ݮƵconcert to feature Rae Sremmurd
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.—National award-winning Tupelo hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd will perform Feb. 25 at Mississippi State.
The 8 p.m. concert will be held off campus at the Mississippi Horse Park Arena in Starkville. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sponsored by the university’s student-staffed Music Maker Productions, the event is being announced with a parental advisory, due to explicit content.
General admission tickets are $25 and advance purchases may be made at , by telephoning 662-325-2930 or visiting the campus Center for Student Activities in Suite 314, Colvard Student Union.
Until Jan. 25, ݮƵstudent tickets will be $20 each with valid campus identification. Only one discounted ticket and one regular-priced ticket may be purchased per student.
Individual ticket prices increase to $30 on the day of the show.
Composed of brothers Khalif “Swae Lee” Brown and Aaquil “Slim Jxmmi” Brown, Rae Sremmurd—the phrase “ear drummers” read backwards—released a debut album last January. Titled “SremmLife” (EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records), it included the hit singles “No Type” and “Come Get Her.”
During 2015, the album peaked at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 list.
Additionally, the duo was nominated for one Billboard Music and three BET awards, ultimately winning in the Best Group category. For more, visit .
A part of the Division of Student Affairs, Music Maker Productions works to provide quality, contemporary entertainment for ݮƵand area communities. Additional information about the organization is found at the above-listed website, as well as on and .
Alex Coats, MMP’s publicity chair, also may be contacted at msummp@gmail.com.
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