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Posted inFestivals
A Little Brother Reunion Tops Art of Cool’s Fantastic Fifth Year
It could only happen in one place.
Posted inFilm & Television
In the Diaspora Festival at UNC and Aural Futures at Duke, Independent African-American Filmmakers Shape the Future
Plus, our editor’s picks for seven movies you can’t miss this fall.
Posted inMusic
Hip-Hop Is Entering a Golden Era in an Entirely Different Field: Academia
“I have a Ph.D. in hip-hop.” These were the words that shifted the trajectory of my career in a split second.
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Hopscotch 2018: Our Hip-Hop Recommendations
Leading the pack of hip-hop at Hopscotch is Vic Mensa, Chicago’s own political superhero. Labeled a “once in a lifetime artist” by Jay-Z, Mensa has proven his commitment to the culture both on and off the track. His catalog of diverse tracks is what sonically sets him apart from his peers. Festivalgoers who love Mensa […]
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Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q, and a Top-Notch Top Dawg Crew Bring West Coast Flair to Raleigh
Saturday, May 26> Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh 7:30 p.m., $35–$174, www.livenation.com Top Dawg Entertainment’s aptly titled Championship Tour, which stops in Raleigh this weekend, features a rare reunion of much of the label’s roster of contemporary hip-hop luminaries. Bringing their West Coast flair, the championship team includes Kendrick Lamar, SZA, […]
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JooseLord Magnus and 3AM Celebrate a Double Album Release in Durham
Friday, April 13 Motorco Music Hall, Durham $7–$10, 9 p.m. www.motorcomusic.com Friday the thirteenth might be a superstitious occasion for some, but it’s going to be a good day for two of Durham’s most polished hip-hop artists, who have teamed up for a double album release show. JooseLord Magnus’s S.K.U.L.L. is one of the Triangle’s […]
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At UNC, Catch the Rapper Who Puts the “Conscious” in “Conscious Rap”
Saturday, April 7 Current Artspace + Studio 8 p.m., $25, www.carolinaperformingarts.org If you combined Gil Scott-Heron, Huey Newton, Tupac, and Kendrick Lamar into one person, the outcome would be political rapper, activist, and poet Boots Riley. To many, Riley is a legend who, along with his electrifying band, The Coup, put the “conscious” in conscious […]