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The Well Versed put together a pretty comprehensive list of 10 female rappers, with true microphone skills, besides the obvious one who’s tearing up the charts right now. Their selection includes favorite Jean Grae, Canada’s Eternia, Detroit’s Invincible plus several more. NC’s own and IWW signee Rapsody also made the cut. Read the full list…

On this track, Maryland’s ScholarMan gets out the booth and moves behind the boards. This is the first time I’ve heard an Anthony Hamilton track flipped like this. ExiSTANCE drops January 2011. “S.T.K.– Download. Run That Back:Hood Stories: The Remixes EP–ScholarMan & Jonesy.

Akshun just so happens to be one of my favorite lyricists coming out of SC right now. I peeped his new track this morning over on The Block. So blame the track artwork on R.E., ya’ll know how he do. Akshun’s Shooter’s Revenge EP drops next month. “To The Fullest”– Download. Run That Back:Sinner’s Therapy,…

…from a Hip Hop perspective. Last weekend on SNL comedian Jay Pharoah did hilarious impersonations of Jay-Z, Drake and Biggie Smalls performing ideal Thanksgiving rhymes. Close your eyes at 00:52: you can’t tell me this cat don’t sound just like Hova! **Gone** at the “Drake Hand”. Run That Back: Happy 4th Of July from a…

Don’t miss Kosmic Kickz Rare & Exclusive Sneakers upcoming Black Friday sale. The boutique specializes in rare and exclusive sneakers, snapbacks, unique T’s as well as urban streetwear not found in commercial stores. They recently opened an online store for folks located outside of the Triad and sell brands such as kidrobot, Crooks & Castles,…

On this week’s episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I discuss the return of lyrical rappers. Not to say artists with true microphone skills ever disappeared, but in the sense of these type of emcees being relevant and visible on the mainstream scene. Between Drake and J. Cole on the radio now, we…

Rain’s latest mixtape The Magic Hour is set to drop later today. Based on the leaks and visuals I’m looking forward to this one. Run That Back:“Baby Don’t Do It”–Rain.

In the latest episode of Hip Hop Bytes, Mr. Shadeed discuss and dissects iTunes (finally) getting the rights to include the Beatles catalog of 13 albums in the iTunes store and how that impacts hip hop culture from an up and coming artist perspective. Even The Beatles had to “Go Digital Or Go Home”. Why…

It’s a about time, Tip. I was beginning to get a little concerned you’d lost the King’s touch. Off the scheduled December release of No Mercy. “Welcome To The World”– Download.