'Take off my fedora, put back on the fitted, like this y'all, I'm back on and hellip;' From the moment I heard Phonte's line on the King Mez...

Twenty-one tracks filled with his historic background of growing up in Compton, glorifying his gang lifestyle and putting a twist on why most shouldn't live the lifestyle. Rap artist Game is providing opinions about the state of the hip-hop genre along...

Lil' Wayne a.k.a Weezy F. Baby finally dropped his 4th installment of 'Tha Carter' series...

Joan Soriano strums furious rhythms on his steel-string guitar. He croons bittersweet lyrics of heartache with a leather and ndash;smooth voice in his native Spanish. His style of music? ]]> Thu, 8 Sep 2011 1.2579713 A&E Soriano strums furious rhythms on his steel-string guitar. He croons bittersweet lyrics of heartache with a leather–smooth voice in his native Spanish. His style of music? Matt Phillips - Echo staff reporter A&E http://www.campusecho.com/a-e/cash-crop-witnesses-1.2579697 Chanel Laguna - Echo a and e editor
Alum returns with artistic exploration of Middle Passage

If you take a trip to the N.C. Central University Art Museum, you'll see 15, 200 lb. cement sculptures of African men, women and children mounted onto wooden ships and placed in rows. The exhibit is c...

Dancing, singing, food and fellowship are all good things on their own but when they come together they are incredibly powerful. Every September, blues fans and music enthusiasts from around the world unite in Durham for the Bull Durham Blues Festival,...

You may not have known what the letters stood for, but indeed it was flooding your Twitter timeline. Any music lover was lost in misery, staying off favorite blogs until the weekend was over. After 20 hours of riding in a 15-passenger van, I touched do...

All of N.C. Central University's ladies will be replacing Keri Hilson's 'Pretty Girl Rock' with the 'Black Girl Rock.' In support of Women's History Month, non-profit organization Black Girls Rock! will come to NCCU will come Thursday at 10:40 a.m. to ...

N.C. Central University alumnus Jeff Toliver is co-founder and brand director of the online magazine 'The Smugger,' launched in August 2009. 'The Smugger' is the perfect mash-up of 'GQ' style, 'Esquire' class, and...

The crew that had all of N.C. Central University 'swimming on haters' is back with a new mixtape, 'T.O.K.Y.O. Diamonds.' The mixtape was released digitally Jan. 14 via the free file-sharing site ]]> Wed, 2 Feb 2011 1.1957238 A&E N.C. Central University 'swimming on haters' is back with a new mixtape, 'T.O.K.Y.O. Diamonds.' The mixtape was released digitally Jan. 14 via the free file-sharing site Bethany Sneed - Echo staff reporter A&E http://www.campusecho.com/waken-baken-1.1785122 Diane Varnie l Echo A and E Editor
Rapper Wiz Khalifa brings new tour through Carolinas

Herbal indulgers and abusers were in the place to be Nov. 10. Hitting the road for the second time this year, hip-hop's newcomer Wiz Khalifa brought 'The Waken and Baken' nationwide tour through the Carolinas, stopping through Winston-Salem's LJVM Coli...

The 2010 Latin American Film Festival will touch down at N.C. Central University for a feature screening this Wed., Nov. 3, and Thurs., Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., in the Alfonso Elder Student Union. Thirty-nine feature films, shorts, documentaries, video art ...

The well-known student housing complex, Campus Crossings, held its first pageant titled Miss Campus Crossings 2010-2011 this past month. Coincidentally, all runners were from N.C. Central University and five young ladies ran for this position with snaz...

N.C. Central University, be aware of the newest go-go band on campus called New Swagg. The band, formed in 2009, consists of eight members: theater sophomore Melanie Burwell as vocalist, mass communication sophomo...

Do you prefer relaxed or permed hair, or the natural look? Well the ladies of K.A.P.,orKinky and Proud, prefer the natural look. K.A.P. is a new campus organization for women with various types of nat...

Tuesday, Oct. 5 midnight not only brought a new day, but also the release of 2K Sports' newest game, NBA 2K11. Previously, 2K Sports collaborated with back-to-back NBA champions Kevin Garnett fo...

Over the past years, N.C. Central University has produced students whose talents have been showcased in such shows as BET's 106th and ' Park. Recently, NCCU mass communication senior Heather Gavin and - bet...

This week The Independent Weekly will bring jazzy sounds to the city of Raleigh in the form of Hopscotch. Hopscotch is a local annual music festival which brings national and international bands in the Triangle. Hopscotch is sure to satisfy any type of...

Musically inclined locals showed up on August 25 at the opening of 'The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl' at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. 'The Record' makes everything a reality, showcasing sound work, sculpture, in...

From taking over Duke's student body to touring all throughout the country and hundreds of fellow college campuses, Mike Posner's catchy tunes and raspy selections can be found on your local Top 40 station and - taking the pop scene by storm....