A light that can never be extinguished
Remembering Joshua "J. Rowdy" Rowsey
Remembering Joshua "J. Rowdy" Rowsey
Features
Super Empty goes to Dreamville Festival 2024
Features
Two days, two shooters and a ton of images.
Q&A
A baker's dozen of NC hip-hop artists and media personalities react to "The Apology."
Song Of The Week
The Raleigh quintet leans away from Earthly matters like sales and streams, and into mortality and eternal life.
Song Of The Week
The Dreamville leader's attempt at fiery, pre-festival fireworks pulls punches and leaves numerous opportunities on the table.
Features
Plus, a roundup of Dreamville-adjacent Friday events to fill out the weekend in Raleigh.
Hip-hop writing worth reading, from North Carolina.
What the courting of headliners like Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj says about the contradictions facing Dreamville Fest — and its leader, J. Cole.
Durham’s consummate collaborator pens an uplifting tribute to community, and as usual, brings others along for the ride.
On his nearly seamless debut album, Sonny Miles confidently steps into North Carolina's soul/R&B void.
The new single from her first album in five years hints at some of the best, most personal music of Rapsody’s career.
In his first self-produced release since 2022, the Charlotte emcee/producer takes a break from his usual indulgences. Mostly.
The Raleigh/Brooklyn stalwarts give the first glimpse into their forthcoming collab album with producer Tuamie.
A letter to Lute's debut mixtape, "West1996."
The genre-hopping Charlotte native channels Missy Elliott — and gets a cosign from her, too. Plus: Kooley High, Nance, and chlothegod.
The strained relationships, false starts, chance encounters and life lessons that led to May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story.
Mez's trademark eeriness reaches a new stage of evolution. Also: Charlie Smarts drops a remix, and Shame and Reuben Vincent debut new videos.
How a series of unlikely, up-close influences taught the Grammy-nominated, Durham-born producer Groove that anything was possible.
A 2011 time capsule, a tribute to collaboration, and a needle worth finding in the NC hip-hop haystack.