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J. Nolan (@J_Nolan) — “Bring The Moon Down” (Prod. By Thallus)
ATLien J. Nolan is back with some new rhymes over a jazzy beat. This track is off his upcoming mixtape, Distinction, which will be dropping in early 2012. "Bring The Moon Down"– Download. Run That Back: J. Nolan — "Round" (Video).
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Charlamagne Tha God (@CthaGod) Discuss Openly Gay Rappers & Keys To Their Success (Video)
Charlamagne talks with DJ Vlad on how far a gay hip hop artist can go and what it would take for them to succeed. And let’s be clear, there are female rappers who are open about homo/bisexuality in their lyrics (i.e. Nicki Minaj). So Charlamagne’s referring to a male openly gay rapper. Charlamagne also points…
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The Urban Scientist (@DNLee5) Uses Biology, Hip Hop & Social Media To Educate & Inform
I’m always happy to highlight women in hip hop who are doing cool stuff, integrating the culture into their business lives, and are a positive influence on others. If you missed it, check out posts from earlier this year on Dr. Marcyliena Morgan, founder and director of the Hip Hop Archives at Harvard University and…
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Steve Stoute (@SteveStoute) Explains How Hip Hop Stars Are Status Symbols (Video)
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player On of my favorite books to drop this year is Steve Stoute’s The Tanning Of America: How the Culture of Hip-Hop Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy. Real talk, if you’re serious about growing a brand organically, learning about how to market it (including principles, guidelines, and gems), the history…
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Check Out Your Favorite Ad Libs On The Rap Board (News)
And in the I’m not quite sure what the purpose of this is news, The Rap Board just launched a new single-page site (check out the screen shot above) with one function: click on the face of a rapper, and you hear their signature sound. Currently there’s a total of 70 of hip hop’s most…
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StaHHr (@StaHHr) Ft. Aleon Craft, Sa-Roc, Ekundayo, Stanza & mikeflo — “Food, Clothing & Hip Hop”
In honor of Hip Hop History Month Memphis native/ATL-based StaHHr (two H’s for hip hop) decided to release, That Was You?, a retrospective compilation of her standout features, collabs and remizes. The tape covers the past 11 years, from 2000- today, is mixed by DJ Deliver and dropped yesterday (11-11-11, covering 11 years, get it?). Other…
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Continental GT (@Continental GT) Ft. D-Ram — “They Know”
Continental GT continues his Lottery Pick: 7 Leaks in 7 Weeks series with leak #5, featuring D-Ram and produced by Meliek I Do The Beats. GT’s N.F.L. (Nice For Life) mixtape drops December 6th. "They Know"– Download. Run That Back: Continental GT — "Down South Party" Prod. By Joey Cutlass.
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Nikkiya (@Nikkiya) Ft. Tech N9ne & Rittz — “When I Was High” Remix
Now this remix surprised me. The original version can be found on Nikkiya’s album, SPEAKHER, which dropped back in August. "When I Was High" (Remix)– Download. The Block. Run That Back: Nikkiya — "Cheater" (Video).
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Wet Willie’s Causes Controversy In The Columbia, SC Hip Hop Scene (News)
Last weekend the Free Times Music Crawl in Columbia went down with a bit of controversy, which has some folks in the hip hop community upset. Wet Willie’s in Columbia’s Vista pulled out two days before the event was supposed to place, after finding out it was assigned to host a hip hop music stage.…