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If you’re a rapper (with or without a fan base) who’s been in the game for at least a year and have never put out a mixtape, you’re in the minority. Regardless of how long your career lasts, it is a right of rapper passage that you must put out at least one mixtape. However,…

Wichita, Kansas native XV stopped through Chapel Hill, NC last month as part of The Clipse’s Fam Base Tour and chopped it up with me for a minute. During the interview “The Kid With The Green Backpack” discusses why Wichita’s Hip Hop scene has Bay-Area roots, his gangsta-a$$ beginnings in hip hop, what would be…

The listeners love hearing fresh new music on feature night Thursdays and so do I. May 13 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 two interviews scheduled include Tray Chaney (aka “Poot” from The Wire) and SC’s Boss G,…

You already know Tab-One (of Kooley High) is one of my favorite emcees out of NC (Burlington, what’s up), so I’m looking forward to checking out this new collabo project with the Bay’s Lefty. Download Monster’s Ink. Track listing after the jump. Props to BloggerHouse.The Youth Of America IntroIndy / Tab One, Lefty [Prod By:…

P.S.– I have never seen Nike’s in shrink wrap before. Where you get them from?

Ya’ll were introduced to West Covina, CA artist Dice The Nicest earlier this month. ‘Blow My Mind’ is the second single off of Black Karma and Dice The Nicest’s collab album R.S.V.P. This track is produced by Dice The Nicest and I’m messing with it a little bit. Yup. ‘Blow My Mind’ Download it.

This old new mixtape from Rapsody is a collection of songs and features from 2007-2010 and includes production from 9th Wonder, Amp Live and The Sinopsis. There’s also tracks with Skyzoo, Big Remo, Kooley High + more. I was fortunate enough to get a hard copy of the mixtape last month at the JAMLA/The Academy…

…off Scolla’s latest musical effort, the Escaping Reality EP. His Renaissance Dreams (mixtape) should be dropping sometime this summer.

Fat Boy – Swagga Jackin’ from Certified Films on Vimeo. New in-studio video from Charleston, SC’s Fat Boy. The rest of the video is still being filmed around Charleston and the full version is coming soon. This track is pretty hard. I wonder which SC rapper Fat Boy is referencing? Peeped over at Randy’s house.