Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

**Update: Tigo B, Continental GT and Snook Tha Rokkstars’ interviews are below**. My girl Tasha over at SheBloggin.com released The Arrival Mixtape Vol. 2: Carolina Edition earlier this month, featuring the hottest artists coming out of the Carolinas. The project was well received by the streets and now Tasha is back with the ‘5 Artists…

It’s officially Eastern Standard Time!! North Carolina-bred, Brooklyn-based Kooley High just let go their first full release since 2008’s The Summer Sessions EP. The project features 15 brand new tracks from Charlie Smarts, Rapsody, and Tab One. In addition to the boardwork of group members Foolery and The Sinopsis, EST features production by K-Salaam &…

Every urban locale I hit this weekend was blasting Teflon Don and it seemed like every 5th car that rode past blasting music was bumping Bawse. In this week’s edition of Where Is Hip Hop? ,Randy and I go in on both Rozay and Jeezy. If you missed last week’s open letter to The Snowman,…

Sundown and Enigma’s newest video plus we finally have a release date on a full project. August 24, mark your calendars and download the ActProof EP when it’s available. Dope beats, dope rhymes. Run That Back:Actual Proof’s interview on the show.

Earlier this summer I waxed poetic about a perceived “Revival” in the RDU hip hop scene. True cyphers have returned, the lyrical talent bubbling around these parts is amazing and several artists and record labels are receiving national attention. In this mini-mini documentary, a small example of the current lyrical talent in RDU {Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,…

A Bull City exclusive. Earlier this month Durham, NC’s Kourvoisier was named to 9th Wonder’s, “The Future”, the artists who are, in his words: “The torch carriers that will carry us into the next generation of hip-hoppers”. Mixtape download link, back cover and track listing after the jump. Download ‘The Return Of The Golden Era’.

“After a brief layover with the Almost There (FreEP) St. Joe Louis takes us “30,000 ft High & Rising.” It commences with an homage to DeLaSoul on 30,000 and then sky-rockets into the epic life journey’s of Elete, Tommie Chase and Michael Cardigan. The title deals not just with being fly but about the pressures…

Joey Papers is out of Orangeburg, SC. Beyond that I don’t know too much about him besides the fact that Lana over at Carolina Hustle manages him. I have however seen Papers on the other Carolina hip hop blogs recently so he must be moving. ‘Loco’ talks about, among other things, the drank called 4…

Derty Den brings his street heavy “I’m Derty” single to life in this video shot in his hometown of Enfield, NC. Video features cameos from Drama Squad.