Duckdown.com has selected 13 finalists. One will be chosen to perform at the Boot Camp Clik show this Saturday, March 15th. For more details click here.

The 13 Finalists are:

1. Sneaky Pete
2. Phoeynx aka P$
3. Rocco Da Gambla aka OMG
4. Soul M
5. The Problemaddicts
6. MIC Medina
7. Durdie Furby aka Gremlyn
8. Lnphynit
9. The ExFactor
10. Theo Martins Jr.
11. Waleezy
12. FeddHill
13. MistaMista

Finalists & their supporters receive a courtesy discounted advance ticket purchased online here. Use Code: BF315

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marked “RI Rap Scene”

Being born and raised in PROVIDEnce, I’ve come to accept certain drawbacks about this state. For example:

1. Our tap water SUCKS!! (I say that b/c there was a time the ish was on point!)
2. Springtime died in April 97’ (April Fools Day Blizzard)
3. We (RI) are the mecca of nepotism.

However, the one issue I can’t bring myself to accept is, the lack of success we’ve had establishing ourselves as a legitimate region of hip hop talent.

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Richie Ragz the youngest artist of Fedd Hill past away yesterday, Friday February 1st. It’s a tragedy when ever someone so young loses their life. This seems almost surreal to me, Richie had been to my old apartment many times. I have designed a lot of artwork for Fedd Hill. Just recently Pone and Richie came by my mom’s crib to meet up with me to discuss the development of their website. If there is one thing I can say about Richie is that he was always very respectful and polite. Not something I am used to when dealing with emcees. Usually emcees are always in “character”, But Richie was mature and down to earth. And even tho I didn’t know him very well, I do feel loss when I think of the fact that he has moved on.

My condolences go out to his family, friends and loved ones. Here is a mini bio about Ragz I got from his myspace page: (more…)

Two Shows In Two Nights. Monkey Business at the AS220. Special Teamz at The Living Room. Mortal comes out of hiding.

Rhode Island hip hop was in full effect this past weekend. I attended two shows. While attending hip hop shows seems like a natural activity for a self proclaimed hip hop fan, the fact that I have not been “out” in over six months makes this a monumental occasion … at least for me.

This write up won’t be so much a full blown review of each event. It will be more of a bunch of mini reviews peppered with scathing criticism, bordering on slander, of the Rhode Island Hip Hop scene as a whole. So sit back. Relax. Grab a tall, ice cold glass of grape Hater-Aid and enjoy.

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