How we met

They met at a party while freestyle rapping in a circle. Dragen says he opened with a line something to the effect of “My name is Simon Dragen and I’m from L-Tizzy. I like breakbeats and a nice pair of titties.” By the end of the rapping session, Dragen says, “We rapped so hard that our mouths went dry.” At that point a trip to the liquor store was in order. The night ended at McCollum Hall drinking Red Stripe and eating summer sausage. They’re friends now. “We took that baby flame and made it a forest fire,” Cohorst says.

 

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