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My dude KJ “curates” (he’s such a southern gent) the H1gher Learning website. H1gher is dedicated to the intelligent documentation of southern streetwear. While in Atlanta recently KJ interviewed SC’s Jus Nice: “H1GHER LEARNING founder and curator KJ Kearney goes on a snapback shopping spree with fellow South Carolinian and up-and-coming rapper, Jus Nice. They…

I’ve been looking for a mixtape that includes all of the G.O.O.D. Friday releases to date and this one fits the bill. No annoying drops or DJs screaming over the tracks, just the music you want to hear. There’s also some cuts from the label’s artists and ‘Ye remixes that I’ve never heard. Track list…

Looking through our past episodes, T.I. has been talked about more than any other rapper. We’re 62 episodes and 1.5 years in, so that’s saying a lot. On this week’s episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I talk about The King Of The South being sent back to prison for 11 months. Back…

Jay-Z continues to be one of my favorite businessmen in hip hop. First he’s chopping it up with Warren and Steve, now he’s hooked up with Bill (Gates) and Microsoft’s Bing for a new partnership: “Jay-Z fans will be able to access pages from the rapper’s upcoming book — Decoded, an exploration of his life…

Most people know Kooley High but may not be aware of Inflowential. Inflow is like a spinoff that includes Kooley members Charlie Smarts, Tab-One and DJ Ill Digitz. The other members are A. Did the vocal percussionist (aka human beat box, and the boy is good), Bender on bass and Kyle on guitar. Inflowential is…

Off the upcoming Jackkin For Beats coming January 2011. Download ‘Can’t Help It’.

Eddy B is a emcee currently based in Greensboro, NC and a student at N.C. A & T. I think he’s originally from NC but can’t remember which city. Anyway hate making comparisons but dude kinda sings like Drake and rhymes like J. Cole. Give the first couple of tracks a spin and you’ll see…

Off 9th Wonder’s upcoming 9th’s Opus: It’s A Wonderful World Music Group Volume 1 dropping October 26 and Rapsody’s Return Of The B-Girl mixtape, dropping in December.

3 weeks ago I had a chance to attend the 2010 2010 Southeast Music & Entertainment Summit (SMES). The SMES encompass the music and entertainment markets of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. It was my 3rd year attending and as in years past it was a good weekend of networking, knowledge-sharing and parties. Oh…