Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

Lyrik is a Chapel Hill, NC based female rapper. I’ve seen her perform at events around town and now she’s set to release her debut album, Blue Chip on Tuesday November 23. That same evening there will be a huge album release for Blue Chip at Jack Sprat in Chapel Hill. The night includes performances…

The next time you attend a Lil Wanye concert you might be able to purchase some books at the merch table. I peeped this story in last week’s Wall Street Journal. Ronald and Bryan Williams (aka Baby) recently launched a publishing firm called Cash Money Content, which includes an agreement with the Atria Books imprint…

Kooley High’s in house DJ returns with another edition of his All Day mixtape series. This edition features new tracks from Slum Village, Dwele, Blu & Exile, Triple P (Platinum Pied Pipers), Janelle Monae plus more. Full stream, track list, and download link after the jump. Props to Kooley High.Listen. Download.1) Slum Village – Closer…

brandUn DeShay teams up with Rockie Fresh once again to drop another preview of their It’s A Process mixtape and LaVish’s HomeTown Hero LP. They are calling this the perfect skating song. It seems like everybody is sampling The Isley Brothers these days. What do ya’ll think? Download ‘Life’. Run That Back:brandUn DeShay and Rockie…

A good times vibe ode to ATL on a Sunday afternoon, off The Stargazing Soundtrack.

Calvin Richardson is an NC native (from the city of Monroe) that’s released five studio albums to date. ‘Sang No More’ is off his third album When Love Comes, released back in 2008. Welcome to Soulful Sundays.

“I wanted to create a song that pertained to all beauty. Sexy comes in any color, shape or size as long as YOU know that YOU are fine. So in the video i made sure i got just that. Light skinned, Dark skinned, white, Asian, Hispanic, Gay, Plus size, Skinny, Tall, short etc…”

For those of you who are looking for new beats to rhyme over, J57 of the Brown Bag Allstars just released a compilation of instrumentals that features up & coming producers from all over North America. Download link, back cover and track listing after the jump. Run That Back:‘Fahrenheit’ (Video)– Soul Khan Ft. Akie Bermiss…

Artwork by Aaron The Artist.