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Off SMKA’s upcoming The 808 Experiment: Vol 3, dropping April 26. No shade, but it seems like each of the artists on this track should be bigger than they are right now, because they are that talented. Remember when Mikkey Halstead was signed to Cash Money? What happened? For The People–<a href=”http://smka.bandcamp.com/track/for-the-people-prod-smka”>For The People (Prod.…

Jay The MVP is a name you’ve seen recently around these parts, one part due to the fact that his new mixtape Passion, dropped a few days ago. He’s a multi-talented artist originally from Florence, SC, in that Jay is a writer, producer, engineer, plus he sings and rhymes; hence the tag “The MVP”. Late…

This video breaks down the top key elements from the book Empire State Of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office. The author Zack O’Malley Greenburg describes how Hov amassed his $450 million dollar business empire: through deals involving touring, apparel, music distribution and sports. Keep in mind, this is a business…

In case you missed it, G’Boro’s P. Wonda has been pulling in some pretty heavy features lately. First it was Columbia, SC’s Boss G for “Movie Star” off Boss G’s Ric Flair mixtape. Next was G.O.O.D. Music’s GLC for the “Fell Back” video and track; now Othaz Records links up with We The Best’s Ace…

Raleigh rapper Mallz is new to me, but apparently he dropped his second solo album Service Entrance earlier this month. Check it out, and if you’re feeling it be sure to hit him up on Twitter to let him know. Service Entrance– Download.

Official video off of GT’s album out now, Season One: Freshman Year. Video directed by Bank! (Million Dollar Dreamz). Run That Back:“Song Cry 2011”–Continental GT Ft. MaryLiz.

Raleigh emcee C. Minor drops off a single, to hold folks over until his mixtape RBG: The Rhythm, The Blues, and The Gentleman drops later this Spring. This track uses a Kanye sample off MBDTF. “The Light”– Download.

Next month, NYC native and current UNC student JSWISS will be having his mixtape release party. The event will take place Thursday April 7 at and includes performances by Blaze The Sky (SkyBlew and Azon Blaze), Optimus Rhymes, Jones Andrews (Flight School Music) plus more. JSWISS will have free copies of his mixtape available during…

H1gher Learning, the only Southern Streetwear blog around, presented this past Friday the first ever #TheBigMix during 2011 Charleston Fashion Week. #TheBigMix purpose is to bring Southern streetwear brands together all under one roof. There were brands from as far away as Florida, as well as Texas and Virginia. North Carolina was represented very well…