Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

Are you a REAL DJ? One that DOES NOT push buttons? Real mixing and scratching? Or do you know a great female DJ? Sohipotome 2010 is looking for you/her. The event needs 1-2 DJs to DJ the main event day on Saturday March 13, 2010. Email womenofhiphop@gmail.com for more information! Also be sure to check…

Columbia, SC’s Mary Liz is back with the new single Warrior, off her upcoming project, the name of which slips me right now but I’m sure will be dope none the less. ‘Warrior’–Mary Liz Bonus: ‘Everything’–Mary Liz P.S.–I dig this girl’s voice. Don’t sleep. Run that back: Mary Liz’s The Princess Is Here (mixtape).

Tasha of SheBloggin and DJ B Lord’s KarolinaSouth put together a double-disc mix of some of the heaviest-having buzz artists coming out NC and SC right now. Tasha also produces so hit her up on Twitter for your production needs. Download The Arrival (Carolina Edition) here. Tracklist after the jump.Disc 1 1. DJ Fat Dre…

Los Angeles rapper WEB is back with one final leak from the album God’s Favorite, available digitally now. “I originally recorded this song as a warm-up. I never really intended to release this song as a part of the album. It wasn’t until I heard it after it was mixed and mastered that I felt…

Every single time I run into Raleigh, NC’s Blackstorm at an event he’s handing me new music. EVERY SINGLE TIME. OK the one time he didn’t pass new music was when his whole crew came out to support the Women of Hip Hop event back in March. But I could have sworn I saw some…

So those Grind City dudes seem to be everywhere. I might not like everything they put out but there’s a healthy level of respect for their grind. Pretty Kid hit me up on g-chat this morning and said this mixtape is ‘full of bangers for your iPod.’ I’ll let ya’ll be the judge of that…

The Eragance is producer Zaytoven’s new group consisting of himself, M.O.E., Sig HB, & Humble G. Download ‘I Got It All’ here. Bonus: The Eragance in the studio.

By this time everyone should know who B.O.B. is, so a question at this point is who the f*ck is Bruno Mars? Download ‘Nothing On You’ here. P.S.–It doesn’t really matter if dude is calling himself B.O.B. or Bobby Ray I’m loving this single. Props to Ms. Rivercity.

Jacinta Howard of Rolling Out Magazine wrote a dope post on her blogs about the plight of the female emcees. She also pontificates on the 3 kinds of female rappers that annoy folks. It’s a long read but full of points that present an interesting & fresh take on the status of female rappers. “I’ve…