Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

Seth Godin is one of my favorite marketing guru’s to follow; he’s easy to understand and makes really good analogies. I read his blog regularly and whenever there’s downtime peep his marketing talks on YouTube, a favorite of which is “Sliced Bread And Other Marketing Delights”. This week Seth Godin gave eight lessons people can…

I don’t get Lil B’s music, but he sure does have fans. Two sell out New York shows vouches for that. Plus who else can get their fans to sacrifice their girlfriends to him during a concert? #swag. In other news based god news, Lil B’s track “Age Of Information” was the recent scholar’s topic…

In case you haven’t heard, The Foreign Exchange spent most of January 2011 on a world tour throughout Europe. This video is footage from their first London show at a spot called Cargo. Great music, dope shows. That’s all most fans ask for.

Next month I’m super excited to be part of non-profit organization, Movement of Youth for their 5th annual Hip Hop Symposium on February 26th at UNC-Chapel Hill. Throughout the day there will be workshops, live music, panels and more. I’ll be sitting on a Black History Month panel about hip hop culture with King Mez…

Mark your calendars and save the date! Next month B-Girl South will launch it’s new website and SOHIPOTOME will be re-launching it’s blog with the Ladies First Women In Hip Hop Website Launch Party in Durham, NC. B-Girl South is a brand dedicated to representing women in hip hop worldwide…especially under the Mason Dixon Line.…

Every now and then Randy and I will focus a Where Is Hip Hop? segment on the Carolinas. He’s from Charleston, SC and I’m from High Point, NC; although neither of us live there now we keep our fingers on the pulse of what’s going on in our respective home base. This week on Where…

The “Look Easy” video has a Super Mario theme. LOL @ “Super J. Swiss” jumping on hip hop at the 00:54 mark. All you Chapel Hill folks will appreciate “Warp Zone” with the P2p Express and the Tortilla Grill from Franklin Street. This is a dope video. “Look Easy” is the first single off J.…

I meant to post up last week’s episode but didn’t, my bad. Anyway on Episode 71 of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I break down rap super group Slaughterhouse as well as Yelawolf getting signed to Shady Records. Beast microphone skills aside, I have a hard time seeing a group like Slaughterhouse having mass…

Who knew Malice was a skate kid?Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked drops on Valentine’s Day. Run That Back:Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked Vignette #4 (Video)–Malice.