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Kaj Kadence (@KajKadence) — “Higher Learning” (Video)
In almost six years of blogging about Carolina hip hop, I’ve noticed that approximately every one to two years, the lineup of the most buzzing artists changes. This pretty much mimics what happens in mainstream hip hop, where you see an artist literally “everywhere” at one point (print, TV, blogs, tours, etc.) and then about…
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Miles Stone (@IAmMilesStone) — “Hell of A Night (H.O.A.N.)”
New track from NC’s Miles Stone featuring Naj Murph, with production by Wino Willy. “Hell Of A Night” —
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ILLPO (@ILLPO) — “Let’s Talk” Produced By D.R.U.G.S. Beats (@D_R_U_G_S_BEATS)
ILLPO & producer D.R.U.G.S. Beats are set to release their joint album, Dopamine on Memorial Day (May 26th). This new record will not appear on the Greensboro, NC duo’s new project. “Let’s Talk”– Run That Back: IllPo — “Grand Closing” Produced By D.R.U.G.S. Beats.
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Benjamin Starr (@Benny_Starr) — “Allah”
It’s good news to hear that Pineville, SC’s Benny Starr will be releasing a new mixtape this Summer. His 2012 Guns N Roses mixtape remains one of my favorite projects ever released by a South Carolina emcee and also made my The Top Carolina Hip Hop Releases Of 2012 list. Joint is jammin’. “Allah”…
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Mantiz (@Mantiz186) — ’27’ (Mixtape)
South Carolina native (and current ATL resident) Mantiz released his latest mixtape, 27, this week in honor of his birthday. The project is feature light and includes SC’s Jah Jah, Nard Dinero and Armon. The entire mixtape is self- produced by Mantiz, who sings, raps, and engineers in addition to producing. Y’all can hit…
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#RapOnTheRun: Final Fitness Boot Camp + Cross Training Results #RunChat
Well y’all I survived fitness boot camp. Remember I told y’all back when fitness boot camp started that I really do not like (hate! hate! hate! hate!) cross training. When it comes down to it, I’d rather just run. The main goal with adding cross training to my marathon training is to become a…
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DJ B. Lord (@DJBLord) Ft. Dirty Dave (@DirtyDaveDDE) & Lil Cutty (LilCutty) — “A$$ Like A Camaro”
I tell y’all what, I bet Chevrolet never imagined their product being marketed in a way such as this. “A$$ Like A Camaro” was shot in The Met (aka Columbia, SC) late last November. The track is off of DJ B. Lord’s upcoming album, Carolina Global and features Charleston’s Dirty Dave and one of…
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Ran Bruce (@RanBruce) — “W.D.W.G” (Video)
Columbia, SC’s Ran Bruce is one of the forefront rappers in SC’s #NewSC movement. “W.D.W.G.” is off of his PG-458 mixtape, which was released at the bottom of last year. Y’all can watch the “W.D.W.G.” video after the jump.
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#RapOnTheRun: Race 13.1 Midtown Raleigh (@Race131), My Spring 2014 Anti-Lazy Tool
Well y’all I’m officially out of the marathon recovery phase. It’s been four weeks since I ran my first marathon last month [READ: #RapOnTheRun: 2014 Tobacco Road Marathon Review]. Now is the time to put another race on the calendar. Otherwise I’m going to get lazy and be less prepared when it’s time to kick…