Posted inFestivals J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival Is Planting the Flag for Hip-Hop’s Critical Mass in the Triangle by Kevin J. Rowsey II 09/12/201801/10/2023 Though it has yet to be rescheduled, the rapper’s big dreams are having a big impact on his home state.
Posted inStage In Temples of Lung and Air, Spoken-Word Star Kane Smego Drops Real Talk on Hip-Hop and White Privilege by Kevin J. Rowsey II 08/22/201801/11/2023
Posted inArt In the Second Part of Her Buy It, Call It Trilogy, Monét Noelle Marshall Turns Us Loose in the Carnival of Her Self-Image—and Our Own by Kevin J. Rowsey II 06/13/201802/08/2023
Posted inArchives Rakim & Eric B Show Off What it Means to Live and Breathe Hip-Hop by Kevin J. Rowsey II 04/19/201802/08/2023
Posted inArchives The Irresponsible Tour Takes Mega-Star Kevin Hart Back to Where He Began: Stand-Up Comedy by Kevin J. Rowsey II 03/30/201802/08/2023
Posted inStage A Report From the First Weekend of the Bull City Black Theatre Festival by Kevin J. Rowsey II 03/21/201802/08/2023
Posted inScreen Black Panther Demonstrates the Box-Office Power of Unfettered African-American Creators by Kevin J. Rowsey II 02/21/201802/08/2023
Posted inArchives Movie Review: Believe the Hype About Black Panther, an All-Time Great Superhero Saga by Kevin J. Rowsey II 02/16/201802/08/2023
Posted inStage Monét Noelle Marshall’s Buy My Soul and Call It Art Forces an Overdue Conversation About the Local and National Art Scene’s Racist Framework by Kevin J. Rowsey II 01/31/201802/08/2023
Posted inMusic Raleigh Rapper P.A.T. Junior Keeps Local Hip-Hop Fresh by Brokering Beats and Keeping the Faith by Kevin J. Rowsey II 07/12/201702/08/2023