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Earlier this summer I waxed poetic about a perceived “Revival” in the RDU hip hop scene. True cyphers have returned, the lyrical talent bubbling around these parts is amazing and several artists and record labels are receiving national attention. In this mini-mini documentary, a small example of the current lyrical talent in RDU {Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,…

A Bull City exclusive. Earlier this month Durham, NC’s Kourvoisier was named to 9th Wonder’s, “The Future”, the artists who are, in his words: “The torch carriers that will carry us into the next generation of hip-hoppers”. Mixtape download link, back cover and track listing after the jump. Download ‘The Return Of The Golden Era’.

“After a brief layover with the Almost There (FreEP) St. Joe Louis takes us “30,000 ft High & Rising.” It commences with an homage to DeLaSoul on 30,000 and then sky-rockets into the epic life journey’s of Elete, Tommie Chase and Michael Cardigan. The title deals not just with being fly but about the pressures…

Joey Papers is out of Orangeburg, SC. Beyond that I don’t know too much about him besides the fact that Lana over at Carolina Hustle manages him. I have however seen Papers on the other Carolina hip hop blogs recently so he must be moving. ‘Loco’ talks about, among other things, the drank called 4…

Derty Den brings his street heavy “I’m Derty” single to life in this video shot in his hometown of Enfield, NC. Video features cameos from Drama Squad.

Lyrically, the RDU hip hop scene is killing it right now. So here’s more NC flavor (Raleigh to be exact), an exclusive sent over by Mr. Ben Ready himself. While this track was produced by Foolery of Kooley High, HaLo is currently in the studio working with producers Kash, Khrysis, & 9th Wonder on a…

The listeners love hearing fresh new music on feature night Thursdays and so do I. August 12 it all goes down once again. 9PM-12MN, WYXC 89.3 FM Chapel Hill, NC. Live streaming will be available on the stations’ website. The featured artist interviews for the night will be announced soon. Everyone else, be sure to…

J. Nolan is a lyricist out of Atlanta that I’ve been checking for a minute now. His sound is kinda laid back with a soulful vibe. Back in October 2009 he dropped the Resilience mixtape that was pretty dope, followed up with the Bridges Under Water EP in December 2009. Now J. Nolan is back…

After several leaks and much buzz in the Carolinas, Fayetteville’s Rain drops Part 3 in his American Dreamin’ mixtape series. The project features production from Ski Beatz, Lex & Los and Rain himself, in addition to an exclusive track with Tyler Woods, the lone R&B singer signed to 9th Wonder’s IWW Music Group. Download ‘American…