Off Mantiz’s upcoming The Preface II: Autocracy mixtape, which drops next week. Another Million Dollar Dreamz soundtrack handled by Sam King. Mantiz is originally from Elgin, SC but he’s recently moved to Atlanta. "Caroline" — Download.
Pineville, South Carolina’s Benjamin Starr just released his first project since 2011’s Scorsese Sessions. The production on GNR is pretty jammin’ so far. I haven’t delved into the lyrics deep yet but will in time. Last night the "Charlamagne Tha God" track re-sparked an old topic over at **KJ’s blog H1gher Learning, which initially began on…
This track is off Drique’s Gordian Knot EP with Tacoma, Washington producer DJ Semaj, which was released back in August. The video is directed by Head Graphix (swag!) Check out the "Temporary Paper" video after the jump! Run That Back: Drique London (@DriqueLondon) — “Knockin”.
Hey out of towners, 919 is the area code for Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Just so y’all know. Free Agent’s new R&B mixtape includes features from NC staples such as Raleigh’s King Mez, Greensboro’s IllPo, and Burlington’s Tab-One. Production comes courtesy of Commissioner Gordon (Raleigh), Trie Cartier (Durham), Laphelle (Greensboro) plus more. 919’s & Headaches (Mixtape)…
With 2012 being a Presidential election year and plus so much happening in politics concerning foreign policy, I wondered when a Carolina artist was going to release a track talking about the war overseas and/or the struggles of being in the military. It’s a relevant topic to cover in lyrics that many don’t seem to…
Sidebar: Who else in Fayetteville, NC has their visual game up right now? It’s been a minute since I’ve seen videos and heard about new projects in 2012 for artists from Fayetteville outside of Lo Keys and Hollywood Cole. No shade, just asking. Anyway this track is off of Lo Keys’ American Greed: Scams, Schemes & Broken…
It’s all Bull City (Durham, NC) everythang on Wreck-N-Crew’s new single, where they recruit fellow Durhamite Thee Tom Hardy to assist. Here the trio flow over Laphelle’s production, which is a chop of Erykah Badu and Stephen Marley’s "I’m In Love With You". Word is that Wreck-N-Crew will be releasing the Alcohol and Music II…
Hey RDU hip hop scene, if you missed Eargasm Entertainment’s Halloween Bash last year, you definitely don’t want to miss this year! This event is the biggest dubstep/hip hop Halloween party in RDU and was literally wall to wall last year. Just about everyone was dressed up, with costumes such as your favorite rapper to Dr.…
It’s time for Chick-Fil-A’s annual campaign to help the Durham Rescue Mission. On tomorrow (Wednesday October 24, 2012) if you visit any participating Durham and Chapel Hill, NC Chick-Fil-A restaurant and donate at least 3 non-perishable cans of food, you’ll receive a free chicken sandwich. If you visit during breakfast hours (7:00 am-10:30 am), you’ll…