Category: News
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R.I.P Sylvia Robinson, Co-Founder Of Sugar Hill Records (News)
Sylvia Robison, co-founder of the legendary rap label, Sugar Hill Records, passed away earlier today September 29 at 0628 AM EST at Meadowlands Hospital in New Jersey. She was 75. In addition to founding the record label with her husband Joe, Sylvia Robinson was also a former singer with the group Mickey & Sylvia. Her…
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Grammy-Winning Producer Boi-1da’s New Blog/Website Launches: Boi1da.net (News)
Grammy-award winning producer Boi-1da (Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, etc) just lauched a new website/blog, Boi-1da.net. The site will feature everything you need to stay up to date on the Boi-1da movement as well as the latest in technology, gaming, music, videos, news and more. “The Team” consists of folks selected…
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Petey Pablo Sentenced To 35 Months In Prison (News)
All is not peaches and cream for the NC hip hop scene. Yesterday Petey Pablo (who lives in Wake Forest, NC) was sentenced to 35 months in prison on a federal gun charge. In September 2010, while passing through airport security at RDU airport on his way to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, a…
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The Local Buzz: @1360WCHL Chapel Hill, NC To Get New FM Radio Station (News)
Radio station WCHL 1360 Chapel Hill, NC—which has been broadcasting since 1953—will soon convert their frequency over to the FM dial. WCHL 1360 offers news, the major UNC-Chapel Hill sporting events and nationally syndicated talk hosts who covers the Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities and beyond. It is only one of the two stations…
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Black Eye Peas apl.de.ap’s Philippine Education Campaign (News)
Members of the Black Eye Peas continue with their trend of creating and supporting education and technology initiatives around the globe. This time around, Fil-American apl.de.ap is launching the "We Can Do Anything" campaign in his home country of Manilla, Philippines. The initiative is a partnership between apl.de.ap’s foundation and a local Filipino organization; the…
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Dr. Mark Anthony Neal’s (@NewBlackMan) ‘Left Of Black Season 2: Episode 1’ w/ Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) [Video]
Dr. Neal’s Left Of Black weekly series returns for a second season with special guest Michael Eric Dyson. During the season premiere, the two discuss President Obama’s accomplishments and challenges, as well as Dr. Cornel West’s outlook of the Obama administration to date. In addition to the above, Dr.’s Neal and Dyson talk about the importance…
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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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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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@TheNicheMag’s 2011 South Carolina Music Awards Winners (News)
The fourth annual 2011 South Carolina Music Awards weekend is officially a wrap. I have attended the past 2 year’s events and must say, 2011 topped both 2009 and 2010. Regardless of how you feel about the awards and accompanying events, The Niche Carolina Magazine and One Love Marketing Group presented another successful and…