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Evidence offers a chance to rethink life with “Unlearning Vol.1”

PC: Stephen Vanasco By Daniel Paiz June 25th might just be Evidence’s favorite day of the year, as this project arrives just as summer kicks off. There are projects that feel like a natural next step for an artist, and that is exactly what’s playing out for this Los Angeles emcee. If you’ve been waiting for that summer album to drop, this Rhymesayers project has arrived.  Evidence’s…

The Listening: The Story Behind Little Brother's Debut Album

Started in a college dorm room by a group of North Carolina Central students in 2001, the Justus League collective and offshoot trio Little Brother defined the sound of Durham hip-hop for years to come, constructing a style altogether distinct from everything to the north and south. This level of innovation turned heads with some of hip-hop’s biggest names, and the members of Little Brother (9th Wonder, Big Pooh and Phonte) have gone on to work with superstars like Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and Questlove, who appears in the documentary. 

Through the use of extensive interviews with the group and never before seen archival footage, The Listening chronicles a key moment in Little Brother’s past and present: the creation of their first album. 

It is the first of two short films about the group directed by Holland Randolph Gallagher, creator of the web series Hype, and produced in collaboration with Little Brother for Come Hear North Carolina. 

 It is the latest in a long line of projects commissioned by the North Carolina Arts Council as part of their Come Hear NC initiative with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.