Kooley High
Raleigh's veteran hip-hop crew — warm, sample-driven North Carolina boom-bap with deep local roots and Little Brother lineage in the DNA.
Kooley High formed in 2006 among students in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has operated as a full crew rather than a solo act with backup: multiple MCs trading verses over beats built in-house by the group's own producers, with a DJ rounding out the live show. Rapsody was part of the group early on, before her solo career took off.
The sound leans on live-feeling drums and soul and jazz samples, closer to the traditions of 1990s East Coast rap than to anything trend-driven, and the writing tends toward conversational storytelling and posse-cut back-and-forth. Kooley High has stayed rooted in the Triangle area's rap community across its run, releasing independently and playing regularly around North Carolina.
Festivals Kooley High is playing
Kooley High at a glance
What festivals is Kooley High playing in 2026?
Kooley High is booked at 1 festival: Hopscotch 2026.
Is Kooley High playing Hopscotch 2026?
Yes — Kooley High is on the Hopscotch 2026 lineup, September 10–12, 2026 at Downtown Raleigh, NC.
Where is Kooley High from?
Kooley High is from Raleigh, NC.
What kind of music does Kooley High play?
Kooley High is tagged hip-hop and boom-bap.
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