Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

Nesby Phips is the Featured Artist interview for tonight’s Feature Night Thursday. There’ll also be plenty of Christmas-themed hip hop and R&B on deck to help set the mood for a holiday celebration. The show will air from 9PM-12MN and you’ll be able to tune in live here. The video for “Word To These Bo…

Pictured: Suede (of Camp Lo), Foolery, Tab-One, DJ Ill Digitz, Charlie Smarts (all of Kooley High), DJ Flash (Little Brother’s DJ), Carlitta Durand, DJ Skaz, Kourvoisier, King Mez, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Apple Juice Kid, SkyBlew, Pierce Freelon (of The Beast), Azon Blaze and yours truly. “Staying Fresh Is All I Know”–Drique London I know I’ve been on…

Battleboro, NC emcee Elion teams up with Michigan producer 2Mindz to release the project that’s been long in the making. Amoung others, I see there’s a track included with Durham, NC resident and regional poetry trailblazer Dasan Ahanu, who was instrumental in bringing the 2009 Southern Fried poetry event to the Bull City. Southern Fried…

Chapel Hill emcee Azon Blaze just dropped his newest project with appearances from fellow RDU emcees Cesar Comanche, Sky Blew, Lil Boss and singer Sarah Kaboom. Good stuff. After the jump peep video from Azon’s latest appearance at Raleigh’s weekly Sucker Free Sundays show. Kaleidoscope– Download via DatPiff. Alternate link.

Off one of the mixtapes of the year, K.R.I.T. Wuz Here. On a side note, I prefer the K.R.I.T. that rocks shades.

Skewby is a Memphis, TN rapper The Block put me up on a couple of months ago. Since that time I’ve been digging dudes material, and today he released a new LP via DJ Booth. Download More Or Less. Back cover and track listing after the jump.

Meet Stadium Status, winners of the December Atlanta Beat Battle. The two man duo is made up of Kalani Ware and CJ Wheeler (aka Skyscrapa). Although they’ve been producing solo for several years their partnership as a music production team was formed in January 2010, in Houston, TX. They both had success producing for top…

K. Hill is considered by some to be a young legend on the RDU hip hop scene. Earlier this summer he released an EP of material featuring production from himself, 9th Wonder and Khyrsis. Now he’s gearing up to release a new EP in March 2011, Motivational Speaker.“Millions” is the first release off the new…

I’ll just go ahead and say it, the ladies of the Carolinas are almost to the point where they’re outworking the men. Sorry boys. This is the 2nd video released in under one week from Shelly B’s camp, off her Queen mixtape. Run That Back:“Monster” (Video)–Shelly B.