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Travis Porter in Concert
Venue: Commonwealth Ballroom (Squires), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Black Student Alliance at Virginia Tech, Travis Porter, Yo Gotti
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Black Student Alliance at Virginia Tech presents Travis Porter for the 2017 Homecoming Concert on Thursday, October 19, 2017 in the Commonwealth Ballroom within the Squires Student Center.

Travis Porter is a hip hop trio from Decatur, Georgia.

Originally formed in 2006 as the Hard Hitters, the trio officially switched to the enigmatic moniker Travis Porter in 2008. MCs Ali (Lakeem Mattox), Quez (Donquez Woods), and Strap (Harold Duncan) grew up together in Decatur, Georgia, and formed the band with the hope of taking over the rap world from the underground up.

The irreverent crew began to cultivate a strong internet presence, releasing videos through its YouTube page and releasing four mixtapes, "Who Is Travis Porter?", "I'm a Differenter", "I'm a Differenter 2", and "Streets R'Us", in 2009. Travis Porter caused some controversy that year when they inadvertently released a Roscoe Dash single they did a guest spot on, "All the Way Turnt Up", on one of their own tapes. Dash eventually re-recorded the song with Soulja Boy and released the new version the following year.

After releasing three more mixtapes, in 2010, Travis Porter found themselves being courted by labels hoping to bring them to a larger audience. They eventually decided to sign with Jive near the end of 2010, but the label would be closed in 2011 by its parent company, RCA.

The group's debut album, "From Day 1", finally arrived in 2012 on RCA with productions from Diplo, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, and others.

~Bio courtesy of Gregory Heaney, Rovi

Links:

• http://wearetravisporter.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/WhoIsTravisPorter
• https://www.twitter.com/TravisPorter
• https://www.youtube.com/user/whoistravisporter/videos

Admission is free.

Doors open at 8:00 pm and the music begins at 9:00 pm.

Be sure to leave your backpacks, large bags, food, and beverages at home as they won't be allowed in the venue.

Update: Yo Gotti was originally scheduled to perform however due to unforeseen circumstances will no longer be able to perform at Virginia Tech on Thursday. Additionally the concert will now be free and has been moved to the Commonwealth Ballroom instead of Burruss Auditorium.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/bik8LQT.jpg.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1696996577001493 or https://www.facebook.com/BSAatVT/ or https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/organization/bsa.