Tag: The Beast
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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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Event: The Beast (@TheBeastMusic) + BIG BAND Open Rehearsal 1/19/2013 At UNC-Chapel Hill
The Beast, Durham, NC’s resident hip hop and jazz quartet, has a really cool event coming up that sounds like a lot of fun. On Saturday January 19, 2013 The Beast will host an open rehearsal/community workshop with their 13-piece ensemble, The Beast + BIG BAND. The Beast + BIG BAND will be recording their…
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Muhsinah (@Muhsinah) Performs Live In Durham, NC With The Beast (@TheBeastMusic) (Video)
Recently Grammy-nominee Muhsinha touched down in Durham, NC for an appearance at Six Plates. Here she performs her song "Once Again" accompanied by the city’s resident hip hop/jazz band, The Beast. Run That Back: The Local Buzz: Philip Freelon Named To U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (News).
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The Beast (@TheBeastMusic) & KidZNotes (@Kidz_Notes) In Raleigh November 19 (Video)
Durham, NC’s resident hip hop and jazz quartet The Beast is back with another cool promotional video for another great event. This time around, The Beast will be performing with KidZNotes and youth poetry collective, Sacrificial Poets at Flanders Gallery in Raleigh on November 19. KidzNotes is an organization that aims to "transform children’s futures through…
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The Beast (@TheBeastMusic), Yazarah (@Yahzarah) & Zakee In Durham 10/28 (Video)
You know what? I’m really starting to dig The Beast’s promo videos. Instead of just doing flyers for their shows like everybody else, they put together cool videos and pull in interesting people doing regular things over their music. The last promo video for their Guru Legacy EP release party was shot at the Durham skate…
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@KooleyHigh @TheBeastMusic @9thWonderMusic At @HopscotchFest’s HOOPscotch Charity Basketball Game (Events)
RDU’s 2011 Hopscotch Music Festival kicks off today in downtown Raleigh. And tomorrow afternoon HOOPscotch will take place, a charity basketball game to benefit Raleigh’s Helping Hand Mission. During the event 9th Wonder is scheduled to DJ a set plus The Beast and Kooley High will be performing. The players of the game—Team NC…
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The Revival Of The RDU Hip Hop Scene: One Year Later
2010 RDU Hip Hop Throwback: Pictured Front Row L-R: Apple Juice Kid, Charlie Smarts (Kooley High), L.E.G.A.C.Y., DJ Flash, DJ Skaz Digga, Kourvoisier, Carlitta Durand, Sundown (Actual Proof), DJ Ill Digitz (Kooley High), Helen Schaeffer. Picture Back Row L-R: Me, Foolery (Kooley High), King Mez, SkyBlew, Azon Blaze, Tab-One (Kooley High), Pierce Freelon (The Beast). Photo…
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“Umi Says” (Video)–@TheBeastMusic Ft. Nnenna Freelon
Off The Beast’s album, Freedom Suite, which dropped back in October 2010 and is hosted by 9th Wonder. This is a cover of Mos Def’s original "Umi Says", from his debut album, Black On Both Sides. Run That Back: The Beast Performs "Keep Your Worries" At Durham Skate Park (Video).
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“Keep Your Worries” At Durham Skate Park–@TheBeastMusic (Video)
Pierce Freelon and drummer Stephen Coffman from The Beast perform "Keep Your Worries", off their Guru Legacy EP, out now. The project features ?uestlove, John Robinson and Jocelyn Ellis. The EP release party is this week at Casbah in Durham, NC This set was filmed in downtown Durham at the skate park. One of the…