/tags/hip-hop Hip-Hop en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:06:30 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-12/petey-pablo-north-carolina-music-hall-fame-2024-class Petey Pablo leads the 2024 class of inductees into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, located in Kannapolis. The Greenville native and four other artists – and the Durham-based Merge Records – will join the already existing 132 other honorees. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:06:30 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-12/petey-pablo-north-carolina-music-hall-fame-2024-class Mitchell Northam /arts-culture/2024-05-10/shirlette-ammons-interview-spectacles-north-carolina-prince-hodge With her latest album, "Spectacles," Shirlette Ammons talks about what it means to gaze versus being gazed at, the influence of her eastern North Carolina roots and her collaborators in Durham, paying homage to Prince and how a path to a better future is to "trouble" important issues. Fri, 10 May 2024 12:26:39 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-10/shirlette-ammons-interview-spectacles-north-carolina-prince-hodge Eric Hodge /arts-culture/2024-04-09/dreamville-festival-notebook-wunc-staffs-takeaways-from-the-weekend Dreamville Festival, hosted by Fayetteville rapper J. Cole's music label, went off at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. ¹ÏÉñapp's Caitlin Leggett, Josh Sullivan, Kamaya Truitt, and Brian Burns were there. Here's what they had to say. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:33:54 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-09/dreamville-festival-notebook-wunc-staffs-takeaways-from-the-weekend Josh Sullivan, Caitlin Leggett, Kamaya Truitt, Brian Burns /arts-culture/2024-04-07/dreamville-festival-earthgang-doctur-dot-accessibility-sustainability-honesty-raleigh The Atlanta-based duo EARTHGANG performed at Dreamville Festival at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. ¹ÏÉñapp's Kamaya Truitt caught up with the duo before their set to talk about community, art, and accessibility. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 17:17:31 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-07/dreamville-festival-earthgang-doctur-dot-accessibility-sustainability-honesty-raleigh Josh Sullivan, Kamaya Truitt /wunc-music/2023-11-14/big-mali-female-rapper-north-carolina-henderson Henderson-raised Big Mali breaks down her unique sound, looking up to Nicki Minaj and being one of the few women dominating the Carolinas' rap scene. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:31:23 GMT /wunc-music/2023-11-14/big-mali-female-rapper-north-carolina-henderson Caitlin Leggett /wunc-music/2023-04-20/beats-n-bars-festival-durham-arts-humanities-hip-hop-rap-neo-soul The 8th annual Beats n Bars festival will be hosted at the American Tobacco Campus on Saturday, April 28 from 4 to 9 p.m. ¹ÏÉñapp’s Kamaya Truitt sat down with event founder and curator, Crystal Taylor, to discuss the elements and impact of the festival. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:17:47 GMT /wunc-music/2023-04-20/beats-n-bars-festival-durham-arts-humanities-hip-hop-rap-neo-soul Kamaya Truitt /arts-culture/2022-11-18/charlotte-rapper-reuben-vincent-becoming-your-own-idol Charlotte-based rapper Reuben Vincent talks about signing with Roc Nation and the persistence that got him there. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:11:28 GMT /arts-culture/2022-11-18/charlotte-rapper-reuben-vincent-becoming-your-own-idol Caitlin Leggett /arts-culture/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia The linguistic rules of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) are widespread and catalogued — yet most classrooms still frown upon writing and… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:07:31 GMT /arts-culture/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia The linguistic rules of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) are widespread and catalogued — yet most classrooms still frown upon writing and… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:07:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /npr-music/2020-09-10/the-emotional-legacy-of-tony-hawks-pro-skater Since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was first released in 1999, kids who played – and listened to – the game have grown into successful artists in their own right. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:00:58 GMT /npr-music/2020-09-10/the-emotional-legacy-of-tony-hawks-pro-skater Stefanie Fernández