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Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) Generation Lasers Tour Raleigh, NC w/ Young Marqus (@YoungMarqus)
Last night I had the chance to go check out Lupe Fiasco’s Generation Lasers Tour on its stop through Raleigh at the Amphitheater downtown. It was an interesting evening. First off, the Raleigh Ampitheater should take a serious look at their will call process. I had zero delay in picking up my passes, but as for…
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“Excuse My Lateness” (Video)–SkyBlew (@HeySkyBlew) Prod. By Asonhi
SkyBlew decided to release a video off his previous release, Above the Stars Is My Landing, which dropped earlier this summer. This track was produced by Asonhi when he was 15 years old. Let me see if I can run down everyone from the RDU hip hop scene who makes a cameo: Chadillac, Azon Blaze,…
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Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 92 w/ @Randy_Roper x @NanciOIsHipHop
In our latest segment from last week, Randy and I debate Lil Wayne’s bogus a$$ first week Carter IV album sales. For the record, this is our shortest segment ever. And if you believe C4 really sold 964,000 in the first week, you probably believe that the "beef" between Ray J and Fabolous is real too. ************************************ WHERE IS HIP…
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Toro Y Moi (@ToroYMoi) Talks Working w/ Tyler, The Creator, Controversial Album Cover, & Being Named A “Beautiful Person” (Video)
The Wedge caught up with Toro Y Moi while he was on tour in Toronto during a recent stop. During their chat, Chaz Bundick talks about the pronunciation of his name, the controversy around the album cover for Underneath The Pine, working with Tyler, the Creator and how it felt to be named a “beautiful…
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“The South Carolina Rap” (Video)–Boss G (@BossG2515), Diverse & DJ J Magic
The Boss of all Goons, Diverse and DJ J Magic connect to release a comedy track that runs down all that is happening in the Palmetto State right now, including Governor Nikki Haley’s antics, the cutting of education funds and the Mark Sanford sex scandal. According to Dinobrite’s YouTube page, this is a parody of…
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“Full Steam” (Video)–Jozeemo (@Jozeemo)
Durham, NC’s Jozeemo is back with the sh*t talking and braggadocio. What, you expected something different? I think he has a new mixtape dropping soon but beyond all that, o_O at the 00:41 mark. What is it between IWW’s Khrysis and Jozeemo?
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J. Cole (@JColeNC) Brings Out Bun B., Trae The Truth & J. Prince In Houston, TX (Video
Last night Hollywood Cole’s "Cole World" world tour stopped at Warehouse Live in Houston, Texas. According to the folks over at SCKNOWS, over 1000+ people were in the building for the show. During the concert J. Cole brought out H-Town legends Bun B, Trae The Truth and J.Prince. Check out a video recap of the…
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“The Cypher” (Video)–Drique London (@DriqueLondon) Ft. King Mez (@KingMez) & Tab-One
When "The Cyper" dropped back in April, at that time I thought it was one of the most soulful sounding hip hop records coming out of the indie hip hop scene in NC. Now that there’s a video to go along with the track, six months later I still concur. This right here sounds so…
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Professor & Hip Hop Archives Director Marcyliena Morgan Discuss Importance of Hip Hop Education & Culture
Professor Marcyliena Morgan, director of The Hip Hop Archives at Harvard University and author of the book The Real Hip Hop: Battling for Knowledge, Power, and Respect in the LA Underground, was recently interviewed by Rolling Out during their visit to the archives at Harvard. During their talk, Professor Morgan discussed the importance of studying hip…