FAYETTEVILLE Archives * IAMHIPHOPMAG

HBCU and Carolina Game Day: Homecoming at Fayetteville State and JCSU, UNC-Duke for the Victory Bell (Oct. 17)

It's a full Saturday of football across the Carolinas. Fayetteville State and Johnson C. Smith are both celebrating homecoming, NC A&T hosts a brand-new program in Greensboro, and the Victory…

Editor In Chief October 17, 2026

Live Performance The Wire

NC Weekend Guide: Teddy Swims, HBCU Football, the State Fair and More (Oct. 16–18)

Homecoming in Fayetteville, Aggie football in Greensboro, Teddy Swims in Charlotte and the State Fair rolling in Raleigh. Here's your Carolina weekend, Friday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 18. Events…

Editor In Chief October 16, 2026

#FREEGAME

Creator Playbook: What to Post This Week (Oct. 12–18)

New week, new chances to get in front of people. Here's your IAHHM Creator Playbook for Monday, Oct. 12 through Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026: the formats and sounds moving right…

Editor In Chief October 12, 2026

Marching band in red and white uniforms performing

Live Performance The Wire

NC Weekend Guide (Oct. 2-4): HBCU Battle of the Bands, Panthers Primetime and Free Festivals

BIG HBCU Battle of the Bands in Greensboro, Panthers on Sunday Night Football, NCCU at the Nest and free festivals across Charlotte, the Triangle, Greensboro and Fayetteville.

Editor In Chief October 2, 2026

Fashion/Lifestyle Live Performance The Wire

J. Cole Brings Out Only Petey Pablo at Fayetteville Homecoming, 9Dime Clothing Reps the Ville

J. Cole closed the U.S. leg of The Fall-Off Tour at a sold-out Crown Coliseum. His only surprise guest was North Carolina's own Petey Pablo, and 9Dime Clothing repped the Ville in the crowd.

Editor In Chief September 24, 2026

Arena exterior lit up at night ahead of a concert, evoking Crown Coliseum across two eras

Classics Live Performance

J. Cole’s 2015 Homecoming vs. 2026: What’s Changed at Crown Coliseum

J. Cole returns to the same Fayetteville arena from Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming a decade later — same building, very different stakes. Here's what changed.

Editor In Chief September 23, 2026

Basketball-inspired leather sneaker in a studio shot

Fashion/Lifestyle

J. Cole’s Dreamer Indie 5000 Sneaker Is Out Now — Only in Fayetteville

J. Cole's Dreamer Indie 5000 is out now: five years in development, made in Italy, and launching in person only in Fayetteville — the same city and day the Fall-Off Tour closes.

Editor In Chief September 23, 2026

Fall Off Magazine Conversation flyer: Seabrook Auditorium, 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville NC, Sept 23 2026, 10am-12pm, presented by The Matriculation Institute, Dreamville, Keem Jones Content Collection, and FSU Department of Communication, Languages and Cultures

Documentaries/Biographies Interviews

IAHHM Is Headed Into Today’s Fall-Off Magazine Conversation at Fayetteville State

IAHHM is on the way to The Fall-Off Magazine Conversation Live at Fayetteville State this morning, with Fall-Off creative director Felton Brown and art director Walter C. Barnett on the panel.

Editor In Chief September 23, 2026

THE 910 CYPHER official video thumbnail, featuring Fayetteville's independent hip-hop artists

Documentaries/Biographies Hip Hop Knowledge

The 910 Cypher Just Put Fayetteville’s Own Scene on Camera — And It’s Part of an 11-Year Story

THE 910 CYPHER is the fourth chapter in a Fayetteville cypher tradition that started in 2015 as a goodbye. Here's the full lineage, the lineup, and why it matters this particular week.

Editor In Chief September 22, 2026

Historic brick school building, evoking Terry Sanford High School where J. Cole graduated

Documentaries/Biographies Hip Hop Knowledge

J. Cole and Fayetteville: The Hometown Story Behind the Fall-Off Tour Finale

Army base birth, Terry Sanford High, a 2007 return to a city with no music industry — the real Fayetteville story behind J. Cole's whole catalog and career.

Editor In Chief September 22, 2026

J. Cole performing onstage in an orange jacket on the Fall-Off Tour

#FREEGAME Documentaries/Biographies Hip Hop Knowledge

How to Not Miss J. Cole’s Next Show: What the Fayetteville Sellout Just Taught Us

J. Cole's Fayetteville show sold out in about 2 hours — resale now starts at $273 on Vivid Seats and StubHub. Here's exactly how to set up alerts so the next date doesn't get away.

Editor In Chief September 21, 2026

#FREEGAME Live Performance The Wire

And the Whole World Is the Ville: Why Sept. 23 Is J. Cole’s Biggest Show Yet

J. Cole closes the Fall-Off Tour's U.S. run at Fayetteville's Crown Coliseum on Sept. 23 — the same building where Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming happened.

Editor In Chief September 21, 2026