Five years…that’s how long multi-platinum selling artist Jermaine “J. Cole” Cole and his Dreamville imprint organized one of the largest live music festivals in the country. Not only that, but they did it in one of the most unsuspecting places—Raleigh, North Carolina. The Raleigh metro area, also known as “The Triangle”, is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country. Still, it isn’t exactly on the map in terms of entertainment and culture especially in terms of Hip-Hop and R&B. Despite this, a reported 104,000 people were in attendance for the fifth & final Dreamville festival.
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The LOX | 30th Anniversary Tour | The Underground, Charlotte, NC /
Hip-Hop is over 50 and for 30 of those years Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips, David "Styles P" Styles, and Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs have been the voice of the streets knows as The LOX. Hailing from Yonkers, NY, the trio has solidified themselves as Rap music’s most thorough and loyal group.
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Mariah the Scientist is back on the road following the release of her third studio album “To Be Eaten Alive”. The show opened with Chxrry22, a young R&B songstress from Toronto, followed by a well-mixed set by the DJ to soothe the anxious crowd until Mariah arrived. While fans were rightfully losing patience, all it took was Mariah's soft vocals and mesmerizing smile to dismiss the wait from memory.
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