Adopt Official Hip-Hop Song

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This bill would make the song "Raise Up" by Petey Pablo the official hip-hop song of North Carolina. It also allocates $6.5 million to the North Carolina Music Heritage and Tourism Initiative to promote the state's hip-hop history through events, a music trail, and a mobile app. This initiative aims to represent hip-hop culture across the state, including in specific cities and at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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D · PrimeNatalie Murdock
D · PrimeKandie Smith
D · PrimeDeAndrea Salvador
D · CoJoyce Waddell

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