Talking God, Bandcamp, and “In My Head” with the Raleigh rapper.
Kyesha Jennings
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The Commons Crit: Eternal the M.C. Dreams of a Humanitarian Revolution
“At age eleven, I was watching Spike Lee’s film ‘Malcolm X,'” Eshod Howard says. “I was so entranced that [it] was the only movie I watched every night for a whole summer.”
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The Commons Crit: How Theater, Singing, and Spoken Word Poetry Allow Ayanna Albertson to Tap into her Black Girl Magic
Personal testimonies based on first-hand experiences inspire the artist.
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Her Take: A Chat With Young Bull’s Mique
Striking out on his own, Mique releases a solo EP of swoony “New School Liquor House Music.”
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Rapsody Gets Her Due From the Academy and BET Awards
Whether she’s surprising a UNC class on Zoom or taking home an award, Rapsody’s signature humility is always present.
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With His Righteous Rage, JooseLord Magnus Makes Conscious Rap for an Incendiary Age
JooseLord Magnus remembers the exact date when he began taking his rap career seriously. It was a Sunday, a few months before the election: February 21, 2016.
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How Clifton Gordon (aka Felipe Luciano) Came Out of Prison With a Mission to Elevate Gangster Rap
The Shelby-born rapper, a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Correctional Education Program, wants to tell the whole story of gang life—and the way out.
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Northside Rocky’s Versatile Music and Polished Image Tip Him for the Top Tier of Local Hip-Hop
This week in “Her Take: On Carolina Hip-Hop,” columnist Kyesha Jennings catches up with the Durham rapper whose name stands for Now Only Reaching The Highest So I Dream Eternal.
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Her Take: K97.5’s Dion “Showtime” Chavis Reinvents Himself in the Midst of a Pandemic
When COVID-19 left him jobless, Chavis reunited with old friends to revive the decade-old “The Talk of the Town” morning show.
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Her Take: A Studio Visit with Brian Kidd, Local Hip Hop Engineer Extraordinaire
Kidd’s hustle and networking chops fueled his rise to the top of the Triangle’s hip hop scene.