Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

I first heard of Grillade and lead singer Rachel Fykes on Moe Green’s Rocky Maivia: Non Title Match album; she was featured on the “Day Dreamer” track. Since that time I learned she’s lead singer of a really dope band by the name of Grillade based out of The Bay. Grillade will be dropping a…

Rain is dropping a new mixtape next Tuesday November 23 titled The Magic Hour. This is the 3rd leak from the upcoming project. Download ‘Baby Don’t Do It’.

Mr. Ben Ready links up with label mates Big Remo and Sundown (1/2 of Actual Proof) to do a do over of a previously released track. ‘Nevermind’ (Remix)– Download. Run That Back:‘Nevermind’–HaLo produced by Khrysis.

On the latest leak from Rapsody’s upcoming Return Of The B Girl mixtape (dropping December 7), 9th Wonder flips the original sample used by the BDK classic for Big Daddy Kane and Rapsody to rhyme over. Fire!!!! ‘Young, Black With A Gift’–Rapsody Ft. Big Daddy Kane Download.

Durham, NC’s (Bully City native yeahhh!) Thee Tom Hardy continues his Hardy Boy Mystery mixtape series by teaming up with DJBooth.net to release his latest offering. Features include Donnis, Phile Ade and Yelawolf. I spent a good part of yesterday listening to this mixtape. It’s definitely a winner. Download The Hardy Boy Mystery Mixtape: Secret…

I saw this in yesterday’s WSJ.com edition but just now getting around to blogging about it. Pink Friday took a leak earlier this week and the negatron internet soldiers have been out in full force attempting to blast the album. I have no desire to be a barbie, barbz or whatever her fans call themselves…

I’m going to go ahead and say it: B.O.B. has officially taken T.I.’s head place (musically) over at Grand Hustle. “Sometimes I rhyme like I’m inside Einstein’s mind“–B.O.B. This track is off Bobby Ray’s upcoming No Genre mixtape, dropping December 7.

West Covina, CA’s Dice The Nicest pays homage to Long Beach rapper Domino. In the late 90s Domino released a song called “Sweet Potato Pie”, which definitely wasn’t about your grandma’s famous Thanksgiving recipe. The video for this track is off Dice’s 92.3 The Beat Mixtape which is a tribute to the 90s as well…

Once you’re arrested by the hip hop police it means two things: 1. You have arrived as a hip hop artist.2. You are now known to a new demographic because the news is everywhere, even the conservative news outlets. In essence, making you even more popular. Question though:How has Snoop Dog never gotten arrested for…