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Now that he’s wrapped up a summer tour with IWWMG, Roanoke, VA’s Poe Mack is back with a new mixtape. 2wordsthetop.com and Dot got it presents, Soul Of A Mack. Features include NC emcees King Mez, Jones Andrews and ILLPO. Download Soul Of A Mack. The back cover and track listing can be found…

“Green Lights” (Video)–@AloeBlacc

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in Video

Off Aloe Blacc’s Good Things, one of the more soulful hip hop album releases of 2011, which I purchased off the strength of this video. Run That Back: "Loving You Is Killing Me" (Video)–Aloe Blacc.

“More” (Video)–@AdriftDaBelle Ft. D.R.U.G.S.

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in Video, Women In Hip Hop

This track is off Adrift’s and D.R.U.G.S.’s upcoming collaboration project, DNA (D.R.U.G.S.-N-Adrift), dropping September 6, 2011. Atlanta beatsmith D.R.U.G.S. was the producer who won 9th Wonder’s Gladiator Beat Battle producer’s event back in April 2011 at The Brewery (R.I.P.) in Raleigh, NC. Run That Back: 9th Wonder’s Gladiator Beat Battle (USTREAM Video & Show Recap).

@Xerox CEO Ursula Burns Gives Career Advice (Video)

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in Business, Interview

Recently, President Obama selected Xerox CEO Ursula Burns to be one of the leaders of the White House’s national STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program. Ursula Burns does not work in a hip hop related industry, however she’s one of my favorite business women and I love following technology trends. In this video, she…

@AlLindstrom.com Presents Lenny S. Part 1 (Video)

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in Business, Interview, Video

Allindstrom.com recently sat down with Def Jam A&R Lenny Santiago. During the interview, he talks about his beginnings at Bad Boy Records, why he left Bad Boy at the height of its popularity and headed over to Roc-A-Fella Records, his transition to A&R at Def Jam, what makes Jay-Z an excellent businessman plus more. Part 2 is…

“Fast Livin” (Video)–Silkk The Shocker

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in Video

The Tank is back. Are you excited? RR.

CBS Sunday Morning’s The Boombox Project Segment w/ Fab 5 Freddy (@FabNewYork)–Video

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in History, Video

This week during CBS Sunday Morning I peeped a story about the history of the boombox in hip hop. The segment featured legend Fab 5 Freddy, and highlighted The Boombox Project, a collector’s book that shows images of all types of boomboxes. I looked the video up on YouTube and realized it was a rerun…

SPEAKHER (Album)–@Nikkiya Prod. By @SupahotBeats

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in Album

SC native Nikkiya is having a great run down in ATL; yesterday she released her debut album via DJBooth. All production on SPEAKHER is handled by Will Power (aka SupahotBeats) with features from Yelawolf and MC Lyte. Download SPEAKHER via DJ Booth. You can also stream the album over there as well.

@KosmicKickz Back To School Sale: Get Geared Up For Fall 2011 (News)

Aug 14, 2011

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