Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

I’m loving the artwork for this project. Backcover and tracklisting after the jump. Download here. Props to Barack Scobama.

…from a hip hop perspective. “We are shaped and fashioned by what we love“– Goethe Run That Back: Happy Martin Luther King Day from a hip hop perspective.

2010 CIAA Weekend is coming in 3 weeks! On Saturday February 27 9th Wonder & NuFacesNC Presents: The Breakout Day Party….Performances by Tyler Woods, Jocelyn Ellis and Rocky Spitz are on deck, with the event DJ’ed by none other than 9th Wonder himself.I also heard there may be a live art installation, along with graffitti,…

The cover of this book looks crazy right? Fat Kills is a novel written by DMV based author K. Reid. It’s about a full figured young professional named Mia. Like alot of folk I know grinding it out in the industry, Mia has a side hustle of singing at house parties and clubs. 9-5 pays…

Last year I got hipped to Rebellious Mindz aka Shawt & G out of Edgefield, SC. If you haven’t heard of them before, they’re kind of like Carolina’s new school version of the Youngbloodz, Field Mob or Alabama’s Dirty. Since that time Rebellious dropped a mixtape The Carolina Blueprint with Million Dollar Dreamz, Randy Roper’s…

Exciting things are happening around these parts, in front of and behind the scenes. I’m considering letting a guest blogger occasionally fill in the role of posting new music, reviews, news etc and the like. If you feel you can bring something fresh and interesting hit me up. **You Must**:Love especially Hip Hop, but also…

The listeners love hearing fresh new music on feature night Thursdays and so do I. February 11 it all goes down. 9PM-12MN, WYXC 89.3 FM Chapel Hill, NC. Live streaming will be available on the stations’ website. This month several tickets will be given away to the best Day Party on February 27 during CIAA…

The 2010 Grammy’s have come and gone. Did you watch the show? On last week’s episode Randy Exclusive and I reviewed the 5 Rap Grammy categories and pick our winners for each one along with the reason why. The fact Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent won Best Rap Performance Duo/Group for their ‘Crack A…

So Web has a weekly track dropping series going on called Open Bar Season. Here’s week five, which is an interesting track, considering an article I read over on TJ Chapman’s blog recently, titled ‘How To Reach Out To Bloggers. Web’s Disclaimer: “This freestyle is not about ALL bloggers. I wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t…