Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

Well this just seemed to come out of nowhere. Nesby Phips dropped a new phipstape on this past Wednesday via his Twitter page. You can peep it out for de free and download it for $5. After the jump peep video footage of Nes Phip working in the studio with Ja to create the track…

This is one of the dopest North Carolina mixtape covers I’ve seen in a minute. Eargasm Entertainment presents a compilation of music from artists currently signed to her roster including SkyBlew, Lyrik, Ease and Azon Blaze. Each monopoly place represents the brands, events, music venues and companies that put on for NC hip hop. This…

Big King Remembered In Time goes in on several bars of “Live From The Underground”, a track off his upcoming album, Returnof4eva. March 22 is the date to remember. Run That Back:XXL’s Freshman 2011 cover featuring Big K.R.I.T., Diggy Simmons, YG plus eight more.

What do you do with your Friday nights? The wild and crazy kids of Critic’s Corner, which is UNC’s Reese News music review crew, took a whole Friday night to sit, listen, review and write about all 676 tracks of Lil B’s Free Music: The Complete Myspace Collection mixtape. I started to read each track…

In the city of Chicago’s 20th Ward, Rhymefest is still in the running to be seated as Alderman. In Tuesday night’s election, ‘Fest lagged behind the incumbent Alderman (Willie Cochran) by 26 percent (46-20). Neither Rhymeest or Cochran received over 50 percent of the popular vote, so a run-off has been issued for April 5th.…

SkyBlew drops off another leak from his upcoming EP, this time with Kooley High’s Tab-One jumping on the track. Clouds Are My Everlasting Memories EP is dropping soon and will be co-presented by www.nancioradioshow.com. 2StepsAboveTheStars! “The World Go By”– Download Run That Back:“Excuse My Lateness” (live performance video)–SkyBlew. “We Ain’t Seeing It”–SkyBlew.

With Young Jeezy, Joel Ortiz and Red Cafe jumping on his track, I guess it’s safe to say Ace Hood is having the best year ever.

Drive. Ambition. Passion. Do you have what it takes to be a “Game Changer”? Danyel Smith sits down with Janelle Monae, B.O.B., Estelle and Lupe Fiasco in part 3 of the Game Changers series to discusses what it means to be a game changer, a “person who comes into the industry and shifts the energy…

Wait, did this chick Lea say she “collects people” and then they show a clip of her hugging Bawse? In case you missed it, Bawse had a cameo in the latest season of the Real Housewives franchise, which debuted last night. Man I’m kinda speechless right now. RR.