In regards to South Carolina artists making moves outside of the state, Dirty Dave is out working and running circles around darn near everybody (excluding Toro Y Moi and also Sadie Hawkins who’s coming up on the radar). I mean Danny! is Jay-Z’s favorite rapper and all but I’ve yet to see footage from a…
Charleston, SC’s Marcus Allen usually puts out pretty good R&B music and his latest single is no exception. This track is off of his debut album, Personal Invitation, out now. Very upbeat cut. "Sweat It Out"– Run That Back: Marcus Allen — ‘Half A Man’ (Video).
ScHoolBoy Q chats with Life + Times and breaks down the meaning of the song "Oxy Music". The lifestyle blog caught up with him before his show last week at S.O.B.s. "Oxy Music" is off Habits & Contradictions, out now. "Oxy Music" is trippy AF. Check out ScHoolBoy Q’s explanation after the jump. Run That…
So SkyBlew is gearing up to release his next project Window Seat On That Midnight Train but decided to drop this track with fellow NC emcee B.C.P. Backpaker in the meantime. They’re calling the style "liquidstep" (vs. dubstep) and trying out different sounds. That’s respectable and all but I’m not really feeling this experiment. Y’all…
The 5th annual South Carolina Music Awards will be coming this July! Nominations for 2012’s event are now open until April 30th. Be sure to visit http://www.scmusicawards.com to cast your vote today. From what I’m hearing regarding the plans for this year, 2012’s event is sure to be super exciting and will definitely have everyone…
For the second year in a row, Forbes profiled and recently named the top five wealthiest business moguls within hip hop culture. Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg explains the list of hip hop’s financial elite and the multiple business ventures that helped propel them to the top. The list includes Diddy, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Birdman, and…
Last night Future held an album release party in Atlanta for the release of his new project Pluto. In addition to running through crowd favorites, during the course of his sold out concert Future brought out Big Boi, Young Jeezy, T.I., and Gucci Mane. And the crowd went wild, as if Holyfield had just won…
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So I guess the summer of 2012 is going to be the season of the twerk anthem….if so, here’s a new one from V.I.C. Yes, that V.I.C. V.I.C. — "Twerk It".