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Commentary: The Revival Of The RDU Hip Hop Scene, Where Hip Hop Culture Lives & Prospers
Every so often I like to dedicate a post to the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (RDU) hip hop scene and all the cool stuff happening here. Even though I travel fairly regularly, Durham, NC continues to be my home base. I love the Bull City and feel really proud when really awesome things related to hip hop…
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Events: Bridgin’ Gaps & Spittin’ Knowledge: A Forum on the Evolution of Hip-Hop April 16, 2013
Students enrolled in Dr. Perry Hall's AFAM 356 History of Hip Hop class at UNC-Chapel Hill decided to end their semester with a celebration and discussion on hip hop's past and present. There will be a panel on lyricism, women in hip hop, independent artistry and more. The evening's program will also have live performances…
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Carolina To East Africa: Pierce Freelon (@Durhamite) & Apple Juice Kid’s (@AppleJuiceKid) Beat Making Lab: Goma, Conga (Video)
(L) Pierce Freelon, (R) Apple Juice Kid Back in May 2012 UNC-Chapel Hill’s Beat Making Lab presented one of it’s first musical projects, Tar Heel Tracks. Students enrolled in the Lab created all thirteen of the album’s instrumental tracks. It was their final project of the semester. Every beat on the album sampled a North Carolina…
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Shuffle Magazine & ARTVSM Presents: Tar Heel Tracks (Mixtape)
As y’all couldn’t tell by now, I’m a very proud Carolina kid (the 336 raised me, the 9-nineteen made me) so it always feels good to hear about (plus see & experience) the great things going on here. There’s a lot happening in front of and behind the scenes within RDU’s (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) hip hop…
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The Local Buzz: Music Discussion With De La Soul’s DJ Maseo
DJ Maseo of the legendary De La Soul will in Chapel Hill today on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. His visit is part of Dr. Mark Katz Beat Making Lab, a new class he’s teaching for the Fall 2011 semester. The most recent visitor to Dr. Katz class was Ski Beatz, who stopped by on Tuesday afternoon,…