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Joey Papers is out of Orangeburg, SC. Beyond that I don’t know too much about him besides the fact that Lana over at Carolina Hustle manages him. I have however seen Papers on the other Carolina hip hop blogs recently so he must be moving. ‘Loco’ talks about, among other things, the drank called 4…

Derty Den brings his street heavy “I’m Derty” single to life in this video shot in his hometown of Enfield, NC. Video features cameos from Drama Squad.

Lyrically, the RDU hip hop scene is killing it right now. So here’s more NC flavor (Raleigh to be exact), an exclusive sent over by Mr. Ben Ready himself. While this track was produced by Foolery of Kooley High, HaLo is currently in the studio working with producers Kash, Khrysis, & 9th Wonder on a…

The listeners love hearing fresh new music on feature night Thursdays and so do I. August 12 it all goes down once again. 9PM-12MN, WYXC 89.3 FM Chapel Hill, NC. Live streaming will be available on the stations’ website. The featured artist interviews for the night will be announced soon. Everyone else, be sure to…

J. Nolan is a lyricist out of Atlanta that I’ve been checking for a minute now. His sound is kinda laid back with a soulful vibe. Back in October 2009 he dropped the Resilience mixtape that was pretty dope, followed up with the Bridges Under Water EP in December 2009. Now J. Nolan is back…

After several leaks and much buzz in the Carolinas, Fayetteville’s Rain drops Part 3 in his American Dreamin’ mixtape series. The project features production from Ski Beatz, Lex & Los and Rain himself, in addition to an exclusive track with Tyler Woods, the lone R&B singer signed to 9th Wonder’s IWW Music Group. Download ‘American…

Fresh up off his win for Male Hip Hop Artist Of The Year at the 2010 Carolina Music Awards, Derty Den sent over this exclusive. Not sure if it’s going to be on an upcoming project, but I’m still waiting for part 2 of Drama Squad’s ‘Ready For War’ mini-movie. Ya’ll better not kill off…

Chuck Good is a 16 year old emcee (wow they make emcees that young these days?) out of Michigan that’s gotten his buzz up by throwing a ‘Red Cup Session’ hip hop showcase regularly in his area. Since this blog is all about discovery and indie artists with great music (+ more) check out the…