Of the many music festivals in the Triangle, Hopscotch is in the lead when it comes to supporting local hip-hop artists, and they do so with intention and consistency.
Kyesha Jennings
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A Crash Course in Overachieving with Hip-Hop Legend DJ Jazzy Jeff
En route to Raleigh, the turntable wizard and Will Smith collaborator discusses the smooth Uber ride of his varied career, chops up a bunch of basketball metaphors, and takes aspiring DJs to school.
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The Country Music of Rissi Palmer Illuminates Her World and Ours
We discuss the meaning of country, the legacy of Toni Morrison, Lil Nas X, and much more with Palmer.
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Defacto Thezpian Gets Beats Worthy of His Skills on “Chicks & Rhymes, Vol. IV”
On several interludes, Defacto riskily raps over well-known beats produced by the likes of Timbaland and the Alchemist. On three out of four, he nails it.
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Triangle Music Issue: Fifteen Women to Follow on the Local Hip-Hop Scene
They’re on the radio. They’re curating festivals, shows, and cultural spaces. They’re doing PR and digital marketing. They’re capturing dope visuals, spitting fire lyrics, and crafting trap hooks. Some of them are mothers. This is our salute.
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From Art of Cool to SummerStage, Cicely Mitchell Comes Full Circle at Golden Belt
“Golden Belt is not just music focused—there is a holistic approach to visual art, family fun, film, and health initiatives,” Mitchell says.
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Forty Thousand Hip-Hop Fans and Smooth Operations Made Dreamville Fest a Decisive Success
Relive the dream with our recap, analysis, and photos of Raleigh hip-hop star J. Cole’s groundbreaking debut festival in Dix Park.
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A Dreamville-Adjacent Symposium Delves into Hip-Hop Entrepreneurship, Thought Leadership, and Activism
Raleigh’s William Peace University hosts The Hip Hop and Higher Education Symposium, an academic counterpart to J. Cole’s new music festival.
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Jordan Peele’s Us Is as Boundary-Pushing as Get Out. But Is It Scary?
Us forces us to consider the roles we play in a destructive society and how we create room for hate to exist in the world.
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Joe Winters Broke Down Racial Barriers in the Raleigh Police Force and the Entertainment World
The exhibit Joe Winters Comes Home has a reception at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, Feb. 24.