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Nashville rapper Daisha McBride goes viral — again — with a freestyle on the streets of L.A.

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December 3, 2024

She had her first taste of viral fame a decade ago. Now McBride’s having an even bigger online moment thanks to improvising verses to the pop song “Hotel Party” on the spot.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Daisha McBride, hip hop, Rap, TikTok

Chuck INDigo, longtime leader in the Nashville hip-hop scene, clarifies where he’s coming from

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November 8, 2024

Chuck INDigo opens his seventh project, Until I Get There, with a song that establishes the album’s reflective tone. During one verse, over a gently lurching beat and burbling synths, he contrasts the old him with the new.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: hip hop, music, Nashville Artist of the Month, Rap, Rap Music, WNXP

Grammy Award Winning Rapper Nas Will Perform A Concert With The Nashville Symphony

Blake Farmer

July 1, 2021

The Nashville Symphony is quickly rescheduling concerts called off because of COVID-19. And first up is a one-night event at Ascend Amphitheater with legendary rapper Nas.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: NAS, Nashville Symphony, Rap, Rap Music

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