Carolina’s Finest: Q&A with Rapper Humbo County

North Carolina is the birthplace of some of Jazz music’s greatest icons like Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and Nina Simone, but NC is slowing becoming one the hottest locations in the world of Hip Hop as well. One native Carolinian is taking major steps to help shine a light on the talent of the Tar Heel State.

Charlotte’s Humbo County recently dropped his DJ Ben Frank hosted mixtape Urple Vapes featuring appearances from members of his Fish Gang crew and fellow NC rising star Deniro Farrar. Knowing that in today’s entertainment business marketing is just as important as the music, Humbo also released a self-produced short film as a compliment to his new project. Combine Urple Vapes the mixtape and the movie with the constant uploading of new music videos and it’s clear that HC’s determined grind can not be ignored.

DZI: The Voice caught up with Humbo County to discuss his work, his crew…