt and Quanny come from vastly different regional traditions, each rapper has accomplished a huge amount in a short period of time...and neither is surprised by their string of successes. The two rappers demonstrate their differing, yet complementary styles over blown-out 808s and a creeping piano bassline, each one listing their hard-earned accomplishments: Fatt boasts about his loyal block soldiers and the 8 cars to his name, while Quanny speaks on owning the "biggest house on the block" like Friday's Uncle Elroy.

In the video, the two rappers flex on stage and in the studio, piling up more cash than they can hold, as they have one of their patented "100 grand nights." "I Did It" continues YTB Fatt's string of fiery singles, including the Usher-sampling "Same," featuring a YouTube Top 25-trending video with cameo appearances from GloRilla and Big Homiie G, and "Brazi Blue Cheese," an ode to the founder of GUMBO. 

With Moneybagg Yo's Loaf Boyz him and over 140 million streams in the bank, YTB Fatt had a breakout year in 2023, highlighted by his recent mixtape Who Is Fatt. His first full-length project, Who Is Fatt charted on Billboard and Apple Music, reaching #4 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums and charting as high as #12 on Apple Music's All-Genre Album Chart and at #6 on Apple Music's Hip-Hop Albums Chart. The project is home to his breakout hit "Get Back" (19 million YouTube views), and the Pitchfork-praised "Poppin It Hard," plus guest appearances from Rob49, Big Homiie G and FTO Sett. Fatt followed up Who Is Fatt with the no-holds-barred 10-pack Foxes Only, featuring guest appearances from Lil Yachty, GloRilla, and BabyDrill. Both Who Is Fatt and Foxes Only are available on all platforms via Loaf Boy Ventures / 10K Projects. 

YTB Fatt has been rising steadily in the Dirty South since the beginning of last year. Born and raised in West Memphis, Arkansas, just across the Mississippi from the Tennessee rap hotbed, YTB Fatt caught the attention of an impressed Moneybagg Yo with songs like "Played Out" and "Don't Crash." Moneybagg Yo quickly signed Fatt to his Bread Gang label, collaborating with Fatt on the hit "Shot Off Gumbo" (13 million YouTube views) and connecting Fatt with Lil Durk on "Rock Out"–both of Yo and Fatt's collaborations appeared on the Memphis rapper's Hard To Love album. Since then, Fatt has continued to drop more street hits, and has become an in-demand featured artist, working with artists like Trippie Redd, Rob 49, Icewear Vezzo, and many, many others.

With two successful mixtapes under his belt, Fatt is tirelessly working to reach the top of the rap game. Stay tuned for much more.

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#Waybackmachine #MaybeItWasMemphis

Meanwhile, seven years ago this morning.

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Burlington Northern - West Memphis, AR

Five months after the Frisco - BN merger, SLSF NW2 No. 264 works at West Memphis, on April 14, 1981.

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Daily reminder that Damien Echols and the WM3 are innocent.

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Tennessee officer saves child from viscious dog attack

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Tennessee officer saves child from viscious dog attack

GADSDEN, Tenn. (WMC) – A child’s life was saved after a police officer took action during a vicious dog attack in Gadsden, Tennessee. According to the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department, several first responders were called to the attack on Mason Grove Road around 4 p.m. Friday, including paramedics, Crockett County deputies, and Gadsden police. The […]

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Miracle Davis, 16

Last seen in West Memphis, Arkansas in 2022.

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oh man I don't know if I ever posted specifically about this but

one of my crowning personal achievements is that I've driven the entire length of Interstate 40 across the US

[thelensofyashunews]

YTB Fatt shares new mixtape 'On Zai'

Following a breakthrough 2023 year, Memphis rap cornerstone YTB Fatt has just shared his new mixtape On Zai — out now via 10K Projects. The long-awaited follow-up to the rapper's acclaimed 2023 mixtape Foxes Only, which peaked at #5 on the Apple Music Album Charts, On Zai is dedicated to Fatt's fallen brother, Zai, and explores themes of love, heartbreak, and street politics across the project's 19 tracks. The tape boasts contributions from Lil Baby,Rylo Rodriguez, Blac Youngsta, GloRilla, NoCap, and Fatt Macc and follows singles "Score", "Get Up On It", and the Beanie Sigel-sampling “In The Air”(feat. Rylo Rodriguez). On Zai arrives on the heels of a strong year for the Memphis emcee, who signed to Moneybagg Yo’s storied Loaf Boyz label in January 2023. A run of singles quickly followed, including YTB Fatt’s breakout track “Shot Off Gumbo” featuring Moneybagg Yo and Fat Wizza (24M Streams), “Bet I Whip It" featuring Rob49 (6.5M Streams) from his acclaimed debut mixtape Who Is Fatt, and December project Foxes Only, which included features from the likes of Lil Yachty (“Forreal”), GloRilla (“Embarrassing”), and BabyDrill (“Owe Me Some Money”).

After touring with Moneybagg Yo and Sexyy Red and receiving a co-sign from Lil Durk following the release of his viral single “Get Back” (38M Streams), recent months have seen the West Memphis, Arkansas native drop the YouTube Top 25-trending video “Same” (which samples Usher’s “Same Girl”) and link up with OT7 Quanny for April track “I Did It”. Having just wrapped up his first headlining tour during which he performed sold-out shows in Houston and Atlanta, YTB Fatt is continuing his momentous run with new mixtape On Zai, his first project of 2024.

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Howlin’ Wolf performing at a grocery store in West Memphis, Arkansas, 1951. Photo Ernest Withers.

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Sunday Night Sunset

An eastbound Union Pacific freight with a nice combo of units rolls through West Memphis, AR and is about to cross the mighty Mississippi River. April 1989

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This is a coming-of-age story about a group of boys growing up in West Memphis, Arkansas, during the '60s and early '70s. The trees transform into the proverbial Woodlawn Giants, watching over these children as they grow up, go on adventures, and confront neighborhood rivals while learning about life's joys and tribulations.

It's a story that highlights the "it takes a village" mindset that created their small neighborhood and raised its children. The boys' memories of fishing at Tunica Lake and attempting to leap the Ten-Mile Bayou will live for as long as the pine trees do.

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February is Black History Month, a time dedicated to honoring and celebrating the essential contributions of Black people in the story of America. National and local events and online celebrations will take place throughout the month to focus attention on Black people's achievements and history. 

Since 1976, the US has marked the contributions of Black people and celebrated the history and culture of the Black experience in America every February. Read on to learn more about Black History Month and the ways in which you can participate.

The story of Black History Month

Born as a sharecropper in 1875, Carter G. Woodson went on to become a teacher and the second African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard. He founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in 1915 and eventually became known as the "father of Black history."

On Feb. 7, 1926, Woodson announced the creation of "Negro History Week" to encourage and expand the teaching of Black history in schools. He selected February because the month marks the birthday of the two most famous abolitionists of the time -- Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Feb. 1 is also National Freedom Day, a celebration of the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the US.

By the 1940s, schools in Woodson's home state of West Virginia had begun expanding the celebration to a month, and by the 1960s, demands for proper Black history education spread across the country. Kent State's Black United Students proposed the idea of a Black History month in 1969 and celebrated the first event in February 1970. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976 during the US bicentennial. 

The excellent history site BlackPast has a full biography of Carter Woodson and the origins of Black History Month. 

Visit a Black or African American history museum

Almost every state in the US has a Black history museum or African American heritage site. The country's first and oldest is the Hampton University Museum in Hampton, Virginia. Like many other museums, it offers a virtual tour and online exhibits.

One of the most famous of these museums is the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum, which is located steps away from where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, allows you to sit with Rosa Parks on the bus that inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, among many other powerful exhibits.

African-American heritage sites include historic parks and other significant locations and monuments in Black history. Some of the most popular include Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, the epicenter of US school desegregation. You could also consider visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta.

If there's no museum or heritage site near you, keep an eye out for the Black History Mobile Museum, which traverses the country all month and through the summer. Throughout February you can find the mobile museum in several states, starting in New Jersey on Feb. 1 and making its way through 12 other states. See the full list of 2023 tour dates here. 

Learn about Black music history by listening online

Marley Marl and Mr. Magic were superstar rap DJs for WBLS FM in the 1980s. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

From spirituals and blues to the rise of jazz, R&B and hip hop, Black music has been entwined with American culture for centuries. 

There are lots of ways to learn about and experience the power of Black American music online. One of the most extensive and free resources is the Black Music History Library, created by Jenzia Burgos. The compendium includes an array of Black music sources, with links to music samples, full recordings and interviews, as well as books and articles.

Another remarkable Black music website is the #312 Soul project. Originally launched as a month-long series on Chicago's Black music from 1955 to 1990, the site publishes original stories from Chicago residents about their personal experiences creating and enjoying Black music.

For snapshots of Black music between 1982 and 1999, check out the Hip Hop Radio Archive, a collection of radio show recordings from commercial, college and independent hip-hop stations. Of particular note are classic radio shows from New York City's WBLS, featuring Rap Attack with Marley Marl and Mr. Magic.

Online streaming music services also curate collections for Black History Month -- Spotify has an extensive collection of Black music in its Black History is Now collection. Tidal and Amazon Music also include special Black music collections on their services.

Support Black-owned businesses and restaurants

Becoming a customer of local Black businesses helps protect livelihoods and supports Black entrepreneurs.

If you aren't sure which businesses in your area are owned and operated by your Black neighbors, several resources can help. Start off by learning how to find Black-owned restaurants where you live. 

Several directories have now been created to highlight and promote Black businesses. Official Black Wall Street is one of the original services that list businesses owned by members of the Black community.

Support Black Owned uses a simple search tool to help you find Black businesses, Shop Black Owned is an open-source tool operating in eight US cities, and EatOkra specifically helps people find Black-owned restaurants. Also, We Buy Black offers an online marketplace for Black businesses.

The online boutique Etsy highlights Black-owned vendors on its website -- many of these shop owners are women selling jewelry and unique art pieces. And if you're searching for make-up or hair products, check CNET's own list of Black-owned beauty brands.

Donate to Black organizations and charities

Donating money to a charity is an important way to support a movement or group, and your monetary contribution can help fund programs and pay for legal costs and salaries that keep an organization afloat. Your employer may agree to match employee donations, which would double the size of your contribution -- ask your HR department.

Nonprofit organizations require reliable, year-round funding to do their work. Rather than a lump sum, consider a monthly donation. Even if the amount seems small, your donation combined with others can help provide a steady stream of funds that allows programs to operate.

Here are some non-profit organizations advancing Black rights and equal justice and supporting Black youth:

Black Lives Matter 

NAACP 

Thurgood Marshall College Fund 

Color of Change 

Black Girls Code 

The Black Youth Project

Attend local Black History Month events

Many cities, schools, and local organizations will host events celebrating Black History Month in February 2022. Check your local newspaper or city website to see what events are happening in your area -- for example, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Baltimore and Louisville, Kentucky, have extensive events planned this month.

If you can't find anything in your area or don't want to attend events in person, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, is offering a handful of online Black History Month events throughout February.

Watch Black history documentaries and movies

Black is King is an elaborately staged musical directed, written and produced by Beyoncé. Disney

You can find movies and documentaries exploring the Black experience right now on Netflix, Disney Plus and other streaming services. 

The CNET staff has compiled a selection of feature films and documentaries for Black History Month 2023, including the wonderful Summer of Soul and Black is King. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu all have special collections of streaming movies and shows for Black History Month.

PBS also offers several free video documentary collections, which include smaller chunks of Black history for all ages. The collections include subjects like the Freedom Riders, the 1963 March on Washington and the Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.

Find Black authors and stories for yourself and your children

There are so many great books written by Black authors you should read -- not only during Black History Month but all year round. So, where do we start? Try your local library. Many will have Black History Month collections for both adults and kids.

Libraries will also often have Black History Month book recommendations by age. The San Diego Public Library, the Detroit Public Library and DC Public Library, for example, have programs and collections to browse for adults and children.

Next, try Black booksellers. The Noname Book Club, dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, has compiled a list of Black-owned bookshops across the US. The club also highlights two books a month by writers of color.

Dive deeper into Black history with online resources

The National Archives includes many primary resources from Black history in America. Rowland Sherman/National Archives

You can find remarkable Black history collections on government, educational and media sites. One of the best is the aforementioned BlackPast, which hosts a large collection of primary documents from African American history, dating back to 1724.

The National Archives also hosts a large collection of records, photos, news articles and videos documenting Black heritage in America. The expansive National Museum of African American History & Culture's Black History Month collection is likewise full of unique articles, videos and learning materials.

The New York Times' 1619 Project tracks the history of Black Americans from the first arrival of enslaved people in Virginia. The Pulitzer Center hosts the full issue of The 1619 Project as a PDF file on its 1619 Education site, which also offers reading guides, activity lessons and reporting related to the project.

You can buy The 1619 Project and the children's picture book version -- The 1619 Project: Born on the Water -- as printed books.

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Reference Reviews - #1

Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton: Lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese Grocers by John Jung

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I really love buying and reading non-fiction books to learn about the world. Recently, I've been buying a lot of books I think can teach me things I can use in fics. In one part to encourage me to read them faster, and in another part to share these books with others who may be interested in the same topics, I've decided to write reviews of each one once I finish them.

My overall rating: 5/5 stars. An engaging and informative read that is easy to understand.

This book covers a piece of American history I never knew about and was fascinated to experience through the words of those who lived it. Covering from the 1870s to the early 2000s, it follows the lives of Chinese immigrants from Guangdong, China, who settled in the Mississippi Delta. The Delta is an area of Mississippi and Arkansas that stretches over 150 miles south of Memphis, and 70 miles east-west from Greenwood to Greenville. Factual narration is intercut with interviews of the descendants of those initial immigrant workers, both those who still live in the Delta and those who have moved away from it. I enjoyed this structure: it really let me feel the struggles and victories they went through, and the economic, social, and emotional challenges they faced. Comparing the pre- and post-Jim Crow law days, as well as putting other world events into the context of this one area, showed off the nuance of each aspect it focused on. I really appreciated all the old documents and photographs displayed throughout the book.

The tales of these Chinese grocers is entirely unique to their time and area, yet they resonate with other histories around the country.

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Published: 2008

Pages: 222

Format: Paperback

Price: $16.36 USD on Barnes & Noble, available in the Archive.‌org Open Library