Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

Representing West Covina/Los Angelos, CA. Dice The Nicest has released several mixtapes over the past few years, mostly with a movie title theme. Steady Overlooked Vol. 1 (the exception), Hustle & Flow, Prince Of The West and Almost Famous, which dropped earlier this year. Since one goal of my blog is about discovery, if you’re…

Episode #1 of Nanci O On The Go is in the bag. Appreciate the feed back and link backs Neff, Big Hop and the rest of ya’ll who I see out working. The new episode drops next Monday May 3. Peep the video to see who and where is going to be featured. Let’s go.

“Here is a brand new mixtape I just put out in conjunction with Likuid Nation. Its a 40 minute mix, hopefully there is some heat on here you haven’t heard before.” Download Likuid Sounds. Back cover and track listing after the jump. And if you didn’t know Ill Digitz is Kooley High’s official DJ. Also,…

Lead single off the upcoming Atlanta emcee’s Broken Dreams mixtape, dropping soon. Track produced by fellow ATLien ForteBowie (that name? well OK then). Listen and download ‘History’. Run That Back: J. Nolan’s Bridges Under Water EP.

The Ballad Of Purple Saint James drops May 4. The official track listing is below. Listening to the sampler I only anticipate greatness. 01. Strike Up The Band02. Why Dontcha Call Me No More03. Cry Over You feat. Phonte04. All My Days feat. Darien Brockington05. Come Back As A Flower06. Dedicated To You07. The Lie08.…

I saw a tweet sent out by Kaze (another veteran on the NC hip hop scene) regarding Supastition’s retirement earlier today and was instantly saddened for the scene. Over on his blog Supastition wrote a long post about his decision to retire from hip hop as an artist. With three albums and three EPs deep…

Back at the end of 2009 I mentioned there’d be new features, segments and more on deck for 2010. Nanci O TV launched in January with one main premise: to bring a fresh taste of what goes on in the Carolinas. Since that time the team has filmed some great material that’s coming shortly. Stay…

As mentioned before SkyBlew is an up and coming artist from Chapel Hill, NC whose buzz in the area has been steadily growing over the past few months. Last week he opened for Jedi Mind Tricks (I didn’t make it out there but heard it was an great show) and back in February released the…

First video from 9th Wonder’s The Academy signees Actual Proof (aka Sundown and Enigma). If you’re ever in Raleigh, NC and can catch 9th Wonder’s IWWMG JAMLA/The Academy showcase featuring label artists you won’t be disappointed. These fellas put on a dope show that’s full of energy.