Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop

How people can say hip hop is dead when good music like Guru & Solar’s Back To The Future Mixtape is in the streets is beyond me.Either folk are too lazy to go out and look for it, ignorant about the culture or just repeating what everybody else is saying. People are sheep. During the…

Due to technical issues the Guru & Solar interview did not take place last week. I had the opportunity to speak with both of them on Monday and the interview will take place during this Fridays’ show. During the interview anticipate hearing more details on the MC contest 7 Grand Records is putting on!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Coming Soon…Cool…

So a couple ya’ll hit me this week to see if I’d be heading out tonight. I RSVP’d but on the real I don’t f*ck with M.O.P. like that. Red Man yes. Bun B yes. I can name every last OutKast album, their main production team (Organized Noize), and even tell you the cats name…

During the interview Keedar talks about his start in theatar and what it’s like being a comedian on BET’s Hell Date.The Funny As Hell Comedy Tour is on the road now plus check Keedars’ site for more of his upcoming projects!Keedar Whittle Interview

Mazi’s got a fitted hat with New Era, the V-12 Condom from Trojan and endorsements with Ed Hardy.Even after interviewing dude I’m still not clear if he’s still on G-Unit or not! Mazaradi Fox Interview

Gangstarr. For me the name alone invokes the rhymes of Manifest, Positivty and No More Mr.Nice Guy married with a fresh pair of butter timberlands boots. Yesterday I had to chuck the stilettos, throw on my timbos and stomp around the yard for nostalgia’s sake. Guru split ways with DJ Premier several years ago. It…

The mainstream doesn’t give a f*ck about female rappers. All the more reason we–the underground/independent hip hop lovers and consumers– should support our own.Glennisha and Chimere maintain a site which supports female emcees and their endeavors.Glennisha also hosts The Insomnia Hour which airs every Wednesday at 0100 AM EST. During her radio show femcees music…

A.Did of Inflowential on the beat, Charlie Smarts, Rhapsody & Hollow of Kooley High (in that respective order) spit the lyrics and busted a dope beatbox/freestyle during their in studio interview during the Carolina Stand Up! Part II special NC & SC hip hop feature last week and also dropped some knowledge on the art…

Kooley High’s The Summer Sessions EP and Burn After Listening are available now. The vibe? Hop in the whip, put it in your tape deck, roll the windows down, hit the streets and straight ride out music. Inflowential’s The Exciting Adventures of Inflowential is out too. The vibe? Ditto. Also peep Kooley and Inflow’s myspace…