North Carolina has always had a rich music history and I feel that state is on the come up in hip hop with the Justus League crew, K-Hill, Shelly B, Kaze, Supastition, Kooley High, M1 Platoon, J. Bully, ect, and production wise 9th Wonder, E. Jones, DJ Forge, Black Jeruz, Khrysis, Jah Freedom, K-Hill (he produces too), ect. I also feel that middle east/mid atlantic movement they have with VA, DC, and MD. How do you feel about NC hip hop?

They don't really play local artists around here. Furthermore, when they do, they play the wack ones.

<--- Big Baller World Order

they played all the local groups.

Yaggfu would stop by & played "exclusive" NC only tracks like "Luau" or "Lena's Orgasm".

don't be fkn evil.

It kinda hipped me to the fact that others in this area are hip to and surprisingly enthusiastic about NC hip hop, The Justus League, Supa, DJ DR, etc and not just the handful of us who all end up at the same events.

However, I do remember a time in the mid 90's when WPEG (97.9 FM)would play a track by 2 local acts at 8pm and have callers call in on a weekly basis to "Kiss/Diss" it. Needless to say, shit ain't goin down now.

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now it's just a battle between two singles that are already in the rotation. There aren't any local artists in it anymore. 97.5 basically had to give Little Brother a few spins after the 4.5 mics in The Source.

I swear, their still trying to push this whole "Crunk City" thing on that station and they couldn't sound more fake. And it's jacked up because half of the niggas in NC really would respond to rappers like Phonte before someone like Petey Pablo.


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>now it's just a battle between two singles that are already
>in the rotation. There aren't any local artists in it
>anymore. 97.5 basically had to give Little Brother a few
>spins after the 4.5 mics in The Source.
>
>I swear, their still trying to push this whole "Crunk City"
>thing on that station and they couldn't sound more fake. And
>it's jacked up because half of the niggas in NC really would
>respond to rappers like Phonte before someone like Petey
>Pablo.
>

Truth be told though, I'm shocked when I hear Kweli on the radio, so I know I'd be shitfaced if they played LB.

<--- Big Baller World Order

From what I get from my visits to NC about all them niggas would respond to Phonte before Petey it's maybe your radio stations being mainstream dickriders riding on whats hot (same with my state, SC radio). I see more influences from up north in carolina hip hop then down south, maybe it's because we're in the middle of the east coast between the north and south along with VA, DC, and MD which is why they have the middle east movement.

I can't forget about the vet Ski Beats he's one of the best.

for some of these artists.

Sadly, I haven't heard of some of these artists (although they're from here).


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>From what I get from my visits to NC about all them niggas
>would respond to Phonte before Petey it's maybe your radio
>stations being mainstream dickriders riding on whats hot (same
>with my state, SC radio). I see more influences from up north
>in carolina hip hop then down south, maybe it's because we're
>in the middle of the east coast between the north and south
>along with VA, DC, and MD which is why they have the middle
>east movement.

Well K97.5 is a Clear Channel station so you know what time it is
with that.

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This is so true:

>I swear, their still trying to push this whole "Crunk City"
>thing on that station and they couldn't sound more fake. And
>it's jacked up because half of the niggas in NC really would
>respond to rappers like Phonte before someone like Petey
>Pablo.

And, this is also the reason why I don't listen to the radio.


Gangstalicious

Rhymes too vicious

Eat emcees all day, mmm, delicious

(c)Gangstalicious (Mos Def), The Boondocks

>However, I do remember a time in the mid 90's when WPEG (97.9
>FM)would play a track by 2 local acts at 8pm and have callers
>call in on a weekly basis to "Kiss/Diss" it. Needless to say,
>shit ain't goin down now.

Honestly there is a lot of talent in NC but speakin for Durham these are some of the most NON-SUPPORTIVE, jealous and hatin ass muhfuckas I have ever seen in my life. Cats from Durham are some of the most closed minded fake assholes I've ever encountered. I'm definately not shitting on the Bull City cause I'm born and bred but it's a goddamn shame that we really don't support our own.

165135

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Shelly B- http://www.myspace.com/shellyb1

K-Hill (also produces)- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=18074352

Kaze- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42269852

J.Bully- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=36061526

Kooley High- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=98334600

Rapsody (lady of the group)- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=38582526

M1 Platoon- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=212067205

Supastition- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=393544

Johnny Madwreck (also produces)- http://www.myspace.com/madwreck

The Others (his group)- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=5741027

Jozeemo- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=44295974

Producers-

D.R. (from The Others group)- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=41890316

E. Jones- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=49584195

Ski Beats (the vet)- http://www.myspace.com/skibeatzmusic

DJ Forge- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3430950

Jah Freedom- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=18839572

Just a few of the NC talents

Endless Mic: http://www.myspace.com/endlessmic1 <---Real good group

Small World: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=92166386 (with DTP)

Tyler Hipnosis: http://www.myspace.com/tylerhipnosis (another NC artist that was a myspace find)

"a-HA" Jadakiss

Wow Endless mics are too dope thanks for putting me up on them.

"a-HA" Jadakiss

It doesn't seem like many people know about them either... I think it's because they are on Trekky which is more of an indie rock type label.

edit* also, I can't believe this post has gotten this kind of a response

"a-HA" Jadakiss

LEGACY on it...shouting out all those NC people...but no Legacy?!?

LOL...okay *edited out the snark* Let me stop before lurkers catch feelings.

GET FAMILAR:
www.myspace.com/ihatelegacy

I also left out JL people in my post (#22) cause I think that most people know about them already...but also

Median: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=7509252

Edgar allan floe: http://www.myspace.com/eafloe

Sean Boog: http://www.myspace.com/seanboogoftheawayteam

Chaundon: http://www.myspace.com/chaundon

Nicolay: http://www.myspace.com/nicolay (he here now!)

cesar comanche: http://www.myspace.com/cesarcomanche

LB: http://www.myspace.com/littlebrother

9th: http://www.myspace.com/9thwondermusic

It's tough not to miss anyone....

"a-HA" Jadakiss

The Justus League is what you need!

Diablo Archer: http://www.myspace.com/diabloarcher

K-Slack: http://www.myspace.com/kslackontheboards

J. Gunn: http://www.myspace.com/jgunnmusic

Killa K: http://www.myspace.com/killakfromthethyrday

O.N.E. Jones: http://www.myspace.com/wolfpackdrummerboy

P.A.N.A.M.A. G.A.T.: http://www.myspace.com/panamagat

Jamie Cooley: http://www.myspace.com/jacooley

Mic El: http://www.myspace.com/mic_el

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Splash G: www.myspace.com/splash

Jim Crow Jackson: www.myspace.com/jimcrowjackson

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Dope thanks.

Baltimore is the same. Think about it, if everyone supported their hometown artists, especially a group like LB, they'd do at least like 100,000 at home alone.

Always expect that hate b/c everyone else wants your spot.

I remember when B Rich got signed off that Whoa Now song, by the way that song was on the radio every hour and mixtapes were selling with the song on it, you'd think the city was backing him, dude debuted at like 10K sold.

And people HATED on that dude, I mean, he was wack, but still, you feel like other artists would at least support someone opening up doors, yeah right.

And folks complain about hate, no radio play, yadda yadda on the local level. But as far as radio, that shit ain't for no local folks anyway, they don't have a responsibility to any local artist, their priority is their ad buyers.

Anyhow, the point is that local hate is every local scene until that shit just blows up like Miami or something, until then, niggaz in NC gon hate LB cause they want their spot.

Oh yeah and LB/9th.

No empathy for white misery (c) BDot

"root for everybody black haters say that's crazy, wow..."

Check the myspace links I just posted that's just a few of the talents there. God I wish Petey never came out and gave us a bad first impression hell I wish Timbaland didn't bring him out period. Dude was nothing but a ATL dickriding rapper in a carolina body. Small World he's dope though, he def. knows about the middle east movement he even tells it in interviews.

don't be fkn evil.

G.F.E.

AgentStrangeMouth

and the list goes on

thats what i think about NC and rap.

Which makes me dislike Petey even more.

at least that was the case 5 years ago.

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"I'm so glad I got my own
I'm so glad that I can see
my life's a natural high
the man can't put no thing on me" (c) Curtis Mayfield

I still say that's the case now dispite some dirty south type followers

The Doc's heaviest years of "hip-hop" were spent in SC and The Doc knows cats were into that style music, just no one really made it until now.

The Doc's all for it...

The middle east music?

All that stuff is pretty dope, ITDO

...9th, Nic, Khrysis, LB, Legacy, Median, Supa, Scudda, Thryd Day ..and the rest of the JL members past & present ...NC got a ridiculous amount of talent

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Hey homie put me up on Thryd Day.

..but they had some dope tracks with Nicolay & 9th before anyone really knew who they were ..like 2002-3 shit ..i think they post here once in a while

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J Gunn, K Slack, & Killa K... all have solo material now...

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Groups/Artists:
Yaggfu Front
Black Sheep (Sanford, stand up! Mr. Lawnge's old name: Shorty Doo Wop)
7th Tribe (DJ Sound Machine is still the illest DJ)
Mic Savvy and Merlin
Lords of the Underground (Shaw U!)
Treez of a Different Soil (RIP Notty)
The Nobodies
Tyfu
TICO
DJ Kraze
Duo

Noted Writer:
Dave Tompkins (check your magazines & liner notes)


Live in NC now:
Big Daddy Kane
Terminator X (owns an ostrich farm!)

don't be fkn evil.

I didn't know Black Sheep and Lords Of The Underground repped NC I always though they repped NY.

..except for Lord Jazz (i bet people not believing that he comes from Cleveland)

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Marley Marl found Lords of the Underground at Shaw U in NC. From there is where they blew up.

Dres & Lawnge met in high school in Sanford NC & formed the group. To hear Dres (who lives in Charlotte) tell it, there was nothing to do in Sanford except HipHop. It has been several years since I've hung out with Lawnge (the last time was to watch a Tyson fight), but back when everyone used to b-boy at a place called Sportsworld (and later The Rink) he was called Shorty Doo-Wop and was as NC as anyone else. Neither of them deny their NC roots.


**funny thing about NC cats - being mid Atlantic, there has always been an authenticity/identity issue here. We're not so southern as Georgia, Texas, or Florida and then again we're not NY either. Cats would often claim some NY roots or status as badges of authenticity.

It is why we can have groups like Yaggfu, Little Brother, and Petey Pablo and not have issues with the dynamics of them. NC takes its sonic cues from all over.

It is comedy though. My friend Damu claimed Far Rockaway ever since I've known him, and he grew up in Garner NC since age 5 or so.



It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at © Rakim.

don't be fkn evil.

<--- Big Baller World Order

I live in Miami Beach now...but I'm old (LOL).

NC's claiming of the South is fairly recent. It wasn't a note of pride for a looooooooooong time. All the good HipHop early on came from NY & LA. I remember feeling sneaky about listening UGK in high school.

HipHop started for me in 1980 listening to my older brother's mixtapes with Afrika Bam's "Planet Rock", "Looking For The Perfect Beat", etc. I thought Kurtis Blow was king (The Breaks & Baaaaaaasss-ket-balllllllllllll). I remember being geeked about Run DMC coming out. They were the "new school". LOL

I remember the Fresh Fest where Russell Simmons visited Shaw U & got shot. He vowed to never come to NC again.

I remember the crowd fighting & chasing Rakim & Eric B offstage in Rocky Mount for lip synching a BS show.

The first time the Roots played in NC, I & two friends (Hunter & Dave) brought them to Chapel Hill (DYWM?) just came out (April of 1996 I think). We got Tajj from 7th Tribe to open up for them. I was so drunk after the show that I told Hub I could out play him on bass.

don't be fkn evil.

Yeah NC hip hop back then was straight east coast.

...the radio stations were playing better shit than hot97 which turned real fruity around the same time

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Fayetteville had some bomb ass radio stations!

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>I live in Miami Beach now...but I'm old (LOL).
>
>NC's claiming of the South is fairly recent. It wasn't a note
>of pride for a looooooooooong time. All the good HipHop early
>on came from NY & LA. I remember feeling sneaky about
>listening UGK in high school.
>
>HipHop started for me in 1980 listening to my older brother's
>mixtapes with Afrika Bam's "Planet Rock", "Looking For The
>Perfect Beat", etc. I thought Kurtis Blow was king (The Breaks
>& Baaaaaaasss-ket-balllllllllllll). I remember being geeked
>about Run DMC coming out. They were the "new school". LOL
>
>I remember the Fresh Fest where Russell Simmons visited Shaw U
>& got shot. He vowed to never come to NC again.
>
>I remember the crowd fighting & chasing Rakim & Eric B
>offstage in Rocky Mount for lip synching a BS show.
>
>The first time the Roots played in NC, I & two friends (Hunter
>& Dave) brought them to Chapel Hill (DYWM?) just came out
>(April of 1996 I think). We got Tajj from 7th Tribe to open up
>for them. I was so drunk after the show that I told Hub I
>could out play him on bass.
>
>

This was the Cat's Cradle show right? If so I was so PISSED that night cause I couldn't get off of work to see them.

Oh yeah what about Mark Sparks the producer. I got an old compliation CD he put out back in 1996 called "KAKALAKA RAW" lots of talent on that joint. I think he was from Charlotte if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah we aint deep south but we are below the Mason-Dixie so we are definately considered south.

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It might be below the dixie line but it along with VA is culturally shifting away from the south due to the MILLIONS of transplants moving there each year. MD and DC are below the dixie line too and was not too long ago considered southern but due to the many transplants moving there not many still considers them southern today and is now culurally mid atlantic (geographically the carolinas, VA, DC, and MD are already mid atlantic). The same is happening to the carolinas and VA.

>Oh yeah what about Mark Sparks the producer. I got an old
>compliation CD he put out back in 1996 called "KAKALAKA RAW"
>lots of talent on that joint. I think he was from Charlotte if
>I'm not mistaken.

I've been telling people about them for years. Somebody stole my tape back in '97.I've been searching for that CD for years. Inbox me that joint please!

Yea let me get a pm too whoever has it.

(Dre) Allah of OKP was also there that night.

don't be fkn evil.

That's what I would describe carolina hip hop (middle east/mid atlantic).

i know they went to college together in nc.. and black sheep has reletives and some roots in nc.. but c'mon, lol.. those are nothing but little tidbits of trivia ..

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Lords of the Underground & Black Sheep both formed & got their start in NC.
...but that's just "trivia".

don't be fkn evil.

...Big Shug and them other cats started it in Boston ...but it wasnt till they went to BK that they got their shit together, got with primo and formed the Gang Starr we know today

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later. i remember because i was type surprised.


peace & blessings,

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don't be fkn evil.

The Nobodies... thats my old crew and I'm still running with them til this day! Good to see someone who REALLY knows the history of NC hip hop. So many groups came out of here but repped other places because it wasn't cool to be from the south back then


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Omniscience The Funky Oneliner and can anyone up some tracks by him?

i definitely remember him. he was the first dude from NC to receive the Hip Hop Quotable in The Source back in the day. he added me on Myspace a few months back. I will try to find the link for it
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One of you guys gave some t-shirts to Monte Smith or Tico (can't remember which) and they gave me one.

don't be fkn evil.

i remember those. seven or equinox gave the shirts to Monte i think. damn... that took me way back
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