Category: The Local Buzz
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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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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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Local Durham, NC Student Needs Help To Travel To China #GetNoah2China
David Noah Thompson, IV is a student at Hillside New Tech in Durham, NC and is hoping to travel to China this year. He’s now in his third year as a member of the Hillside High School Drama Department. He has been in several productions including “Dreamgirls”, “In the Heights” and “A Raisin in the…
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Events: NC State Cypher (#NCStateCypher) 3rd Anniversary Monday August 26, 2013
Photo by Nanci O. Taken February 18, 2013 at The Freedom Expression Tunnel in Raleigh, NC. This Monday August 26, 2013 will be the 3rd anniversary of the NC State Cypher. Back in February I posted a blog about the history, importance and impact of the cypher on North Carolina hip hop culture [READ: The NC State…
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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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Paradoxos (@Paradoxos) Event Recap: Ideas Are Contagious, Durham Is Cool. #PDXS2013
Image from LifEKit Lifestyle Co.’s Instagram This past Thursday and Friday (June 6 and 7) was the inaugural Paradoxos in Durham, NC. The two days was billed as “a series of events around Durham’s center….entrepreneurial pitches, collaborations between tech companies and local breweries, keynote addresses and talks by industry leaders…jam-packed with inspiration, ideas and fun.”…
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Purchase Nanci O Is Hip Hop T-Shirts At Kosmic Kickz (@KosmicKickz) & In The Online Store
Hey Greensboro, Triad and surrounding areas! Have y’all stopped in to Kosmic Kickz lately? Now with every Nanci O Is Hip Hop T shirt purchase at Kosmic Kickz as well as the in the online store, you’ll receive a Nanci O Is Hip Hop/Eargasm Entertainment LLC lighter. The lighter also doubles as a bottle opener.…
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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…