Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

This is the trailer for Skyzoo’s upcoming music video/short film for “My Interpretation”, the final single off of the Brooklyn emcee’s slept on debut album The Salvation. The trailer was produced by Best Kept Secret and stars Skarr Akbar and Shaunetta Squalls. The full feature drops April 21st.

Yes! Get it. Props to Ed Garnes.

For the first time the Red Bull BIG Tune finalists decided to drop a compilation album….titled Suite Sixteen. Sixteen Producers, Sixteen Tracks… “The purpose behind the project is to show the diversity in all our styles and convey that aside from battle beats we’re producers who produce full songs.“ Download Suite Sixteen. Track listing and…

This track deals with the issue of race as reflected through Shane’s upbringing and personal experiences. The lyrics are heartfelt, but the track is a hopeful one. And although it sounds cliché, it begs repeating that this song is about being true to yourself despite the boxes people try to place you in. ‘Grey Area’…

Detroit’s Scolla links up with Pittsburgh’s GOV (Boaz & S.Money) for the first leak of Scolla’s upcoming Potluck mixtape. Download ‘Give Me A Sign’.

In the fourth and final installment to his EPK series, TRUTHLiVE begins with an impromptu rap from single, “Catalyst For Change,” stressing the importance that the genre returns to the basics. As a firm believer that hip-hop can transform and change communities, TRUTHLiVE hopes someone will take his words to heart and become a better…

If you’ve never been to a Wiz Khalifa show, here’s an indication of what to expect. Download Kush And Orange Juice. Back cover + tracklisting after the jump.

Recently the internets were a flurry over a picture that leaked of Dr. Dre and Jay-Z in the studio working on some new material. Now between me and you, since we family and all, Detox has been “coming out” since before Bill Clinton had his first run in the White House. Every top of the…

First leak off of warrenJae’s upcoming mixtape The Dream Catcher, with DJ Black Bill Gates. Rapper’s, dig this and stop biting each other’s style. What is this, 1988? Download ‘Came To See’. Run That Back: ‘All I Got’ (video).