The Chant – 4/3/19 – It ain’t over yet!

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Hikaru Kudo and Justin LaBelle
April 4, 2019
Filed under Podcasts, The Chant

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In this episode of The Chant, co-hosts Hikaru Kudo and Justin LaBelle talk about a series of topics which all relate to them not being over yet.

Justin kicks things off by talking and giving his thoughts on the recent passing of Nipsey Hustle and the impact he has left in the L.A. community and the world (4:55).

Following this emotional story, Hikaru lightens the mood a little bit by talking about the start of MLB baseball season!! He focuses specifically on the Detroit Tigers and his thoughts on the early looks of the rebuilding Tigers (22:08).

Then, Justin whips his music back in gear and talks about Mark Hoppus and the new trash-pop duo Simple Creatures, relying on a message on mental health and music as a whole (39:35). You can check out Kerrang! magazine’s full article on this subject here.

Finally, Hikaru wraps up the show talking about the Final Four and his thoughts and predictions regarding the outcome of this year’s NCAA Men’s basketball tournament (58:55).

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Hikaru Kudo, Sports Broadcast Director

Hikaru Kudo is a sophomore journalism student at Michigan State from Novi, MI. Hikaru is the Sports Broadcast Director and oversees all aspects of play-by-play, live or recorded, for any athletic event Impact may send staff to. He is also the producer of Impact Sports flagship radio show, "The Green & White Report". In addition, he is the co-host of, "The Chant", an Impact Exclusive featuring sports and music news from the past week. Hikaru covers soccer, volleyball, men's and women's basketball,...

Justin LaBelle, Co-host of The Chant, Airstaff

Justin LaBelle is a junior at Michigan State University majoring in chemical engineering from New Baltimore, MI. Justin has worked among researchers and scientists manufacturing composite materials for a wider manufacturing world through IACMI, the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing and Innovation. Justin is on the air Fridays 6-8pm EST/EDT talking about music in-depth with his One Track Mind segments or giving his thoughts on daily hot takes in music. In 2018, Justin joined Hikaru Kudo...