DJ Iron Mic sat down with Raleigh rapper King Mez for an interview about local rap, gentrification, and inspiration.Listen here.

The BET Cyphers haven’t been the same since Kendrick Lamar burned them down in 2013. Seriously, there should have been a charity event for the families of all the rappers killed at once that night (we...

There are about 465 words I’ll use to describe the energy at the Kooley High CD Release party this past Saturday night at The Pour House.  Not only did Lazurus, Actual Proof, King Mez, and Kooley...

David Thompson is an N.C. State basketball legend. He led the Wolfpack to its first NCAA championship in 1974, and he graces the cover of Raleigh-based Kooley High’s newest album, Kooley High Presents…...

Friday, Sept. 2 on “The Local Beat” is the first live program since July and it is jammed full of some amazing guests.Last year we had Independent Weekly Music Editor and Hopscotch Music Festival...

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 2/8/11, written by DJ Switch, WKNC deejayYou never think your kid’s ugly. Well, at least you never tell your kid you think they’re ugly. My parents never did. They...

Night two of Double Barrel Benefit 8 features Kid Future, HaLo, King Mez, Yardwork and Hammer No More the Fingers.Kid Future(Kieran Moreira, WKNC Program Director)Kid Future could possibly be one of...

Thursday, November 4—Local Band Local Beer! A Listening party for Freedom Suite, a new album from The Beast and Nnenna Freelon, featuring performances from The Beast, King Mez, Carlitta Durand, Brody...

The NCSU College of Design has a lot going for it: the prettiest slice of campus, convenient juxtaposition with Pullen Park and the railroad tracks, the coolest bikes, an awesome-looking dean…and...

This coming Friday on the Local Beat will be another fantastic evening as I will be joined by several different guests.5 p.m. brings in one of my favorite groups in the area, Carrboro folksters Mandolin...

Signal, the Southeast Electronic Music Festival, kicked off its fifth year last night with a hip-hop show at Cat’s Cradle featuring Pac Div, Kooley High, King Mez, and others and continues through...

Photographs taken by WKNC photographer Katie HillKing MezCreated with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.Kooley HighCreated with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.Tir na nOg and WKNC bring you, once again, the fun...