Back in September Raleigh, NC’s Drique London stopped by the studio for an interview during September’s Feature Night Thursday show. During his visit, we chatted about his come up in the NC hip hop scene, his streetwear style and favorite brands (Drique is well known for his fashionable attire), snap backs vs. fitteds, his soulful…
In the fifth series of their viral video campaign to celebrate the Rocawear legacy, the brand features Brooklynite and Panamanian rapper, actor and entrepreneur Panama. Run That Back: That’s Rocawear: Style Suite 2011 (Video).
Durham, NC’s resident hip hop and jazz quartet The Beast is back with another cool promotional video for another great event. This time around, The Beast will be performing with KidZNotes and youth poetry collective, Sacrificial Poets at Flanders Gallery in Raleigh on November 19. KidzNotes is an organization that aims to "transform children’s futures through…
Off Gangsta Gibbs’ Cold Day In Hell mixtape, which dropped earlier this week. And is it just me or is Juicy J and SMKA popping up everywhere these days? "Str8 Slammin"– Download. Run That Back: Listen/Download Freddie Gibbs’ Cold Day In Hell Mixtape.
Bronx emcee YC The Cynic (@YCTheCynic) selected several of North Carolina’s best spitters to do an NC remix of his track "More And More", off his Fall FWD mixtape. Charlotte, NC’s Big Pooh, and Raleigh, NC’s King Mezatron and Median all show up for an assist. Nice. Track produced by J57 (of the Brown Bag…
Recently, a rapper by the name of Gage made a song about Power 105.1 FM’s and South Carolina native Charlamagne Tha God. When the track was released, Charlamagne posed the question: "why nobody from SC ever did this for me?" Well that track and Charlamagne’s question kicked off a firestorm of debates, both public and private.…
The only rappers and hip hop entrepreneurs who typically receive shine from Forbes are Jay-Z, Russell Simmons, and 50 Cent. Oh yeah, P. Diddy too. But we can now add 2 Chainz to that list. Tity Boi (real name: Tauheed Epps) was interviewed this week by Forbes journalist Zack Greenburg. During their sit down, 2 Chainz talks…
I’m so excited that Kooley High is dropping a new album! This track is from their upcoming project, David Thompson. It is set to drop December 6th, 2011 via Fat Beats digital distribution. DJ Prince produced the record with Median on the assist. "Yeah Yeah"– Download. Run That Back: Kooley High Ft. King Mez — "Skyview" (Video).
Off Jus Nice’s The Cool Table mixtape, out now and presented by SMKA, Rocksmith Clothing and LiveMixtapes. Video directed by Justin Chambers. Run That Back: Jus Nice Interview With http://nancioishiphop.com (Video).