"It (Hip-Hop) is alive and well."-OC from NC
by Eric D.Graham
With two-dope albums (Higher Learning and The Second Renaissance) under his belt, Octavius Taylor (aka OC from NC) is a Burlington (B-Town) MC , who could be the next (MC) from the Tar Heel State to crack the glass ceiling of musical success.
With two-dope albums (Higher Learning and The Second Renaissance) under his belt, Octavius Taylor (aka OC from NC) is a Burlington (B-Town) MC , who could be the next (MC) from the Tar Heel State to crack the glass ceiling of musical success.
Why? Because, his delivery is dope and his (flow) is- fluid like water. Honestly, OC rhymes effortlessly over the production of his producer B Squared (Brandon Smith) in order to make some classic Boom-Bap records. They, truly, are -a dynamic duo in the Carolina music scene.
Despite little national attention, however, Taylor's skills and talent, were not overlooked during the 2017 Carolina Music Awards, which were held in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, Aug.26 at the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts. Because, he was awarded the 2017 Best Male Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Award.
When OC, who has had the privilege of being the opening act for Nappy Roots and Rapsody, was asked what he thought about the State of Hip-Hop, he stated that if you let the co
mmercial or the Radiocontrol what you listen to, you might be under the impression that there is no great music out there.
I, myself, would have to agree with him. Because, he is definitely putting out some good music worth listening to. So, please go to www.ocfromnc.bandcamp.com in order to hear what you have been missing on the radio.
(Pictured below Eric D. Graham (News Reporter/Pocket Full of Ghetto Poems), Octavius Taylor (The 2017 Male Hip-Hop Artist of the Year) and CEO of Born To Get It (Rich Pringle)
Despite little national attention, however, Taylor's skills and talent, were not overlooked during the 2017 Carolina Music Awards, which were held in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, Aug.26 at the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts. Because, he was awarded the 2017 Best Male Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Award.
When OC, who has had the privilege of being the opening act for Nappy Roots and Rapsody, was asked what he thought about the State of Hip-Hop, he stated that if you let the co
mmercial or the Radiocontrol what you listen to, you might be under the impression that there is no great music out there.I, myself, would have to agree with him. Because, he is definitely putting out some good music worth listening to. So, please go to www.ocfromnc.bandcamp.com in order to hear what you have been missing on the radio.
(Pictured below Eric D. Graham (News Reporter/Pocket Full of Ghetto Poems), Octavius Taylor (The 2017 Male Hip-Hop Artist of the Year) and CEO of Born To Get It (Rich Pringle)
