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Presented with PBS NC and Come Hear NC, this musical series show cases North Carolina bands that represent our state's rich musical landscape.

The artists you'll enjoy today share their stories through music.

Join us now from the North Carolina Museum of Art in celebrating their sound and supporting their work.

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♪ I work so hard, give me what I earned ♪ ♪ Was born to be a star and it is my turn ♪ ♪ So haters grab up all that shade ♪ ♪ Throw them things right on you face ♪ ♪ We gone be in outer space, blast off ♪ ♪ We was about to blast off in here ♪ ♪ In here and here blast off ♪ We was 'bout to blast off in here ♪ ♪ In here, in here ♪ Blast off, we was about to blast off ♪ ♪ For Sandra and Louis, know I'm going to do this ♪ ♪ For Dante and Preston, I say that y'all been a blessing ♪ ♪ This for Shakeer and Nsami, ♪ Said y'all be right beside me ♪ ♪ You know I represent Kooley, ♪ When I'm throwing a party, I represent ♪ ♪ Inflowential, you know it be Charlie ♪ ♪ Huh, huh, them haters mad as can be ♪ ♪ Change it don't matter to me ♪ It don't matter to me, ♪ I've been this hot since Adam and Eve ♪ ♪ I'm just a mack on the beat, ♪ Just a mack on the beat, back on my feet ♪ ♪ Immaculately, uh, inaccurately ♪ ♪ I'm just a mack on the beat ♪ Hear me, I'm just a mack on the beat ♪ ♪ Uh, uh, this for my brother Blu, ♪ ♪ When I was doing this music, ♪ I was just trying to be you, ♪ I'm saying, I'm saying, this for my ♪ ♪ Sister Tracy, I wish that I was in Cali ♪ ♪ When you was having them babies ♪ ♪ I'm saying, I'm saying, and this is for Dylon, ♪ ♪ Swear I will be at you wedding ♪ ♪ Know that I'm always your, ♪ I'm saying, I'm saying and this is for Baugus ♪ ♪ When I was going through troubles ♪ ♪ I swear you helped me with all this ♪ ♪ And plus my baby sis' Erica got a beautiful spirit ♪ ♪ See you writin' them records ♪ This is for you and you hear it ♪ ♪ Know that I don't call that much ♪ ♪ But you still get all my love ♪ ♪ Uh, all my love, yeah you still get all my love ♪ ♪ Know that I don't call that much ♪ ♪ But you still get all my love ♪ ♪ Uh, all my love, yeah you still get all my love ♪ ♪ Uh and when my space shuttle leave ♪ ♪ Y'all will be with me, my crew, uh ♪ ♪ Until the whole world is through ♪ ♪ Oh and after that, we have a blast ♪ ♪ We blast off of here, aye, aye, in here ♪ ♪ In here, blast off, we was 'bout ♪ ♪ To blast off in here ♪ In here, in here, blast off ♪ We was 'bout to blast off in here ♪ ♪ Blast off yeah, blast off yeah, blast off ♪ ♪ We was 'bout to blast off in here ♪ ♪ In here, in here, in here - Yeah I go by the name of Charlie Smarts.

What up Raleigh, I go by the name of Charlie Smarts.

Known around these parts for my Raleigh Arts.

Breaking hearts, topping charts, driving carts.

[laughing] And having fun, it goes like this.

♪ Yeah, I'm from an area where we get grammy nominated ♪ ♪ I'm from an area you see your family's house is raided ♪ ♪ Sayin', wealth we dream of to ♪ ♪ Bring the self-esteem up, you kneeling ♪ ♪ Down to pray your girl just want that ♪ ♪ Wedding ring love, but you can't afford it ♪ ♪ You ask what's more important ♪ ♪ Get some contraband imported ♪ For some head, like quarters ♪ But the poorest get ignored when ♪ ♪ You're enjoying all your Jordan ♪ ♪ Get robbed for your DeNiro ♪ Next morning they will snort it ♪ ♪ We all in different scenes, ♪ But don't the director shot at him ♪ ♪ They holler triple beams, ♪ But I need that beam that Scotty did ♪ ♪ We see a lot of shit, rocks like geologists ♪ ♪ My mama went, thank God that ♪ He got to be in colleges, ♪ Movin' out to Raleigh then ♪ He needed some remodeling ♪ Closer to the snobby rich, what I probably wish ♪ ♪ Is obvious, just an equal share ♪ ♪ Not too many people care right in front of ♪ ♪ They face, they act like I ain't even there ♪ ♪ Whoa in the middle of the road ♪ ♪ When I get a little low ♪ I'm in the middle of the road ♪ ♪ Carry a bigger load, don't know which way to go ♪ ♪ I'm dealing with two extremes and foolish dreams ♪ ♪ I usually think I'm losing steam ♪ ♪ Need to be improving, in the middle of the road ♪ ♪ Sitting in the middle of the road ♪ ♪ Fork in the road look like a peace sign ♪ ♪ I don't know which way to decide ♪ ♪ I freeze time, life ain't ever ♪ ♪ Sweet as key lime, don't ask me why ♪ ♪ See them haters back seat drive ♪ ♪ We're passing by, my back be tired ♪ ♪ Raps be fire, got desire but then I ♪ ♪ Tend to lose it, I can't keep my khakis ironed ♪ ♪ But then my temper is high, Semper Fi ♪ ♪ Fight until the temperature rise ♪ ♪ And hits the sky, then I remember ♪ ♪ Why I started the journey and park at the 30 ♪ ♪ Tend to get lost when you get caught in a hurry ♪ ♪ That little cloud has me feelin' fickle now ♪ ♪ Like economy it starts to trickle down ♪ ♪ Can drown in the drought, bottle up your powers ♪ ♪ And be proud, bottle up the doubt and kick it out ♪ ♪ Take a spin around, ♪ Only picture perfects on the mound ♪ ♪ Until the right direction can be found ♪ ♪ Where we now, in the middle of the road ♪ ♪ In the middle of the road, ♪ When I get a little low, ♪ I'm in the middle of the road, ♪ ♪ Of the road, carry a bigger load ♪ ♪ Don't know which way to go, ♪ I'm dealing with two extremes ♪ ♪ And foolish dreams, I usually think ♪ ♪ I'm losing steam, need to be improving ♪ ♪ In the middle of the road, ♪ Sitting in the middle of the road ♪ ♪ Middle of the, sitting in the, ♪ ♪ Sitting in the I go by the name of Charlie Smarts representing that Kooley High Crew.

What up Tab, what up Foolery, what up Synop.

♪ This ones for all my day ones, ♪ ♪ All my Raleigh Crew them, ♪ Kooley High's in the building yeah ♪ ♪ Say what you say y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Carolina's on the mic with no delay y'all ♪ ♪ Say what you say y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Carolina we be rhyming all day dog ♪ ♪ Say what you say y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Kooley High is on the mic with no delay y'all ♪ ♪ Say what you say y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Carolina we be rhyming all day ♪ ♪ All day, all day, all day, all day ♪ ♪ All day, all day, all day, all day ♪ ♪ Aye yo pass the M, I, C, 'cause I ♪ ♪ Be spittin' for the public and when I take a stand, ♪ ♪ They say that you can never budge it ♪ ♪ I love it, we just come to pump your brakes ♪ ♪ So yield a bit and let me grab the wheel ♪ ♪ Them haters tires start to squeal and ♪ ♪ Charlie is brilliant, you start me I finish it ♪ ♪ Can't see me with a squint, I'm higher than a ceiling is ♪ ♪ We the illest from the bottom ♪ ♪ But we coming up, shut it up ♪ I don't have to wear them cuffs ♪ ♪ To toughen up, what the is up ♪ ♪ We went from nothing much to bottoms up ♪ ♪ Now ladies want to shag like ♪ The hair on Snuffaluffagus, ♪ They get a crush and pucker up ♪ ♪ I aint got no time 'cause I'm focused on the rich ♪ ♪ They never suffer as much as us ♪ ♪ They be lack luster, I'mma be that black buster ♪ ♪ That can shoot off at the mouth ♪ ♪ Like it was a gat buster, we be rhyming off top ♪ ♪ Hope that I never see the pen ♪ ♪ My driver never stop, I hold the key within ♪ ♪ And every time I leave girls sayin' ♪ ♪ Let's meet again, ♪ But I'mma hit and run like Adrian Peterson ♪ ♪ All day y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Kooley High is on the mic with no delay y'all ♪ ♪ Say what you say y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Carolina we be rhyming all day dog ♪ ♪ Say what you say y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Kooley High is on the mic with no delay y'all ♪ ♪ Say what you say y'all, we don't play y'all ♪ ♪ And Carolina we be rhyming all day ♪ ♪ All day, all day, all day, all day ♪ ♪ All day, yo Raleighwood what you say aye.

♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself, Charlie Smarts, ♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself, Synopsis, ♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself, it's Ill Digits, ♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself, Foolery, aye ♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself, Tab-One, ♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself, Rhapsody, ♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself, it's Kooley High ♪ ♪ Even when I'm by myself it's all day.

♪ ♪ Woo, woo, woo [beatboxing] ♪ All day.

[sighing] Here we go, ready to drop another one?

Let's do it.

- Count on me man.

- Let's go, shout out to T-Mos.

This another one off my album.

♪ You can count on me, you can count on me ♪ ♪ I said the next rounds on me ♪ You know I'm down homie ♪ Because you never frowned on me ♪ ♪ You can count on me, you can count on me ♪ ♪ You can count, you can count, can count on me ♪ ♪ Let it drop for you, let it rock for you ♪ ♪ Don't let it stop for you ♪ Let it rock for you, don't let it stop for you ♪ ♪ Let it rock for you, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Rich thoughts so I broke rules ♪ ♪ I can't do it like most do ♪ I feel weird around others ♪ You would've thought I was homeschooled ♪ ♪ You gonna win, you gon' lose ♪ I don't get too emotional, ♪ I just play the sideline.

♪ 'Cause that's what a couch will do ♪ ♪ Some folks turn religious when they get lost in life ♪ ♪ I might start burning bridges ♪ ♪ So a can't cross me twice, ♪ Act like fam when I say shit ♪ If you relatin', what I'm dropping ♪ ♪ It ain't, but now they on the wave, hang 10 ♪ ♪ I've got my keys, my phone, some trees ♪ ♪ Who want to ride, to ride, to ride ♪ ♪ When you with me, you on my team ♪ ♪ I'm by your side, your side, your side ♪ ♪ Your side, your side, my people ♪ ♪ They can count on me, you can count on me ♪ ♪ Word up, yo, yo, my people they can ♪ ♪ Count on me, yeah, you can count on me ♪ ♪ Yeah, one time, I'm on the loud ♪ ♪ Indo weed, mind in the clouds, window seat ♪ ♪ I got mad family, that's a big ole tree ♪ ♪ And like yo grandmammy, they depend on me ♪ ♪ So above the devil, on another level ♪ ♪ I'm never going to settle, you said you like high fashion ♪ ♪ I'm like girl whatever, if you in LV ♪ ♪ I'm a running rebel, yo, yo, ♪ The hardest rapper in Tom shoes ♪ ♪ Taking shots of some Chartreuse ♪ ♪ Weed by the jars and the parcel ♪ ♪ Breeze when I be with my G's, got a car full ♪ ♪ Yeah at times I want to be alone ♪ ♪ I might leave the east coast ♪ Yeah but the fam I still keep close ♪ ♪ And keep the beats dope, shout out to T-Mos ♪ ♪ Shout out to T, shout out to T-Mos ♪ ♪ Yeah you can count, you can count on me, ♪ ♪ You can count, you can count, you can count on me ♪ Check I don't study, I don't make money.

I'm feeling like this raps just a waste of time.

I gotta bad move, problem with my attitude.

Feel like I get booed every place I rhyme.

I'm in the corner like a turn buckle.

I hurt my knuckles on the wall, these people ain't heard of the struggle y'all.

It's hard to write with this arthritis.

I can't see the stars shining and I'm far sighted.

People say Charlie, you joking right?

Saw you at the open mic and what you spoke was tight ain't no way that you'll be broke for life.

But I'm lacking, motivation is difficult to keep it slow and patient.

My career's on probation I'm depressed about the dorm making nada, but when the music starts, I'm overtaking partner because I breathed beat box bass blend in my body and brain our benefit.

Forget about everything, I want to sit with the youth, teach some classes I'm a spit in the booth.

Reach the masses, visit sweet as molasses.

I don't need my glasses, I'm bout to have fun.

It'll be Jurassic, call my homie Tab-One, grab your pencils, it's an issue with inflowentials in your mental.

The stuff I've been through, alright, with no regrets, I got a pile of a erasers puttin' smiles on your faces, whoa.

[dramatic music] We gon' change the mood for one second.

♪ So get down, like I said, it's torture ♪ ♪ Somebody should a taught ya, ♪ Say call the enforcer ♪ They laid in the courtyard ♪ The only hue that I view was blue ♪ ♪ So you've got a new car, dog, whoop-de-woo ♪ ♪ I'm leaning low in my hoopdie coup ♪ ♪ But my minds in the sky doing loop-de-loops ♪ ♪ Tell your troops regroup, it's been a long time ♪ ♪ They probably loosen their boots ♪ ♪ That's what they usually do, I thought you knew ♪ ♪ It's new, it's gonna hit hard and remove your tooth ♪ ♪ Chew you up, spit you out, Juicy Fruit ♪ ♪ A badass like Bootsy oh and ♪ I'm 'bout to head off like lucy Liu.

♪ ♪ In my hand yeah I got a couple brewski brew ♪ ♪ And my styles like the can up in the coozi cool ♪ ♪ But nowadays it's been hard to sleep ♪ ♪ And this is real talk dog far from deep ♪ ♪ It's just the surface level, ♪ I unearth the devil, I run first to tell you ♪ ♪ I've done dirty levels and try to knock me down ♪ ♪ And it won't hurt, I dare you ♪ ♪ It's why I'm in the booth right now ♪ ♪ Swear to God that this is the only truth I found ♪ ♪ Uh and I ain't showered in days ♪ ♪ I hope that ped has come through ♪ ♪ We got an hour to blaze and swallow your words ♪ ♪ How does it taste, now you gotta get work uh ♪ ♪ Wow I'm amazed, my spirit said ♪ ♪ I got the power to raise when I spit ♪ ♪ 24 Jack Bauer the phrase ♪ You let the monster out of his cage ♪ ♪ Say I ain't hood, I don't like noise ♪ ♪ Then you say that my producers ♪ ♪ Pretty good for a white boy, ♪ So I guess you ain't listening ♪ ♪ Feel like I don't fit so I gotta break ♪ ♪ The system and I'm feelin' so new ♪ ♪ Baby this should be my christening ♪ ♪ Killers move in silence, haters still whisperin' ♪ ♪ And this my only solace since college ♪ ♪ I hear a bunch of racket and ♪ Y'all can kick Roddick's, don't know ♪ ♪ What the fuck you done started ♪ ♪ The smallest bitch, oh said it's torture ♪ ♪ So call the enforcer, they laid in the courtyard ♪ ♪ Somebody should've told ya, yeah ♪ ♪ Somebody should've told ya, yeah ♪ ♪ Somebody should've told ya, yeah ♪ ♪ Smebody should've told ya, yeah ♪ ♪ Somebody should've told ya, it's torture ♪ We've all been through some stuff over the past year, you know what I mean?

Everybody has a different story, but ain't no where to go but up once you at your lowest, you know what I'm saying?

♪ I got this weight up, off my back, ♪ ♪ Finally got this weight off my back, ♪ ♪ Yeah, wait, wait, I got this weight up off my back, ♪ ♪ Get lifted the weight up off my back, ♪ ♪ And everyday we look up at the ceiling ♪ ♪ Weight up off my back, weight up off my back, ♪ ♪ There's no way I can relax playing ♪ ♪ Tracks in these hole in the wall clubs ♪ ♪ Where the shorties be dolled up ♪ ♪ So when it's all love, while they ♪ ♪ Holding they palms up, palms up, ♪ ♪ To get that feeling, get that feeling.

♪ ♪ Towards that ceiling, ceiling, ceiling, ceiling ♪ ♪ Raise it up, raise it up, raise my spirits ♪ ♪ Raise my spirits, towards that ceiling ♪ ♪ Ceiling, ceiling, ceiling, ceiling ♪ ♪ Everyday we look up at the ceiling ♪ ♪ You're the only one around, so be honest ♪ ♪ Hurry up while nobody's watching ♪ ♪ You don't have to wear that mask no more ♪ ♪ Won't you take me back oh Lord ♪ ♪ Take the weight up off your shoulders ♪ ♪ Chips can turn to boulders, ♪ When it's cold, when it's cold, when it's cold ♪ ♪ They say my achievements pale in comparison ♪ ♪ Behind the veil, embarrassment ♪ ♪ Said it was weighing on my mind ♪ ♪ Scale couldn't carry it, I'm nobody's puppet ♪ ♪ Where's your Mr. Garrison, ♪ Everybody darin' them, I cut the cord ♪ ♪ And just like Harrison, I'm looking forward ♪ ♪ To making my own steps, even if it's outlaw ♪ ♪ I'm takin' what's left, we from the southpaw ♪ ♪ So say what you say, I ain't the one to lay up ♪ ♪ In the Cayman's all day, but we came a long way ♪ ♪ From getting hosed down, tryin' to get my G's up ♪ ♪ They got 'em geeked up, ♪ It's like they in the glee club ♪ ♪ To get that feeling, get that feeling ♪ ♪ Towards that ceiling, ceiling, ♪ ♪ Ceiling, ceiling, ceiling, raise it up like ♪ ♪ Whoa, raise my spirits, raise my spirits ♪ ♪ Towards that ceiling, ceiling, ♪ ♪ Ceiling, ceiling, ceiling, raise it up like ♪ ♪ Oh yeah, uh, uh, I got this weight up off my back ♪ ♪ I got this wait up, wait up, wait, ♪ ♪ I got this weight up off my back, back, back ♪ ♪ I got this weight up off my back, back, back ♪ ♪ Wait, wait, wait, wait, ♪ Wait, wait, wait, wait This one's for the town.

[chill hip-hop music] You know the sound, this one's for the town.

Raleighwood.

♪ Just rock to this, just rock to this, ♪ ♪ North Carolina, just rock to this, ♪ ♪ Just rock to this, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ I'm from the middle east coast Carolina ♪ ♪ Always, do it all day, keep it so R, A, W ♪ ♪ Never ever Parkay, it's so butter ♪ ♪ When we utter, Raleigh the middle ♪ ♪ East coast, Carolina always, ♪ Do it all day, keep it so R, A, W, ♪ ♪ Never ever Parkay, it's so butter ♪ ♪ When we utter, Raleigh, ♪ So butter when we utter Raleigh ♪ ♪ It's Raleigh, yo, yo, yo, ♪ Dear Raleigh, it's still Charlie, ♪ ♪ I'm so gone I ain't really here hardly ♪ ♪ But we still talking, from a long distance ♪ ♪ I'm dedicating you this new song listen ♪ ♪ You're on my thoughts at times ♪ ♪ I'm in a foul mood, you keep me up from down ♪ ♪ I'm reaching out to, people showing love ♪ ♪ From thugs, to those in house shoes ♪ ♪ Every time they say I'm nice they speak about you ♪ ♪ So I don't get homesick, Raleigh community ♪ ♪ We listen to our own shit ♪ There's somethin' in the water ♪ ♪ Got it in a potion, Jimmy V instilled in me ♪ ♪ So I don't quit, ♪ We feelin' like a couple of bosses ♪ ♪ And I can have a meetin' at the governor office ♪ ♪ It's our term, nothing could stop it ♪ ♪ Those other cities turn over ♪ Like they fumbled and lost it ♪ ♪ They started mumbling that something was awesome ♪ ♪ I guess they feelin' how a comin' across it ♪ ♪ I guess they feelin' how a comin' across it ♪ ♪ Kooley High, we done and they lost it ♪ ♪ Yo, I'm from the middle, ♪ East coast, Carolina always, ♪ Do it always, keep it so R, A, W, ♪ ♪ Never ever Parkay, it's so butter ♪ ♪ When we utter Raleigh, the middle ♪ ♪ East coast, Carolina always, ♪ Do it all day, keep it so R, A, W, ♪ ♪ Never ever Parkay, it's so butter ♪ ♪ When we utter, Raleigh, it's so butter ♪ ♪ When we utter the Raleigh, whoa, ♪ ♪ So butter when we utter the Raleigh whoa ♪ ♪ So utter when we utter the Raleigh oh ♪ ♪ It's so butter when we utter the Raleigh whoa ♪ We can't give up in this thing man, it don't stop.

♪ Yo, I ain't seen a tour bus in four months, ♪ ♪ It got me going nuts and I can't ♪ ♪ afford my mortgage, I get a drink ♪ ♪ And pour up, I need more bucks ♪ ♪ The green comin' in slow, my money goin' toward us, ♪ ♪ I'm at the crossroads with the lost souls ♪ ♪ Only God knows where to start ♪ ♪ So I'm yelling Marco ♪ Up until I get the horse throat ♪ ♪ Read my Corso, go to war with my ♪ ♪ Course so I'm using morse code ♪ ♪ And my wardrobe is horrible, ♪ Never at award shows, feelin' abnormal ♪ ♪ Haters will fast forward you ♪ When later they will have to endorse you ♪ ♪ Straight up, like a purpose door ♪ ♪ So call it fin at the end, my friend ♪ ♪ I swear we gonna win so don't ever give in ♪ ♪ Let the celebration begin, ♪ 'Cause hell is waitin' for them ♪ ♪ And heaven's waitin' for us, ♪ The trials and tribulations could ♪ ♪ Never make us give up, carry on ♪ ♪ Carry on, you got to carry on ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry on, ♪ Times may get tough, you got to just be strong ♪ ♪ Carry on, ♪ Carry on, you got to carry on, ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry on, ♪ I know that it won't be very long ♪ ♪ Carry on, you gots to carry on ♪ ♪ And finish what you started, ♪ Won't be very long, carry on, ♪ ♪ You need along, my life kinda fly by night ♪ ♪ I carry on, carry on, carry on ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry on, carry on, ♪ ♪ If something that you lack, Ill pick up the slack ♪ ♪ Put the team on my back and get my ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry on [saxophone playing] ♪ Just rock to this, just rock to this, ♪ ♪ Let the, uh, go, go, ♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪ Let it do something to you like ♪ ♪ Let the spirit move through you like ♪ ♪ Yeah let it do something to you like ♪ ♪ Yeah let the spirit move, let it move, move ♪ ♪ Let it move, bless, bless, yes, yes ♪ ♪ Let it, yeah, uh, ♪ Yeah hit it ♪ Carry on, you've got to carry on ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry on ♪ Times may get hard, you got to just be strong ♪ ♪ C'mon ♪ Carry on, you got to carry on ♪ ♪ And I know that it won't be very long ♪ ♪ Carry on, you gots to carry on ♪ ♪ And finish what you started, ♪ It won't be very long, carry on ♪ ♪ Carry on, bring what you need along ♪ ♪ My life kinda fly by night, I carry on ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry, remember where you've gone ♪ ♪ And carry on, carry on, carry on ♪ ♪ If something that you lack, I'll pick up the slack ♪ ♪ Put the team on my back and get my carry on ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry on yeah, carry on, ♪ ♪ Carry on, like, carry on, carry on like, ♪ ♪ Carry on, carry on like, like this and that ♪ ♪ Yes this and that, like this and that ♪ ♪ Like this, you can get with this ♪ ♪ Or you could get with that and ♪ ♪ You can get with this, or you can get with that ♪ ♪ You can get with this, or you can get with that ♪ ♪ You can get with this, or you can get with that ♪ Aye yo everybody on the lawn right now, everybody at home right now, everybody on your phones right now, make noise for my mom!

Make noise for my mom, this is my mom.

Love you mom.

- Love you son.

- Haven't seen her in like a year.

And make some noise for my brother, this my brother from the same mother right here, my brother Blu, the resemblance is stunning.

[woman laughing] But before we get outta here, there's always one thing we gotta do, we're here to spread love, and spread peace and positive vibes.

My name is Charlie Smarts, this is Synopsis, we rock with the Kooley High Crew.

So if you with us put two fingers up in the air.

Whether you're home, near, or far.

And on the count of three I'm gonna say peace and you say it with me, 'cause if there's one thing we need in the world it's more peace.

There's a lot of stuff going on, we just tryin' to make the world a better place.

One, two, three, peace!

One, two, three, peace!

One, two, three, peace!

My name is Charlie Smarts, God Bless you, goodnight.

♪ You can't hold us down, you can't keep us down ♪ ♪ Strong hearts runnin' free, ♪ I reach out to you, you reach out to me, ♪ ♪ Let's stand together in unity, yeah.

♪ ♪ One nation, undivided and true, ♪ ♪ We won't shake it, we won't fall ♪ ♪ One nation, red, white and blue, ♪ ♪ That's the only colors of us all, ♪ ♪ Oh one nation under God - [Speaker 1] Quality public television is made possible through the financial contributions of viewers like you, who invite you to join them in supporting PBS NC.