Dee-1

After toiling on the underground scene for years with his socially conscious rhymes, New Orleans rapper Dee-1 has signed a recording contract with RCA Inspiration. The NOLA spitter is amped about the union. "Signing with RCA is a life-changing partnership that I'm excited to be a part of," says Dee-1 via press release...

Watch the new visual from New Orleans' up-and-coming rapper...

Dee-1 and Lecrae put in "Work" as two of the South's spitters capable of offering up some deep content hop on the same track...

Check out the live stream of the second annual #BarackTalk2012 hosted by the League Of Young Voters Education Fund, AllHipHop.com and Rock The Vote. Broadcasting live from Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC check out the streaming coverage below...

MSNBC, CNN and TheGrio.com's Goldie Taylor along with New Orleans MC, Dee-1, hit the streets of Los Angeles in preparation for BarackTalk 2012 to discuss voting, the President's upcoming State of the Union address, and more. Stay tuned for the live Ustream conversation set to take place January 24th at 7:30PM on BarackTalk.com.

The Grand Hustle artists will be hitting the road next month with Pac Div and Dee-1...