Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

The North Carolina Undergound Music Awards took place this past weekend in Winston Salem, NC. It was a big weekend in NC as all the well known hip hop crews, businesses and affiliates from the Carolinas and surronding states came out to celebrate and attend the main event, pre and after parties. Stay tuned to…

This project is straight Cali flava and features several well know Project Blowed alumni, including Rico Shade, Zayd, Medusa and more. Project Blowed is 15 years going strong. Download ‘Hip Hop In It’s Purest Form’ mixtape here.

I been trying to tell heads the femcee circuit is alive and well. This tape features Ma Barker (WTH has SHE been?), Cali’s Medusa , RicoShade, Tiye Phonex + more. Kandi Cole (Happy Birthday Kandi Cole!) and the rest of The (SIS)TEM flew out from Los Angelos last month, performed at the Women Of Hip…

New video from NC legend/Hall of Justus Music Group memmber L.E.G. Dude has always been nice on the mic–but this video is questionable. I’ve peeped the track several times and still don’t get the concept behind it. New album ‘Suicide Music’ dropping soon. L.E.G. says it will all make sense when the album drops this…

*Updated Link*–The newest mixtape from one of my favorite up and coming MC’s out of ATL. So far Fuze has sold 2000+ mixtapes the good ole fashioned Master P out the trunk of the car way. The project is broken up into two sections, one for soul and one for flesh. The name comes from…

Shay Boogie is an ice cold femcee originally from Bronx, NY currently based in Houston, Tx. Her buzz in Texas is pretty crazy right now so I was glad to be able to get Shay on the show for an interview—much respect for that. Shay’s been on the grind pretty heavy and her style is…

Straight outta LoCash is a crazy motherf**er named Gusto, er, I mean straight outta Medusaville is the newest project from Frank Ramz. The mixtape was originally set to drop April 30 but dude decided to go ahead and release it. ‘Holy Ghost’ produced by B.Logik takes it back to chuuch. Somebody pass the collection plate,…

Fresh from Raleigh’s ManPowerMusicGroup is the follow up single to Big Prime’s ‘Trappin Drawz’ Ft. Shawty Lo. ‘Drawz’ popped up on numerous mixtapes last year, including DJ Smallz ‘Southern Smoke’ Series and tapes by DJ Omega Red and DJ L-Gee–and also the mixtape I did last year with DJ Eaazzeee ‘The Finest In Music’ Vol.1.…

Ask just about anyone in town and they know who Sista 1 is. Her style is a mix of hip hop and dancehall. Sista 1 is a Jersy native and well known promoter in Durham. She also performed at the Women of Hip Hop event that took place last month.I’d been trying to touch base…