North Carolina has a national reputation for being the state of music. Famous for multiple different genres of music such as blues, jazz, funk, and hip-hop. North Carolina is also famous for being the birthplace of many great artists such as Shirley Caesar, who is an eleven times Grammy winner, as well as J-Cole.
J-Cole - aside from being one of Xiangru's favourite artists - is considered to be one of the greatest rappers that have ever lived due to his ability to rap about everything, whether it is meaningful or relatable, and his intricate-storytelling yet relatable lyrics and humble style has made him one of the most likeable rappers of all time. In addition, as J-Cole's label "Dreamville" grew bigger and bigger, increasingly talented North Carolinian hip-hop artists are being discovered in fact the Dreamville music festival is taking place on April 2nd, which is exciting. Definitely something we will make sure to check out.
Other places to go for music fans (and places we will be going)
We will be staying at the "Courtyard by Marriott" hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina.