The intro on the track "Brown Skin Lady" (where two guys are talking about light skinned women and being conditioned by "the man"), off Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s classic 1998 album Black Star, samples a sound clip from the 1989 independent film Chameleon Street. Chameleon Street satires the true life story of Detroit…
Hip Hop x History indeed, for visuals off the upcoming Section.80. And can somebody please tell Black Hippy we want them to drop a project soon? Thanks. RR.
So it looks like Raleigh hip hop band Inflowential are no longer the only RDU artists with their own iTunes app. Yesterday IWWMG released the 9th Wonder app with features that include interviews, videos, and exclusive downloads not available elsewhere. The 9th Wonder app was designed by Jamil Spain of Renaissance Imagery; if you’ve been…
OK can we agree on something?: Ace Hood is having the best year EVER. At one point in time though, the entire industry had their back turned on Ace Hood, including Randy. On the latest episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy apologizes to Ace Hood for participating in the 2009 #uknowuacehood Twitter trending…
So this is the track that has the South Carolina scene in a little bit of a uproar right now. I got an interesting phone call last night after it dropped yesterday. Going in over DJ Khaled’s "I’m On One", Charleston emcee Righchus expresses how he feels on a variety of folks and issues in…
Drique’s new album, The Manual should be dropping………….soon? "Determined"– Download. Run That Back: "The Cypher"–Drique London Ft. King Mez & Tab-One (of Kooley High).
Durham’s J.Gunn is gearing up to drop his new album, The Earl Manigault Project. Here’s a promo video for the upcoming project, which drops May 31. Run That Back: J. Gunn x Ludacris’s Trojan Magnum Live Project (Video).
Gothaze.com recently interviewed Block Entertainment’s Shane Mosely at Industry Live in Fayetteville, NC. During the interview, Shane Mosely talks in depth on getting signed as well as the Carolina music scene. Run That Back: Gothaze.com: Get To Know Rain Part I (Video).
It’s good to hear Raheem Devaungn again, I thought dude had fallen off. This track is set to be on Focus’ Music of the Misinterpreted and also on Matt Fingaz’s upcoming release, The Human Experience. "I Can See It All"– <a href=”http://focus.bandcamp.com/track/i-can-see-it-all-feat-matt-fingaz-raheem-devaughn”>I Can See It All [feat. Matt Fingaz, Raheem Devaughn] by Focus…</a> Download.