Live On The Levee Lineup Announced
Charleston’s annual free concert series, Live on the Levee, will begin on May 24 and run through August 10.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn the U.S., rap and hip-hop are usually associated with big cities like New York, L.A., and Atlanta. But hip-hop artists exist all over, including in rural areas. Our Inside Appalachia Folkways reporter Nicole Musgrave spoke with a group of hip-hop artists in the coalfields of Wise County, Virginia who are bringing more public attention to the music they’re making, while supporting other up and coming artists.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia’s small but active hip-hop community is striving to normalize hip-hop as an art form. The YWCA in Wheeling recently held an event called Hip…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn addition to musical artists, a recent Wheeling event — Hip Hop: A Black Tie Affair — featured visual artists such as photographer Rebecca Kiger. Kiger…
Continue Reading Take Me to More News"I've realized there is no recipe for rap."From West Virginia Public Broadcasting and A Change of Tune, this is 30 Days of #WVmusic, the interview series…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis story is featured on an upcoming episode of Inside Appalachia focused on hip-hop culture throughout the region. To listen to this episode and others,…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis story is featured on an episode of Inside Appalachia, focused on hip-hop culture throughout the region. To listen to this episode and others,…
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