Music of North Carolina - Hip-hop

Hip-hop

The Triangle metropolitan area also boasts a long-standing and diverse hip-hop scene. During hip-hop's golden era in the mid-90s, both the Lords of the Underground, who met while attending Shaw University,Omniscence and Yaggfu Front were acclaimed. In 1998, Little Brother, composed of Rapper Big Pooh, Phonte, and 9th Wonder, met while attending North Carolina Central University. The successful alternative hip-hop group also co-founded the Justus League collective, which features other important North Carolina emcees, including L.E.G.A.C.Y., The Away Team, Darien Brockington, Edgar Allen Floe, Chaundon, and Cesar Comanche.

Other major-label rappers and producers from North Carolina include J. Cole, The_Apple_Juice_Kid, Kaze, Ski, Travis Cherry, and Petey Pablo. Well-known underground acts include Troop 41, Lazurus, Kooley High, Thee Tom Hardy, The Beast, Bryce Snow, Harvey Blount, and The Nobodies.