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These two dudes, doing a remake of Mark Morrison’s original…………………*gone*. “Return Of The Mack”–Zo! & Phonte Ft. Tigallo The Tay God Download.

Randy and I have been doing our Where Is Hip Hop? segments for over two years (since January 2008). Every week I look forward to chopping it up with him to bring y’all our view points on the hottest topics in hip hop. On this week’s episode of Where Is Hip Hop? though, Randy and…

When I first caught wind back in January that Durham native Jocelyn Ellis and The Alpha Theory (TAT) had broken up it was kind of sad news. TAT was a soul/rock/hip hop fusion band based out of Charlotte, with JE on the lead vocals. TAT only released one project that included Jocelyn Ellis, the In…

SUCKER FREE SUNDAYS returns again tonight April 17, 2011 to Shakedown Street in Raleigh, NC on NC State’s campus. Last week the venue was literally wall to wall; get there early tonight because you don’t want to be one of the folks left on the sidewalk, salty because they couldn’t get in (true story from…

Sidebar: What does the type of car Uncle Luke drive have to do with his political campaign? Back in March, I promised y’all I’d stay on top of the news for Uncle Luke’s run for the Mayor of Miami-Dade Country. The latest development is he recently visited 91.3 WLRN (which is a public radio station…

Mr. Shadeed always delivers great content during the Hip Hop Bytes segment and the newest episode is no exception. This week Mr. Shadeed covers Social Media Manners. He breaks down the top three rules for interacting with people across multiple media outlets and also gives tips on how to build business relationships online. You can…

If you haven’t heard the news, yesterday North Carolina was hit by several tornados that ran through 20 counties, caused twenty-two fatalities, demolished a Lowe’s in Sanford (pictured above), displaced many families and caused damage that is still being tallied. Authorities and neighbors throughout NC are still searching for victims and survivors. I’d like to…

Kooley High had a concert scheduled last night at The Pourhouse in downtown Raleigh that was cancelled as a result of the tornados that ripped through NC. You can catch them next weekend at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Of Music & Dance. Shakori Hills is in it’s 9th year and is a four day event…

In last week’s episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I discuss Big King Remembered In Time and his potential. With two successful album releases to date, Def Jam’s backing, packed out venues on tour and the respect of industry peers, Big K.R.I.T.’s buzz is undeniable. 8 Ball & MJG, UGK, and Devin The…