Author: Nanci O Is Hip Hop
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JSWISS (@JSWISSHere) Ft. SkyBlew (@HeySkyBlew) — “We Live It”
Every year for the past couple, JSWISS releases a special track to commemorate his birthday. For 2014, the NYC native links up with NC’s SkyBlew and No9to5 Music’s in-house producer AltAir. “We Live It”– Run That Back: JSWISS Ft. Chandanie — “LML” Produced By Dre Rubio.
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Mallz (@Mallz) — “That’s How It Is”
It’s been two years since Raleigh’s Mallz has released new material. He returns to the scene with a new single produced by the Virginia duo JMProductions. Mallz new project Hustler Of Culture is slated for release this Fall. “That’s How It Is”– Run That Back: Mallz — Service Entrance (Album).
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SheBloggin (@SheBloggin) Presents: The Arrival 3 (Mixtape)
Tasha aka SheBloggin of SheBloggin.com returns with the third installment of her Arrival mixtape series. With The Arrival 3, SheBloggin features several talented up and coming artists from several states. Appearances on the project includes Onehunnidt (Houston), iNDEED (Atlanta), Mantiz & Continental GT (South Carolina), Devine Carama (Kentucky), and Broadway Miller (North Carolina). Y’all can…
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#RapOnTheRun: Rick Ross, Setting Intentions & Taking Action #RunChat
The opening bars of Rick Ross’ “Rich Forever” off of the Rich Forever mixtape is my favorite track of his of all time. The opening grabs my attention everytime: “I remember being blind to it / till the day I put my mind to it…” There is truth in those Rick Ross lyrics. Be…
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#RapOnTheRun: Sir Ratchetness (@SirRatchettNess) & The Operation Get Chose Challenge (#OperationGetChose)
If you’re unfamiliar with Sir Ratchness and Freshalina’s hilarious weekly pop culture recap ‘Neck of the Woods’ podcast here’s a chance to learn more plus do something healthy. Back in June I shared with y’all some of the challenges and tips I use for motivation to keep running [READ: #RapOnTheRun: Motivation And Running]. Staying focused…
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Centric (@Centric510) & Joc Scholar (@JocScholar) — “The Key”
Collectively, Bay Area producer Centric and emcee Joc Scholar are known as Grand Opus. The duo continues to focus on singles, with “The Key” being their latest release. Y’all can listen to it below. After the jump check out Grand Opus’ video for “Forever”, which was debuted earlier this year. “The Key”– Run That Back:…
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C Shreve The Professor (@Seeshreve) — “What It Do” (Video)
Asheville, NC’s C Shreve The Professor’s Summer Ransom is set to drop next week on August 13th. In the meantime, the full time Appalachian State University professor released visuals for “What It Do”. “What It Do” appears on the new project and the video was filmed last week when C Shreve The Professor opened up…
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Matt Monday (@_MondayMusic) — “Ramadan” (Video) + Dame Dash’s Recent Controversies
Last month when industry legend Dame Dash unleashed a verbal beast and started calling out heavy hitters such as Kevin Hart, Lee Daniels, Funkmaster Flex and more, my ears perked up. Not for the same reasons as the rest of the plugged in hip hop world though. I began wondering about South Carolina’s Matt Monday…
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Headgraphix (@Headgraphix) Presents “90’s Hip Hop Videos Be Like” With Special Guest “Appearances” (Video)
Over the past few weeks, Raleigh, NC’s Joseph Headen aka Headgraphix has released Vine and Instagram gold with short, six second remixes of scenes from some of the 90’s top hip hop videos. What makes each visual remix unique is Headgraphix—he makes a special guest “appearance” in every 90’s hip hop video. In Lil…

