Bringing Mayhem to LSC

Poetry in a more up-beat and hip hop rhythm is making an appearance on campus at LSC in the form of a trio called, the "Mayhem Poets."

On Thursday, March 8, the Campus Activities Board will host the Mayhem Poets in the Alexander Twilight Theatre at 9 p.m.

CAB has received a lot of positive feedback from students about other CAB Night acts that have performed at LSC. CAB President Brian Stone says that with all the positive feedback about artists such as George Watsky, many different musicians, poets, and theatrical events, it has been decided that bringing an act like the Mayhem Poets would definitely be an entertaining experience for all at LSC.

 "We always try and bring new and interesting events to campus and The Mayhem Poets are just that," Stone explains. "At a conference for campus activities, CAB attended last semester, the entire group was incredibly impressed with the group's performance and decided that it would be something that would work well at Lyndon and students would enjoy."

The Mayhem Poets are a group of three members: Kyle Rapps, Scott Raven, and Mason Granger, who perform slam poetry. Rapps has been victorious in many poetry slams throughout the nation, as well as releasing two hip-hop singles. Raven has co-authored and performed in full length spoken word plays. Granger's talent with poetry has earned him the title of the "poet laureate of Livingston College." Each of these members incorporates elements of hip hop, theatre, improvisation, and stand-up comedy into their acts, therefore, performing "slam poetry."

In 2006, the Mayhem Poets had won first place in the Microsoft Ideas Win Challenge competition. Known for their talents of "spoken word," the Mayhem Poets have been featured on various shows such as The Today Show and Eyewitness News. Since performing on such features, the trio has been touring around to different colleges and universities, working together with many different styled musicians.