Category: Events
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Events: 2017 Beats N Bars Festival (@BeatsnBarsFest) Tickets On Sale Now + Lineup
The 2017 Beats N Bars Festival is two weeks away. The annual event is presented by The Underground Collective and takes place in downtown Durham, NC. This year’s lineup is incredible and includes G.O.O.D. Music’s Cyhi The Prynce, Nitty Scott, as well as many local favorites! The theme is “Building Stronger Communities through the influence…
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Art of Cool (@theaocproject) Innovate Your Cool 2016 Conference Lineup #IYC
Durham, NC’s Art of Cool Festival just released the lineup for their 2016 Innovate Your Cool conference. As with last year, #IYC coincides with AOC’s annual music fest. #IYC focuses on innovation, music, culture, tech and more. This year’s event will include a round table with Rapsody and Terrance Martin on the creative process behind…
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Events: SC Music Awards 2015 (@SCMusicAwards) Tickets On Sale Now
Get ready! Florence, SC July 17-19, 2015. Y’all can visit SC Music Awards.com to find ticket information, a full listing of events throughout the weekend and more. Run That Back: Commentary: 5 Epic South Carolina Hip Hop Video Moments (Of All Time!).
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2015 #AOCFest: Art Of Cool Festival (@TheAOCProject) Review: The Top 5 Coolest Features (Video)
The 2015 Art Of Cool Festival is now down in the history books as another epic and memorable Art Of Cool event. This year’s festivities took place April 24 through 26 in downtown Durham, NC. Art Of Cool is a 501(c)(3) jazz-presenting non-profit based in Durham. The company has been producing extra fly events…
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Events: 2015 SC Music Awards (@SCMusicAwards) Nominations Now Open
The 7th annual 2015 SC Music Awards weekend is coming this Summer, and nominations are now open. The entire weekend of SC Music Awards events is always like a South Carolina music family reunion. It’s also a good opportunity for folks from across the state to come together, network with one another and have…
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#TBT Carolina Hip Hop Archives: 2009 Kooley High (@KooleyHigh) In Studio Freestyle + Upcoming 12/13/14 Show At Pourhouse Raleigh
September 2009 (L-R clockwise: Foolery, Charlie Smarts, Synopsis, DJ Ill Digitz, Rapsody, Tab-One, Me). Kooley High is one of my favorite hip hop groups of ever, and it just so happens that they are from North Carolina. Tab-One, Sinopsis, Foolery, Charlie Smarts and DJ Ill Digitz now split their time between Raleigh, NC and…
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Dirty South Beatdown 16 (DSB 16) Full Tournament Event Recap (Video)
The Dirty South Beatdown (known as DSB in the Triad) is the Southeast’s biggest producer battle, sixteen editions and several years running. It’s held three times a year in Greensboro, NC and is hosted by Ed E. Ruger plus the Iconoclast crew. The winning producer takes home a prize package that includes $300 cash…
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#RapOnTheRun: Midtown Raleigh Race 13.1 (@Race131) Half Marathon Race Review #RunChat
Well y’all, this past weekend I fought off Spring laziness and completed my 4th half marathon by finishing the Midtown Raleigh Race 13.1 event. One of my biggest challenges is staying motivated to keep running regularly after completing a race. This is one reason why I do my best to always have a race on…
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#RapOnTheRun: Black Thought (@BlackThought) & GrassROOTS (@GrassRootsFound) #RootsRockRun5K Race Review #RunChat
Photo: via @eargasmentLLC This past weekend I was extremely grateful to be able to travel to Philadelphia, PA for the 7th Annual Roots Picnic. The event was created by the legendary hip hop band The Roots and is presented in conjunction with their brand okayplayer.com. This is the first year I’ve attended the Roots…