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Portland’s young hip-hop artists are paving the way for music and justice
A new generation of hip-hop artists are melding music and activism in response to the pandemic and last summer's protests for racial justice.

Portland Hip-Hop Promoter And Advocate Idris 'Starchile' O’Ferrall Dies At 42
Idris 'Starchile' O'Ferrall died Thursday. The founder of the Mic Check showcase in Portland suffered from lymphoma.

10 Questions With: Portland Rapper Mic Capes
Capes discusses becoming a full-time musician, Tupac's influence on his life, the role TriMet played in his writing and why it's so obvious that the president of the United States is a racist.

Sneaker Week | Bobbito Garcia | Deer Tick | Ages And Ages
This week on "State of Wonder," Portland gets its first shoe festival, the Coast gets a big new music festival with Stackstock, Deer Tick gets a new acoustic sound and more.
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The Miseducation Of Portland Hip-Hop
Portland is known for many things: Hip-hop is not one of them. But once a month, a collection of music lovers converge on Mic Check, a showcase that features some of the best Portland hip-hop acts.