EAGLEBABEL’s “Odes” out now June 13, 2015 2 Comments Share tweet Benjamin Sorensen Music Desk Editor By: Benjamin Sorensen | Music Desk Editor The Daily is proud to host the debut mixtape of Stanford’s own EAGLEBABEL (senior Tyler Brooks), a rising hip-hop renaissance man and founding member of two premier student groups, The Outsiders and The Chicago Collective. Tyler “EAGLEBABEL” Brooks performing at the Anderson Collection. (BENJAMIN SORENSEN/The Stanford Daily) EAGLEBABEL’s first solo effort, “Odes,” is an unpredictable seven track tribute to his inspirations and idols, built from the ground up with original beats, hooks and verses. Brooks dedicates the tape “to Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye (via Luke James), Dom Kennedy, Jeremih, Kanye West, Gorillaz, Kendrick Lamar, my father and the city of Chicago — all who have played huge roles in my creative and personal life and whom I love very dearly.” The absolute stand out is the soul-struck “Rap Like Dom,” produced by faruhdey (Chris Russ ’15) — a tribute to the West Coast with special thanks given to L.A. rapper Dom Kennedy. It’s a quintessential summer hit, with EAGLEBABEL’s up-tempo sing-song flow voicing gratitude over a sunny beat built for cruising with the roof down. Check it out. You can contact Benjamin Sorensen at bcsoren ‘at’ stanford.edu. album Chicago Chris Russ dom kennedy EAGLEBABEL faruhdey gorillaz Herbie Hancock hip-hop Jeremih Kanye West kendrick lamar Luke James Marvin Gaye mixtape Odes rap Rap Like Dom Student Music The Chicago Collective The Outsiders Tyler Brooks 2015-06-13 Benjamin Sorensen June 13, 2015 2 Comments Share tweet Subscribe Click here to subscribe to our daily newsletter of top headlines.