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Ski Beatz (@SkiBeatz) Provides The Beat, King Mez (@KingMez) Provides The Flow Live In Chapel Hill, NC (Video)
King Mez is having the best year ever. First MTV2, XXL, Vibe, recording with Lupe Fiasco and now this. Last night MURS & Ski Beatz "Hip Hop & Love Tour" stopped in Chapel Hill, NC at the Local 506. During the show, Ski Beatz decided to make a beat live on stage. He then called…
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Freddie Gibbs (@FreddieGibbs) & 9th Wonder (@9thWonderMusic) Performs Live At A3C Hip Hop Festival (Video)
Here’s footage from Gangsta Gibbs set with 9th Wonder on the 1s and 2s this past weekend at the A3C hip hop festival in Atlanta. Freddie Gibbs killed his set too. Since Jeezy can’t get a release date for TM:103, it looks like Gangsta Gibbs will be the one to keep the CTE name hot…
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Bridget Kelly (@TheyCallMeBK) Performs “Thinking About Forever” Live In NYC (Video)
Roc Nation’s Bridget Kelly (@TheyCallMeBK) performs "Thinking About Forever" live at the BET Music Matters showcase that took place last night at DROM in New York City. I never knew Bridget Kelly could really sing like this. I’m looking forward to checking out more of her material.
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BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher 2011 (Videos)
Real talk I think BET should drop the awards and re-brand the show the BET Hip Hop Cyphers. That’s the only reason I watch year after year. Do you remember who won what after the show? Anyway this year’s cyphers rocked like they always do. Shady 2.0/Slaughterhouse/Yelawolf had the best, with Eminem totally killing it.…
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Millie Vaughn (@MillieVaugn) + Various Artists — The MillieTape (Mixtape)
This mixtape is one of the best projects to come out of North Carolina this year. OK so 2011 is not over yet and I haven’t started compiling my "The Top xxx Mixtapes To Come Out Of North Carolina In 2011" list yet but I’m sure this project will be in the top five. (Maliq)…
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Rajeev Wins (@RajeevWins) — Bachelor Sh*t (Mixtape)
2011’s A3C is the first time after attending an event where I didn’t throw away a gang of CDs. Rajeev Wins is just one of the artists I met out during A3C whose CD I kept. Rajeev Wins’ Bachelor Sh*t mixtape dropped earlier this summer and it’s pretty OK. The project is hosted by The…
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J. Cole (@JColeNC) On NBC’s Nitecap With Peter Bailey (@IAmPeterBailey) Part I (Video)
Hollywood Cole sits with NBC’s Peter Bailey after a recent tour stop at Revolution Live in Florida. During part one of their chat, J. Cole talks about what changes inside of him when he’s on stage, his passion and quality for great music, his NC roots and why if he had a choice, he’d still…
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Chadillac (@IAmChadillac) — “Fresh Lit” (Video) Directed By Depth Of Sound (@DepthofSoundTV)
Off the Raleigh rapper’s Tree Crumbs & Weed Bums mixtape, which dropped yesterday.
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MURS (@MURS) — “316 Ways” (Video) Directed By Shruti Parekh
MURS Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation, produced entirely by Ski Beatz, was released yesterday on Dame Dash’s BluRoc Records. I dig what MURS is rhyming about on this track. Video directed by Shruti Parekh.