Deep Cut #4: North Carolina, Coming of Age, & Lexual
🕑 Added 2024-09-14 18:09:33 +0000 UTCHi!
I know I haven't posted new content in a while, but I promise I've been working! Not only is this new video available, but I Love The 90s: Style is dropping by September 25th! <3
What is the story of Charlotte, North Carolina BEFORE the 1990s? How did Charlotte's history and culture forge the unconventional historian known as Lexual? From the days of colonialism to the arrival of the Charlotte Hornets and Pat McCrory, this is a personal dive into the city and state that raised me and made me who I am today.
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Comments
Hanna Smith
btw you are spitting throughout this entire video, not just that part of course
Hanna Smith
you are SPITTING about bojangles!! i detected no lies in your statements here
Jordyn King
As a North Carolinian I absolutely loved you going deeper into the roots of Charlotte. I’m from Raleigh and though I was aware of some things I really loved this comprehensive look into our biggest and most diverse town! Lots of love Lex!!!
TroyAllen
Picture it, Fast & Furious the Pre-Prequel: Gin Runners
Intelexual Media
aw I love this comment and appreciate you so much!!
MelanatedLibra87
I could tell from 0:01 that this would be the best deep dive and one that was a bigger labor of love than any other. It has been an honor and privilege getting to know you better as well as Charlotte as a whole. Over the last few years it is an area that has intrigued me, and this deep cut all but solidifies that I NEED to visit Charlotte in the near future for the first time. (Side note: having been born and raised in Louisiana, I MUST try Bojangle’s because I’ve always felt similar about Raisin Cane’s; it’s the toast and sauce that mostly ever got my attention, lmao.)
Zaden
loved this deepcut! I enjoyed learning about your hometown!
Sumayyah Shannon
Thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed this video. I enjoy all your videos but it's nice that you've decided to share such a significant piece of your history with us.❤️😌
Kendra
Thank you for this! 😍😍😍As a fellow Carolina girl, Greensboro, NC to be exact 😉😉 I couldn’t do anything but smile. I learned so much and I always do! 🩷🩷
Sunny95 Love
Can I just say as a Midwest girly with southern roots I really love how you incorporated yourself and heritage into these essays.
cece lashell
Thanks for creating this as Queen city girlie, it's interesting to know the history of the city I'm living in.
Malak Rogers
Adding NC my vist list for next year. 🍞🍔🍟🥞🍗
Malak Rogers
Yay! Watching while healing from oral surgery. Glad to learn about Charlotte, NC.
Tori Carter
I didn’t grow up in North Carolina but I was just over the border in Virginia. My favorite memories were trips to Charlotte with my brother and parents and getting to see historic neighborhoods when visiting family there. It was a long trip so it was always a treat every summer.
Renx
Ngl I was waiting for this one and this came at a perfect time!