A musician’s love for Gospel November 7, 2024 Beyond NCCU·Featured Story·Recent Stories Ask an N.C. Central University Interdisciplinary Studies senior what gets him up in the morning and his answer is simple: music. A Read More
OPINION: Rap – What is it Good For? January 18, 2024 Featured Story·Opinion·Recent Stories Music has been an important feature of human culture since the beginning of time. We use it to communicate, celebrate, and express Read More
Podcast examines the history of the commercialization of hip-hop October 3, 2023 A&E·Featured Story·Recent Stories In 1973, there was a block party in a rec room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. It was a back-to-school Read More
L.E.A.P program launches at NCCU May 1, 2023 Campus News·Recent Stories A new program for students seeking to break into the entertainment and arts industries as been founded by N.C Central University Alum Read More
VIDEO: Sorority charms grade schoolers with instrument petting zoo March 22, 2022 Featured Story Celebrating 48 years of service, the ladies of the Epsilon Lambda chapter of Tau Beta Sigma decided to try something different Read More
Popular artists hit the stage at NCCU’s 2019 HOCO Hip-hop Concert November 18, 2019 A&E·Beyond NCCU·Campus Echo Archives - 1927 to Present·Campus News·Featured Story·Multimedia·Opinion·Recent Stories North Carolina Central University held its long-awaited and anticipated 2019 homecoming hip-hop concert. Thursday November 7 in the McDougald-McLendon Arena. Read More
How Sonnie Waves went from the gridiron to the main stage February 20, 2019 A&E·Recent Stories·Sports Sonnie Richardson, better known by his stage name Sonnie Waves, is adding himself to N.C. Central University's rich history of musical talents Read More
Five women who are the future of R&B January 24, 2019 A&E·Featured Story Rhythm & blues music is in need of a major revamp, but thankfully, there's a new generation of artists that are eager Read More
NCCU 28th Annual Jazz Festival shows off students, faculty and guests April 19, 2018 A&E·Featured Story Strike up the band — it’s time for the N.C. Central University's 28th Annual Jazz Festival at N.C. Central University! Read More
Our top four young artists on the rise February 1, 2018 A&E·Recent Stories In this new age of social media, many unknown hip-hop and pop music artists have rocketed to mainstream popularity and status, but Read More