2013 South Carolina Music Awards
Category Archives: Interview
R?§H?Ð (@RashadMusic) Talks Ohio’s Funk Roots, Black Music, Envisioning A Legacy + More
One time for Raleigh marketing and social maven S. Dionne. We were at a private birthday dinner for a business associate last month and the conversation turned to music. She adamantly exclaimed that Columbus, Ohio's R?§H?Ð (Rashad) Museum was THE … Continue reading
Okayplayspace (@Okayplayer): Kooley High Interview (@KooleyHigh) Part 1 (Video)
Recently NC’s Kooley High performed at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, New York. Soon after the show Okayplayer sat down with the group sans Rapsody (Tab-One, Charlie Smarts, Foolery, Ill Digitz, and The Sinopsis) for an interview. In part one the … Continue reading
Shoot Dem Down: Bettie Grind (@BettieGrind) Dispels Rumors On His Background, The Importance Of Education, #ME & Success As An Independent Artist
Here’s something that baffles me often: the way people gossip and tell untruths on other folks. Especially people they don’t know. Hip hop, especially right here in the Carolinas, is good for that. I hear all kinds of stories about … Continue reading
Rapsody (@RapsodyMusic) Shares Her Idea of Beautiful (Video)
Rapsody’s The Idea of Beautiful is hands down one of the best hip hop projects to drop in 2012. Don’t debate me on this bro. In support of her new album, Rapdiddy talks about her idea of beautiful, shares her … Continue reading
Bull City’s Running: Realer Music Group (@RealerMusic_NC) Chops It Up With Lamont Lilly (@LamontLilly)
L-R: Lamont Lilly, Jacobi, Laphelle, Free Agent Jasun, Lil Bob Doe, Trie, Fresh So last night I attended a private listening party for Realer Music Group’s (RMG) upcoming album, 72-10. RMG is a small collective of artists, producers and artist-producers (that’s not a typo) … Continue reading
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Tagged Jacobi, Lamont Lilly, Laphelle, Realer Music Group, Wreck-N-Crew
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Rapsody (@RapsodyMusic) Talks With DJ Enuff (@DJEnuff) & Then Kicks A Dope Rhyme (Video)
Rapdiddy recently sat down with Hot 97′s DJ Enuff and talks about her upcoming debut album, The Idea of Beautiful, going solo from Kooley High, and the female rappers who tops her coldest emcee list (Nitty Scott, Ra Tha MC, Angel Haze, … Continue reading
Life+Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Diamond Way: Jacob Arabo (Video)
In their latest lifestyle series segment, Life+Times sits down with Jacob The Jeweler where he discusses visualizing designs before actually creating them, how a piece of jewelry helps fans remember an artist, and his primary goal when Jacob & Co. was … Continue reading
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Life+Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Wildflower: Selah Sue (@SelahSue) (Video)
Life+Times recently sat down with Belgium singer/songwriter Selah Sue before her performance at The Bowery in NYC. During the chat Selah Sue discusses her influences which include Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill, progression as an artist and working with J. … Continue reading
Ab-Soul (@AbSoul) On Being A “Human Dictionary”, Control System & The Healing Power of Music (Video)
Black Hippy’s Ab-Soul sits down with Fader and tells how he became the group’s "human dictionary", the complexity of his album Control System , the passing of Alori Joh and the power of healing through music. Check out Ab-Soul’s interview … Continue reading
AlLindstrom (@AlLindstromcom) Presents: Chasing Greatness w/ Charlamagne Tha God (@CthaGod), Angela Yee (@AngelaYee) & DJ Envy (@DJEnvy) (Video)
The hosts of my favorite morning radio show (The Breakfast Club) sat down with AlLindstrom.com to talk about how their #1 rated show came together, forming chemistry with people you’ve never worked with before, coming up with great ideas to … Continue reading