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Kooley High’s Label mate INFLOWENTIAL has posted their first music video. “Inflowential’s rendition of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff,” recorded in summer 2009 at Tiger Sound Sound studios by B.J. Burton in Raleigh, NC. This track was released on the Hear Here compilation featuring bands from the Triangle.“ Stay tuned to Hot! Dope! Fresh!…

NC to Baltimore’s scariest emcee is back with ‘Connector Man’, from Suicide Music and produced by Khyrsis (always on the boards with the heat!!!). Suicide Music is in stores and available iTunes now. Download here. Run that back: L.E.G.’s interview on the show.

I caught up with SC’s Primo Starr right before the SMES 2009 summit. During the interview we talk about the recession (“what recession? let’s get money, Nanci O!“), the grind over the past year [he won Indie Grind Of The Year at the 2009 SCMAs], and how his rhymes about being a former dope boy…

One of my favorite femcees from GA (Columbus what up) is back with some new heat produced by J-Dan. ‘Awful Sounds’ is a deep track about several topics little girls may experience, one being sexual molestation by a trusted family member. Nikki McKnight (formerly known as Ya Gyrl Terror) is one of my favorite female…

The Royal-Tee and DJ Skills mixtape The Voice of Reason is dropping soon.

Here’s a few snaps from this weekend’s Summit. Slide over to Ms. Chriss’ house to check out her pics. Clevis Harrison also has a great gallery from the entire weekend. Sean Archer (Artist) and Mr. Shadeed (Digital Media Consultant)Randy Roper (Ozone Magazine) and Dirty DenMr. Housey and Shera Bass (C.E.O. The Niche Carolina Magazine)RebelliousShanik Mincie…

I’m back from SMES 2009. I don’t think I partied too hard but my body is trying to tell me otherwise. I been sick since getting home yesterday. I’m not back in top performance mode yet but will get there. The most important point is I had a good time, met interesting new people, reconnected…

… at Albany St. University Homecoming Concert 2009 this past weekend, where he opened up for Trey Songz.

L-R clockwise: Tom Foolery, Charlie Smarts, Synopsis, DJ Ill Digitz, Rapsody, Tab-One. NC’s coolest cool kids Kooley High were to be the fourth guest interview during last weeks’ Hot! Dope! Fresh! feature night but couldn’t make it due to a last minute gig. This past Sunday the group invited me to come kick it at…