Category: Album
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Phonte – No News Is Good News ALBUM REVIEW (Video)
Phonte’s 2nd studio album ‘No News Is Good News’ was released on March 2, 2018, via his label Foreign Exchange Music. I do believe this project is his best release to date! In this video I share my thoughts and some of the themes on the album. A few of the themes I picked up…
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Today In Carolina Hip Hop History: March 2, 2009 Mica Swain (@MicaSwain) Releases ‘Ms. Swain’
Today in Carolina Hip Hop History, Mica Swain released Ms. Swain on March 2, 2009. Mica Swain released Ms. Swain on the 2nd day of Women’s History Month (March). The album was her second project and came out on her self-owned record label, Backwoodz Muzic Inc. Mica Swain hails from Plymonth, NC. Ms. Swain was…
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Today In Carolina Hip Hop History: February 8, 2005 Rapper Big Pooh (@RapperBigPooh) Releases ‘Sleepers’
Today In Carolina Hip Hop History, Rapper Big Pooh released Sleepers on February 8, 2005. In February 2005, Rapper Big Pooh was still part of the trio Little Brother, which included Phonte and producer 9th Wonder. Sleepers was Rapper Big Pooh’s debut solo album. It was released on 6 Hole Records. Rapper Big Pooh’s Sleepers…
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Today In Carolina Hip Hop History: January 13, 2009 Rebellious (@RebelliousMindz) Release ‘Rise To The Occasion’
Today in Carolina Hip Hop History, Rebellious released Rise To The Occasion on January 13, 2009. Rise To The Occasion was Rebellious’ debut album, which came out on their label Southern Groove Entertainment. The group is comprised of two members, Shawt & G. The duo hails from Edgefield, South Carolina. The majority of the…
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Rebellious Mindz (@RebelliousMindz) aka Shawt & G — Ryder Muzik (Album)
I always felt that the duo of Edgefield, South Carolna’s Shawt & G (collectively known as Rebellious Mindz) were the Carolina’s equivalent to Tennessee’s Eightball & MJG, Texas’ UGK, Alabama’s Dirty, even Georgia’s OutKast. Rebellious Mindz never disappointments with their music output and has consistently released quality, down South “riding music”. Peep their previous projects…
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The Top Carolina Hip Hop Releases Of 2012
Well y’all, 2012 is officially about over. Are you happy with how your brand prospered and flourished in 2012? Did you achieve all of the intended goals for your business? In 2012, the Carolina hip hop scene had a great handful of awesome releases. There’s good hip hop to be consumed here, however let’s be…
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OXYxMoron (@OXYxMORON) — The Woods (Album Sampler)
The fact that OXYxMORON are releasing a new project soon is some of the best Carolina hip hop music news I’ve heard all month. Their mixtape My Well Smokes Good, which dropped back in May 2011, made my The Top Carolina Hip Hop Releases Of 2011 list. It wasn’t just me who felt the project…
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The Top 5 Carolina Hip Hop & R&B Releases Of 2012…….So Far
Well y’all, with less than five months left in the twenty twelve, the year is officially half way over. My work in corporate IT, which along with this blog helps feed an insatiable Chucks habit, is a huge part of my life. I love my career, because among all the perks that go along with…
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Josh Adam (@JoshRaps) — Rise Of A Dreamer (Full Album Stream)
It’s been a while since I’ve heard a hip hop/pop album from a North Carolina-based artist. As a matter of fact, this may be the first one ever, so that’s really refreshing. Rise of a Dreamer is Josh Adam’s debut project and was released through Raleigh, NC’s Lazrso Records. The album is primarily produced by…