This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Colgate chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
Name: Brandon Plass
Hometown:Â Queens, New York
Hometown:Â Queens, New York
Major:Â Economics & Spanish
What do you do on campus?  “I run it”
What’s your favorite thing at Colgate? Â “The huge studio in the first floor of the library. Â Nobody knows about it, and it’s a great place to just be creative.” Â
Tell us about your music:Â “The EPidemic is my first mixtape. Â Me and Dave Lee, AKA Swipe Younghans, put the music together in a month. Â We wanted to bring a new style of rap to the Colgate scene. Â The kind of music we do screams New York and you can see the jazz influence in it. Â It’s just different from the, for lack of a better adjective, Southern rap that has become so big here.”
Tell us about your music influences: “I listen to all kinds of music.  But the rapper who influences me most to make marketable but still is-true-to-myself-rap is Tyler the Creator.  And Matisyahu, and Lindsey Skerker.”
What are your other hobbies? Â “Playing basketball and studying econ.”
Three fun facts about yourself: 1.) I don’t use deodorant, I just naturally smell good 2.) Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my favorite cereal 3.) NY Knicks all day
Check Brandon out in action:Â thedinocollective.com