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Rapsody shares her highly-anticpated album "Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops" , that features 16 tracks with guest appearances by Mr. Porter , KARABO YA MORENA , JOJO ABOT , George Clinton , Malice , Amanda Reifer , Nomisupasta , and Amber Navran .

The Musalini and 9th Wonder share their release "The Don & Eye 3" , which is the 3rd edition of the series that features 19 tracks with guest appearances by Le$ , Swank , Silent Snipers , SWEATA , Heather Victoria , Silent Snipers , Eli Tha Don , Smoke DZA , and Really Jaewon .

The Musalini & 9th Wonder share the official video for the single 'Pocket Full' produced by 9th Wonder . The single will appear on their upcoming collaborative release "The Don & Eye" .

Rapsody shares the official video for the single "Apple Juice" , from her upcoming album ‘God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops' out August 21, 2026.  ► Vinyl Pre-Order :: https://rapsody.komi.io ​ ► Stream ' Apple Juice' :: https://rapsody.komi.io/​

Fayettevill, NC rap artist PFG shares the official video for the single "Whole House" featuring J. Cole, from the album "Never Say Die" , fully produced by @jcole ‬​. The video is directed by Kiyanac and executive produced by @nervreck ‬.

North Carolina rap artist PFG shares his release "NEVER SAY DIE" , that features Dreamville founder J. Cole on production and also featuring him guest appearing on 3 tracks.

Dreamville signee and North Carolina rap artist Lute shares his release "HARD TO REACH" , that features 12 tracks of personal introspection,

Rapsody celebrates Juneteenth by debuting the creatively empowering video for the single "God Gotta Afro" feat. KARABO YA MORENA . The single is from Rapsody 's upcoming album "God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops" out August 21.

North Carolina emcee Rapsody shares her single "God Gotta Afro", from her upcoming album, "God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops" .

Under the mentorship and executive production of Grammy-winning hip-hop producer 9th Wonder ( Jay-Z , Destiny's Child , Kendrick Lamar ) come North Carolina's fastest-rising hip-hop duo! 'THE ZENITH' is produced entirely by 9th's daughter JADA and includes 15 tracks of lyrical raps from Fayetteville's own S14H over JADA's smooth sampling. With features from established and revered hip-hop acts such as Murs and Swank & King Draft as well as from fellow members of THE COLLECTIVE , KMac , Carri Starr , and Iris Moon , 'THE ZENITH' is living proof that the soul of lyrical hip-hop lives on in the next generation through artists like JADA X S14H.

GDF Records / EMPIRE share the official video for the single "I Can Relate" by Compton, CA rap artist Jay Worthy and Winston-Salem, NC producer 9th Wonder .

The legendary Raekwon of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan  links up with Raleigh, NC rap artist Shyst Vader for the official video for the single "Reshaping The Culture" , produced by DJ Profluent .

Denzel Curry links with his newly formed collective The Scythe for Strictly 4 The Scythe. The collective consist of A$AP Ferg , Bktherula , TiaCorine , and Key Nyata . The project features the previously released the singles, “Lit Effect” , “The Scythe” , and “Mutt That Bih” .

Charlotte, NC rap artist Fetty P Franklin links up with Memphis, TN rap artist Big Moochie Grape for the official video for their collaborative single "Bows and Bricks" .  Stream "Bows and Bricks" : http://broke.ffm.to/fetty-p-franklin-...

Top Dawg Entertainment rap artist Ab-Soul recently shared the remix to J. Cole and Daylyt 's unofficial 2024 collab "A Plate Of Collard Greens" . website development

Fayetteville, NC native and Dreamville Records  founder J. Cole shares the official video for the single "Two Six" , produced by Omen , T-Minus , and Ron Gilmore Jr. . The single appears on J. Cole 's release "The Fall-Off" and the video is directed by Simon Chasalow .  J. Cole - The Fall-Off is available on all platforms now: https://JCole.lnk.to/TheFall-Off

Dreamville founder J. Cole shares his highly-anticpated release "The Fall-Off" , that features two disc, 12 tracks each for a total of 24 tracks. The release features guest appearances by Future , Tems , Petey Pablo , Burna Boy , Marvin Sapp , and Common .

Fat Beats shares the official video for the single "The Syndicate" by NC Hip Hop collective Kooley High & ATL-bred producer Tuamie . The single appears on their collaborative release 'ALL INFINITE' . The video is filmed, directed, and edited by @thebrojackson .  'ALL INFINITE' is OUT NOW: https://linktr.ee/kooleyhigh

J. Cole shares his mixtape "Birthday Blizzard '26 (Hosted by DJ Clue)" to celebrate his 41st birthday. The mixtape features a four-pack of new freestyles available exclusively on Cole’s website for the suggested price of $1, the EP arrives in advance of the Fayetteville rapper’s long-awaited album "The Fall-Off" , which is slated to land on February 6, 2026 .

Dreamville founder and Fayetteville, NC native J. Cole shares the single/visual for the single "DISC 2 TRACK 2" , from his highly-anticpated release "The Fall-Off" , dropping on February 6th, 2022.