Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

After producing for Curren$y, Von Pea, Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies plus many more brandUn DeShay takes his turn again in the booth with a new track. Produced by, yep you guessed it, himself. “Right About Now”– Download. Run That Back: “Life”–brandUn DeShay Ft. Rockie Fresh

This track has always been a super inspirational pick-me-upper. Since it’s New Year’s and all I figured this would be a great way to help start the year off on a motivational note. Off Jill Scott’s 3rd studio album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2, released in 2004. Welcome to Soulful Sundays.

Well isn’t this a pleasant way to start 2011. 9th Wonder and Phonte, after their Twitter beef back in March 2010, have mended their relationship, according to a Tweet Phonte sent out earlier today. Despite breaking bread however there’s still no new Little Brother album planned: “We may collaborate in time, but this is not…

It took me a while to get into Spitta. No Jets fool but dudes music is pretty dope. Download Return To The Winner’s Circle. Back cover and track listing after the jump.

Happy 2011 ya’ll. What better way to start off a fresh year than with a fresh concert? G.O.O.D. Music’s CyHi Da Prynce along with NC’s Flight School Music, Drique London, FTH plus more artists to be announced will be in concert Sunday January 30, 2011 at Greene Street in Greensboro, NC. This is sure to…

2010 has been real good for hip hop. So here are 5 things that happened in 2010 for hip hop that I think are cool. The picture above says 10, but since 5 is exactly half of 10, and I couldn’t find anything else that went along with the post, just work with me here.…

This is the alleged unfinished version. It appears that horrorcore has returned to hip hop. “Mommy, what’s a gravedigga?”.

Nesby Phips was the Featured Artist interview for December’s Feature Night Thursday. During our talk Nesby Phips named the New Orleans Funk & Jazz bands that influences his sound, who came first Nesby the artist or Nesby the producer, how he plans on incorporating his father into the production team, growing up with Curren$y, production…