YO, YO, YO. WHAT’S POPPIN’? I’M IPOD THE DJ.
AND I AM FAMOUS AMOS,
MR. I BETCHA WON’T FAMOUS, FAMOUS, FAMOUS. BAM.
AND THIS HERE IS THE HBCU.
TAILGATE TURN UP.
WE'RE TRAVELING WITH BET TRYING TO SEEK OUT
WHO HAS THE MOST TURNT UP TAILGATES.
WE’RE GONNA EAT A LITTLE BARBECUE.
WE’RE GOING TO GO A LITTLE SCHOOL HISTORY,
AND WE MIGHT JUST PULL OFF A COUPLE DANCE BATTLES.
TAILGATING AT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER EXPERIENCE.
ALUMNI COME ON CAMPUS, AS WELL AS LIKE,
OLD GREET THEY THE STUDENTS. WE NETWORK.
RIGHT BEFORE THE FOOTBALL GAME,
ALL THE STUDENTS WALK TO THE STADIUM,
AND THE BAND IS USUALLY THERE.
I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT’S FAMILY ORIENTED,
AND I MEAN, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME HERE.
IT’S ABOUT LOVE. IT’S ABOUT FOOD, AND GOOD MUSIC.
A LOT OF DANCING. YOU KNOW? WE KNOWN FOR DANCING.
SO, YEAH, I’M RIGHT HERE WITH THE HEAD
AND ASSISTANT BAND DIRECTOR OF MISSISSIPPI
STATE VALLEY UNIVERSITY.
HOW DOES THE BAND INTERACT WITH THE TAILGATE SCENE
AT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING?
WELL, FOR HOMECOMING, WHAT THE BAND USUALLY DOES
IS TRY TO FIRE UP THE ATMOSPHERE.
SO, WHEN WE MARCH AROUND WITH THE TAILGATERS,
THEY COME OUT AND THEY CHEER US ON,
AND THEN WE CHEER THEM ON, ALSO.
AND WE JUST TRY TO GET THAT ELECTRICITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
HEAD, HEAD, HEAD.
THE TAILGATE IS ALL ABOUT THE TURN UP.
IT’S A PARTY OUT THERE, AND WE HELP THE PARTY.
THE PARTY ALSO HELPS US. IT GIVES US OUR TURN UP,
SO WHEN WE GO OUT ON THE FIELD, WE CAN SHOW OUT, ALSO.
AND THAT’S WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING TODAY.
WELL, LET’S MARCH ON. LET’S GO.
DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP
HEY, YOU! YO, YOU!
YOU'VE GOT TO TURN YOUR BACK UP IPOD.
I’M TRYING.
NAH, STRAIGHTEN UP!
I’M TRYING, (BLEEP). I’M ... I’M TRYING.
STRAIGHTEN IT UP. STRAIGHTEN IT UP.
I’M TRYING. I’M TRYING.
GET YOUR BUTT IN THE AIR.
IT IS.
GET IT IN THE AIR. OH.
HOLD IT. GET IT IN THE AIR.
I’M HOLDING. HOLD IT.
I’M HOLDING IT.
IT’S ALL ABOUT FRATERNIZING AND BEING A FAMILY OUT HERE, MAN.
OKAY. SO, YOU’RE GREEK, RIGHT? YOU’RE GREEK.
RIGHTEOUS, RIGHTEOUS, RIGHTEOUS. YO.
OH, OH.
WHOA. HOLD THIS. OH, MY GOD.
WHAT ORGANIZATION ARE YOU A PART OF?
HEY, KAU TIL THE DAY I DIE, MAN.
PEOPLE AIN’T DEAD, THEY’RE SCARED, MAN.
FOR REAL, FOR REAL.
OKAY, SO HOW DO YOU AND YOUR FRATERNITY ...
HOW DO Y’ALL TAILGATE?
SO, HOW WE DO IT IS, MAN WE JUST,
YOU KNOW IT’S ALL ABOUT GAME,
BUT IT’S ABOUT FRATERNIZING, AS WELL. FAMILY MAN.
NO, REGARDLESS WHERE YOU FROM, WHATEVER TRAP YOU FROM, MAN,
YOU CAN COME DOWN OUR WAY AND EXPERIENCE THIS GREAT EXPERIENCE
WITH MISSISSIPPI STATE VALLEY UNIVERSITY.
WE GONNA SHOW THAT LOVE REGARDLESS OF WHAT, MAN.
I MEAN, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME HERE.
YOU CAN’T HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY.
THERE’S NOTHING BUT LOVE.
THIS IS NOTHING BUT BLACK PEOPLE WHO ARE HONORING
AND ACKNOWLEDGING BLACK EXCELLENCE AT THE UTMOST DEGREE.
IF YOU’RE NOT A COLLEGE GRADUATE, YOU’RE IN COLLEGE.
AND IF YOU’RE NOT IN COLLEGE,
YOU’RE ASPIRING TO GET TO COLLEGE.
OKAY.
SO, HERE IS THE EPITOME OF BLACK EXCELLENCE.
YEAH.
THE EPITOME.
DO YOU TAILGATE?
EVERY YEAR, EVER SINCE JERRY RICE AND HOPE
WAS PLAYING IT ALL, GOLDEN STATE UNIVERSITY.
OH, WOW. YOU DONE SEEN A LOT.
WE’RE AT THE LEGENDARY RICE TOTTEN STADIUM, MAN.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
JERRY RICE PLAYED RIGHT HERE IN THIS STADIUM.
WE LIT.
I’M OUT HERE WITH WHO RIGHT NOW?
VESTER WATERS, MR. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
2015, ’16.
WELL, WHAT A WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION MAN,
BUT LOOK, I GOT SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, MAN.
SHOOT.
WHY DO YOU TAILGATE?
WHY DO I TAILGATE? MAN, I’M FROM DETROIT.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A HBCU EXPERIENCE,
AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE, Y’ALL SLEEP ON IT, BOY.
HOME OF THE DELTA, BOY.
OH, HE REALLY SHOT SOME SHOTS OUT THERE.
OKAY. SO, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T GOING TO THE GAMES.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DO?
WELL, WHEN YOU DON’T GO IN THE GAME,
YOU CAN JUST WALK AROUND. THERE’S VENDORS.
THERE’S PEOPLE HERE FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
YOU CAN GO TO ANY GREEK LIFE,
ANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ALUMNI.
THEY GONNA FEED YOU. YOU GONNA EAT.
SO, MAN I LOVE IT, MAN.
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