Hip-hop history is coming home to Wilmington.
This spring, hip-hop pioneer and Wilmington native Sharon Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock — she’s considered to be the first female rapper — will be honored with a special celebration at Live Oak Bank Pavilion. MC Sha-Rock Day, which is being organized in part by the city of Wilmington Commission on African-American History, is scheduled for May 17.
According to commission member and Wilmington radio personality Brandon “Bigg B” Hickman, the celebration, which is still being planned, will include live music, an appearance by Jackson and more…