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A young fan came to the Mumbai home of rapper Saniya Mistri Qayammuddin – aka Saniya MQ — to pay her respects and pose for a selfie.

The improbable fame of a hijab-wearing teen rapper from a poor neighborhood in Mumbai

11:41am April 16, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

First Saniya wrote poems. Then she began rapping. Now she appears on TV and YouTube and before big crowds, spreading her message about justice. Her father the rickshaw driver is her chauffeur.

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9th Wonder to teach the culture and history of hip-hop at Wake Forest University

4:52pm August 01, 2022

by David Ford

Students at Wake Forest University will return to campus this month with a unique course offered by a Grammy Award-winning professor: producer, DJ, lecturer, and Winston-Salem native

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From left: Deng Ge is a rap mogul who became a lockdown activist. Poet Sally Wen Mao Mao uses her art to express her anger about how Chinese people are being portrayed in the pandemic. Writer and comic artist Laura Gao, living in the U.S., has a video cha

Health & Safety

How 3 Women From Wuhan Cope With COVID-19: Rap, Poetry And Mooncakes

1:06pm October 14, 2020

by NPR Special Report

We interview a rap mogul (turned community volunteer), an author focused on a nine-tailed fox and a grandmother with a sense of humor. They're part of our special report on women facing the pandemic.

Arts
Race

Greensboro Community Reacts To Controversial Concert

12:39pm June 26, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

Adam Calhoun performed at Greensboro music venue The Blind Tiger over the weekend.

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Music & Culture

Aggressive, Combative, And Relevant As Ever, 'Straight Outta Compton' Turns 30 Years Old

6:00am August 08, 2018

by Sean Bueter

On August 8, 1988, artists Ice Cube, Dr.

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Music & Culture

Winston-Salem Rap Duo Speak N’ Eye Releases New Album "Cypher At The Gates of Dawn"

7:02am June 08, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Winston-Salem rap duo Speak N' Eye started performing together back in 2010.

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Arts
News

The Man Behind The Sound Of Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Comes To Winston-Salem

10:12pm April 13, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

Dr. Dre's album “The Chronic” turns 25 this year.

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Realizing Tupac Wasn't Cool, 20 Years Later

8:02pm September 14, 2016

by Leah Donnella

I was probably 9 years old at the height of my obsession with Tupac's "Hail Mary." I didn't know what I was capable of then, but I was not to be trifled with.

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Zoe Kabuye, 14, is a star "rap-orter" on the rapping Ugandan show NewzBeat.

Look Out Pelley, Muir And Holt. Rapping Reporters Could Give You A Jolt

2:13pm July 28, 2015

by Amy Fallon

Uganda is bringing young eyeballs to the evening news with a team of rappers who inform and amuse.

Fans wait for Senegal's biggest stars to perform at a free hip-hop festival, held in the capital city of Dakar.

Rap City: Sweat, Hope & Hip-Hop In Dakar

2:30pm April 25, 2015

Around the world, hip-hop gives a voice to the voiceless. Our photo essay spotlights rappers in Senegal, who shout out their frustrations about living in poverty and their dreams of a better future.