Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

Dasan Ahanu stopped by the studio on Wednesday for an interview. He’s a young legend on the Southeastern United States poetry scene and well known community activist for domestic violence and youth education. Dasan is also one of the main reasons Southern Fried 2009 competition has been brought to Durham. During the interview we talk…

All underground/indie/unsigned artists listen up… Who Got Next? Thursday Night FeatureJune 11, 2009 9PM-12MNWXYC 89.3 FM Chapel Hill, NC & worldwide via web streaming @ www.wxyc.orgNight Of The Living Grind parts I, II & III all focused stricly on Carolina hip hop. Night Of The Living Grind part IV was the hip hop x soulful…

This year the 17th Annual Southern Fried Poetry Slam will be in Durham, NC! Poets and slam teams from all over the Southeast will be in town to compete for the title of 2009 Southern Fried Champion and take home the crown (in addition to RC Cola and Moon Pies, real talk). Camp Lo, Producer…

My partner in the love of hip hop Will B. is teaching a class this summer over at UNC-Chapel Hill titled ‘The Hip Hop Producer’. He’s a grad student in the department of music and is working to make the summer class special. The class focuses on hip-hop producers–their history, who they are, what they…

Be sure to stay tuned to the site. There’s some exciting things happening behind the scenes ’round here and you don’t want to miss out: **One of the stations’ production studio underwent a major equipment overhall. Look for improved sound quality on interview audio + more. Shout out to Joey O for all his help…

Since the internets have pretty much taken over the music industry there has been a seismic shift in how we get news (gossip) about our favorite/most hated emcees. These days media outlets are becoming more focused on artist gossip instead of their music. C.Ham, Drake, & Bobby Wray have all been in the news recently…

What do you get when you combine hip hop, funk, rock, alternative and a huge dose of estrogen?That would be the all girl band Mzery Loves Company, based out of Baltimore, MD.The band is composed of Mzery the Lyricist, Chyna on vocals, Sasha Nja on drums, Liz on bass guitar, and The Lady Clair on…

…And the award for The Most Hood Mixtape Title goes to…***drum roll please***… Rain straight out of Fayettenam. Ha. New project from First In Flight Ent; ya’ll know I see you. Rain has been going hard all year as this marks his 4th mixtape to drop since January. ‘The Fly Gangsta’ EP dropping soon. Download…

Finally a full length mixtape from Tyler Woods, the lone R&B singer signed to JAMLA, one of producer 9th Wonder’s labels. You might remember Tyler as the R&B cat on the hook for the track ‘Hold It Down’ from the 9th Wonder & Buckshot The FORMULA album that dropped in ’08. The new mixtape is…