Category: Business
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@CthaGod Featured In New @adidas All Originals, Iconics Commercial (Video)
Radio personality Charlamagne Tha God of Power 105.1 FM’s The Breakfast Club narrates a new adidas commercial which highlights the adidas Originals product line. The commercial also shows various cultures and lifestyles the adidas brand is a major part of, including skate and car culture, graffiti, emceeing, turntabalism and athletics. Other notables in the commercial…
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New Releases At @KosmicKickz Rare & Exclusive Sneakers (News)
Have you stopped into your local sneaker and streetwear boutique lately? Kosmic Kickz in Greensboro has several recently released sneakers available in the store, including the Air Jordan Retro VII Cardinal and Jordan 2011 Limited Quickstrike Warrior Pack. And while you’re at Kosmic Kickz, you can support your local hip hop blogger by copping a…
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@TheNicheMag Volume 4, Number 2 Featuring @KingMez @HeySkyBlew @Nikki2Hot4Radio + More (News)
The new issue of The Niche Carolina Magazine is now available. The edition features several people from the RDU hip hop scene, including K97.5’s Nikki Nicole, Durham emcee SkyBlew, Raleigh emcee King Mez and yours truly. Nikki Nicole has done a tremendous amount of work in building her brand and is featured as a…
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Dear @OfficialTM103, Fans Don’t Want Another Mixtape (Video)
Dear Young Jeezy, Your fans do not want another mixtape. And right before your new album TM103 is supposed to drop? Why? You’re confusing us something serious. Randy over at The Block breaks down the economics of dropping a mixtape before a highly anticipated album and why it does not work.
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Steve Stoute x ‘The Tanning Of America’ (News)
One of my favorite industry businessmen, Steve Stoute, will be releasing a new book, The Tanning Of America, on September 8. He is the founder of Translation Advertising, which is an advertising, marketing, branding and consulting firm. The Tanning Of America will focus on the impact hip hop culture has had on the global economy. In…
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@GreenbenchTV’s “Paid Time Off” Sketch Comedy Web Series (Video)
Green Bench TV is a sketch comedy troupe based out of Greensboro, NC founded by John Holland and Jamal Whitted in 2001. I’ve been following their sketch videos since late 2009 and the visual quality has always been pretty good, in addition to being funny as h*ll. Above all their videos typically have a message, whether…
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The Local Buzz: @KingMez’s “From The South” Video x @FLUnlocked (News)
Congratulations are in order for Raleigh’s King Mez! Beginning yesterday morning his video "From The South", which features IWWMG’s Thee Tom Hardy & Sean Boog, started running in Foot Locker stores nationwide. In addition to Foot Locker, the video will also be shown in Foot Locker’s affiliate stores, including Champs Sports, Foot Action, and MetroPCS.…
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@MCLyte Releases iPhone App (News)
MC Lyte joins Swiss Beatz, 9th Wonder, Inflowential plus several others to become the latest hip hop personality to launch an app. The MC Lyte App allows users to stream her music, see pictures, check out bios, and stay up to date on her events. The new app is available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod…
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The Local Buzz: @TheBrewery Is Closing Its Doors (News)
The local hip hop community in RDU is saddened by the news; on Friday July 29, 2011 The Brewery in Raleigh, NC is closing it’s doors. Since 1983, The Brewery has been one of the most important staples of the independent music scene in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Both known and unknown hip hop, rock, electronica,…