Drought & Flood: An Artistic Contemplation (feat. Benny Starr)
Drought & Flood: An Artistic Contemplation is a virtual concert designed to use performance art to highlight the way that water ebbs and...
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Benny Starr
- Mar 7
University of South Carolina professor leading program exploring Black music’s influence
The Columbia Museum of Art’s More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series explores the vast influence of African American musicians and their...
Benny Starr
- Oct 4, 2021
COMMON HIGH GROUND: How Charleston Artists Are Responding to Climate Change
The city is already underwater on the day I drive back into Charleston, home for the summer. Rain pours down in unending sheets, my car...
Benny Starr
- Feb 26, 2021
SC concert film about Black land ownership to be featured in Pan African Film Festival
A concert film about land justice that was directed by Charleston musicians Rodrick Cliche and Benny Starr of Native Son and co-produced...
Benny Starr
- Jan 31, 2021
Coffee and a Conversation with Benny Starr, Inaugural One Water Artist-in-Residence
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Benny Starr
- Jan 28, 2020
Charleston police disproportionately pull over black drivers. Here's the plan to fix it.
Benny Starr remembers the feeling that washed over him after he was pulled over by a Charleston police officer. It was about five years...
Benny Starr
- Dec 31, 2019
Charleston Rapper Benny Starr Rises with a Live Record that's 'Black as Hell'
This emphasis of blackness and black art is a big reason why Starr felt it was crucial to record the album live in Charleston, where he...
Benny Starr
- Dec 30, 2019
20 Best Albums of 2019: South Carolina Edition
What makes Benny Starr so great is that when you go to see him perform, you’re there for the music, but you’re also there because you...
Benny Starr
- Nov 18, 2019
The Water Keeps Rising: Benny Starr Exhibits His Momentous "A Water Album" at Avery Research Center
“The Water Keeps Rising” exhibit aims to explore that evening, and so much more. As the Avery Research Center plans to reopen on January...
Benny Starr
- Nov 13, 2019
Album of the Year: Benjamin Starr, A Water Album
Standing before 1,000 or so audience members who filled the Charleston Music Hall on Sept. 22 last year, rapper and activist Benny Starr...
Benny Starr
- Jun 30, 2019
SC Native, Benny Starr, first rapper to perform at Spoleto finale, releasing new album
Standing before 1,000 or so audience members who filled the Charleston Music Hall on Sept. 22 last year, rapper and activist Benny Starr...
Benny Starr
- Jun 30, 2019
More Than Music: Benny Starr's "A Water Album" the Embodiment of Masterful Black Artistic Expression
The Charleston Music Hall played host to one of the most significant cultural events in recent city history September 22, 2018 as South...
Benny Starr
- Sep 26, 2018
Benjamin Starr puts activism at the forefront of it all encompassing live recording of A Water Album
Benjamin Starr speaks softly when he's not in a recording booth. His words are regularly full of emotion but sound as if they were chosen...
Benny Starr
- Jul 5, 2017
Hip-Hop | Benjamin Starr
Rapper Benjamin Starr's 2015 album Free Lunch should need no introduction for local hip-hop fans. It was an infectious mix of laid-back...
Benny Starr
- Mar 6, 2017
Hip Hop & #WomensHistoryMonth: Fly Medium by Benny Starr
"It’s Women’s History Month, and what a perfect time to use this month to honor women from across the globe. This month we are sharing...
Benny Starr
- Feb 1, 2017
Hip Hop History at the Hall
"Anfernee lit up the stage with a mixture of snappy lyrics and silky vocals that made the ladies stand to their feet. Walter Brown came...
Benny Starr
- Jan 25, 2017
Charleston Music Hall debuts Charleston Live with a night of local hip-hop
"People have realized that you can't just tuck yourself away and live in this bubble, untouched," he explains. "Tragedies like the...
Benny Starr
- Dec 21, 2016
Music, Moments, Messages...and Me
"I became a teenager in the year 2000, and it wasn't until then that I began to understand the immortality of Brother Marvin, thanks to...
Benny Starr
- Nov 23, 2016
YOU NEED TO HEAR BENJAMIN STARR'S REPRISE OF SOLANGE'S "CRANES IN THE SKY"
“After that breathtaking intro, Starr makes his entrance, and it's obvious that he's an artist who feels things deeply. He voices his...
Benny Starr
- Nov 3, 2016
YOU NEED TO GIVE BENJAMIN STARR HIS "FLOWERS" AND REALIZE HIS TALENT
“Starr just released his newest single, “Flowers,” also featuring Matt Monday. With production from SwaVay & Kurious George, Benjamin...