Opinion North Carolina's Senators Give Local Music a Nice Big Middle Finger With its series "Shaped By Sound," PBS NC put a spotlight on acts like Reuben Vincent, Sonny Miles and Shirlette Ammons. Months later, Sens. Tillis and Budd voted to cut $4 million of their funding.
Members only Opinion Bad Look An indie artist on the increasingly high cost of getting people to pay attention.
Members only Opinion Cliques, Cults, and Community A Durham artist reflects on the triumphs and the challenges of an earlier, highly collaborative era in Triangle hip-hop — and the signs that a new one is on the way.
Opinion What Should Be The Official Hip-Hop Song of North Carolina? Last week, a trio of state legislators proposed the Petey Pablo classic "Raise Up." But a more recent NC anthem comes to mind, too.
Opinion The Devil(s) on Dreamville's Shoulder What the courting of headliners like Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj says about the contradictions facing Dreamville Fest — and its leader, J. Cole.
SE. Archive Love Thy Hip-Hop Neighbor Despite close proximity and a lot of crossover culture, the hip-hop scenes of South Carolina and North Carolina still largely keep to themselves. Does it have to be this way?
