About This Event
Carolina Cookup: A Celebration of Carolina Underground Hip Hop takes place Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Starlight on 22nd, 422 East 22nd Street in Charlotte. Presented by Frequency 360 in collaboration with Rare, Flow, FAXA, and Gene Brown Is My Dealer, the program begins with doors opening at 3 PM and first performances scheduled for approximately 3:30 PM.
The gathering features hip hop performances by artists representing different eras and parts of the Carolina underground. It follows an earlier Carolina music program in which Jah Freedom played records by Carolina artists at Common Market. This edition includes performances, a recorded Carolina Cookup Cypher, and an after-show set by DJ Bernie Burns.
MCs interested in the cypher should arrive early, as registration closes before recording begins. Gene Brown will also be on site all day with a record pop-up. The program leads into additional Carolina Cookup programming the following day, including the debut of a documentary from the Gene Brown series.
- General admission starts at $5 plus fees, with Pay What You Can and Proud to Pay options available.
- Admission is $10 at the door.
- Individual artist ticket links are available for attendees who want to support a specific performer directly; those links close on the day of the event.
- General admission tickets remain available through the main event page, subject to availability.
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