And The Beat Fights On

For those enjoying "I Love USC," you might like these tracks by another member of the Trojan family. Local artist ty.Eli has three USC songs for you to enjoy and download. You can check out his Myspace site for more info.

Download "Leave No Doubt"

Download "I'm a Trojan"

Download "USC Reloaded"

You may also be familiar with ty.Eli from his day night job as producer for sports talkshow host JT the Brick, where he goes by the name Michael Pearson.

Speaking of music about colleges, USC isn't the only place producing original songs. USF has a rap about their quarterback (sorry, "Booty, Booty, Booty Rockin' Everywhere" is great, but not original). A couple years ago, Miami added to their "Thug U" reputation when a crude rap surfaced involving performances by former players.

It's not right to talk about rap and USC without mentioning a certain performer (no, not Snoop Dogg or Suge Knight).

Marvin Young left USC in 1989 with an economics degree. A year later, he picked up a Grammy for "Bust A Move." You know him today as Young MC. Yes, that was him on last season's Celebrity Fit Club. He's still a pop culture icon.