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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | SELF

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | SELF
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"New Music From J Black "Friggidy" (Raleigh, NC)"

Here's the new track "Friggidy" of J Black's new mixtape The Sample. The Raleigh, North Carolina has a serious voice of power and is using it in his goal of "bringing back lyricism and the essence of hip-hop to the main stream." With hard work and dedication, J Black has the voice to make us all take notice. Take a listen to "Friggidy" now.


- Carolinahustle.com


"J. Black Leaves 'The Gauntlet' With a Victory"

In the final round of "Verbal Armageddon VII," held last night in the Blackburn Ballroom, the best of the best went head to head via verbal assaults.

The competition was sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Assembly (UGSA) and WHBC, Howard University's radio station.

Before the show, senior Spanish major Ashley Denson said, "Round three is about to be hot. It's gonna have a new spin."

Shak C and Cartier Ruck hosted this round of ‘Verbal Armageddon VII,' filling in for the absent Pizo Burney, who hosted the first two rounds of the event.

Left in the competition was the rapper known as Infinite, who opened up the battle with complex metaphors about the ills of the world, particularly the black community.

East Oakland native Pendarvis Harshaw rapped about fashion statements and how "it must be in fashion not to give a [expletive] no more."

Maryland native Stephen Redhead, aka Redhead, performed his song "Eighty-Eight Eights" where he flipped the number eight 88 times.

Receiving the most crowd support was sophomore Anthony "Ice Da Villain" Poole, who rapped about his son, calling him from the future, where the condition of blacks has deteriorated -- a warning to improve the situation within the race now.

North Carolina native J. "Black" Fawole rapped about "fake" people and those who, unlike him, just do not make the cut. He said, "It costs to be the boss and you can't afford it."

Freddie Thumps delivered a conscious message about pro-life and pro-choice to the audience.

In the next round, the audience chose Degree deodorant over a silky neck tie as the subject for Infinite to rap about, and Pendarvis had to rap about Raid instead of a water bottle.

Redhead illuminated the stage with his rap about a light bulb and Ice Da Villain safe sexed it with a box of condoms as his visual aid.

J. Black smoked the crowd with his rap, relating to a smoke detector, and Freddie Thumps tackled the subject of a lighter.
The final round was different from the others because the host pulled topics out of a bag at random for the contestants to speak on.

The rappers covered random topics such as a student "going postal" in the Administration building, being framed for murder and having brunch with President Bush and bringing a "girl" home to discover that she was really a man.

After intermission, the top four contestants remained to face off. Ice Da Villain won the face off with Redhead and J. Black was victorious in his battle with Freddie Thumps.

After remaining contestants J. Black and Ice Da Villain went toe to toe for three rounds, the crowd was split equally between the two. However, they decided on Ice Da Villain. The judges chose J. Black.

With a tie, an emcee vote was necessary. All of the eliminated contestants got together and decided that the ultimate winner of ‘Verbal Armageddon VII' was J. Black. - The Hilltop


"MC Battle Shows Student Talent"

Last night, the John H. Johnson School of Communications Student Council held an MC Heavyweight Rap battle in the Blackburn Center. Students were allowed to participate and showcase their lyrical talents for a prize of $100. "The School of Communications

Student Council wants to promote the arts and rap is a form of art and communication,"said sophomore Public Relations major and School of Communications Student Council member Brittney Oliver.

The event was organized by Lauren Gaspard, a junior Public Relations major.

"We want everybody to have an opportunity to participate so if anybody who does not sign up wants to battle they are free to do so," Gaspard said.

The small crowd slowly but surely began to swell and grow as students of every classification and major began to filter in. The group provided the environment with an enlivened and enthusiastic atmosphere.

The good sportsmanship illustrated during the first round seemed to promise a good clean battle for the night, but when contestants were delivered the "no profanity and or cursing rule" things seemed to get a little out of control, and that was just from the crowd.

Once they were told they could not curse it seemed to make it harder for the contestants to stop, resulting in a disqualification from the competition.

"It's not fair that they tell us not to curse, it takes away from the flow," said battle participant and freshman marketing major Jerez Giles.

James Fawole was the winner last year and managed to grab the MC Heavyweight Battle competition this year, giving him two consecutive titles.

"I enjoy the win," said Fawole about his victory. "But I love the fact that the students and the school are still supporting Hip Hop on campus." - The Hilltop


Discography

The Sample- Available on Datpiff.com

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Bio

James J Black Fawole is a rapper, producer, and songwriter, whose broad range of musical taste has afforded him the opportunity to perform and record a variety of styles of music nationwide.

By the age of 14, Black was rapping and battling around Raleigh, NC with such events as Neighborhood reunions, true skool events, and soon graduated to becoming on of the most renowned rappers in the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill). By the time he finished high school, Black had already performed with some of the best rappers in the Raleigh area. He then took a different approach towards turning his passion for music into a career; he was accepted into the prestigious Howard University in Washington DC.

His musical talent has afforded him with the opportunity to perform across the nation. His growing list of battle credits include artists from across the country Raleigh, NC, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Washington DC, and New York, NY. Among others, Black has shared the stage with recording artists Ghostface Killa, Cappadonna, Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan), Slick Rick, and Phonte (Little Brother) and most recently was hired to perform at the campaign strategy session for District C city council candidate Raquel Williams.

Black’s talent has garnered him much attention and many awards, including the title King of the Hilltop with his win of the Verbal Armageddon competition (Howard University), Ubiquity Battle Champ (2 years in a row), the John C. Johnson School of communications Battle champ (2 years in a row), Listen Vision Recording Studio Grand Opening Battle (Wash, DC), True School Battle champ (Ben and Mo’s, Wash, DC), Kool Mix Battle Champ (Nation’s, Wash, DC). He has been featured in a number of media articles, including writings in the Hilltop Newspaper, the Washington City Paper, and numerous blog sites and music reviews.

In May of 2009 Black graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Howard University, and continued battling and recording music back in Raleigh, NC. Black stays involved with his community through his current position as the supervisor for the Score program, where he mentors at risk youth in Wake County Public School District, focusing on life skills, entrepreneurship, and hip-hop music. Black has developed into a “franchise musician”. Watch out for him!