http://www.a3cfestival.com Check out the Largets Hip Hop Festival in the Southeast Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:56:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's a new project coming out on March 23 from Marco Polo and Ruste Juxx. To promote the album they're going to be putting out 13 videos in 13 days featuring freestyles from Ruste. Check out more at Duck Down's YouTube page. http://www.a3cfestival.com/marco-polo-and-ruste-juxx-the-pre-exxecution-video/ This looks like a great show to check out at SXSW: Devin the Dude and A3C vet Curren$y. Jumping off Friday, March 19 at the Firehouse Lounge. I'd love to get Devin the Dude at the A3C this year... Alright y’all… your favorite dopeboyz on the internets is teaming up with ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/the-smokers-club-sxsw/ I was reading about the North Coast Music Festival today and I wanted to send a little music festival love. The event will take place on Labor Day (September 3-5) weekend at Union Park in Chicago. Their website seems to still be under construction, but the event will apparently feature ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/chicagos-north-coast-music-festival-adding-a-fourth-coast/ [caption id="attachment_1644" align="alignnone" width="205" caption="Duck Down SXSW Showcase"][/caption] For those of you who caught the Duck Down Records Showcase Friday night of the 2009 A3C Festival you got a taste of what the guys in NYC are really about. For SXSW this year they are bringing out all the guns to ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/sxsw-watch-duck-down-records-showcase/ I was a bit taken back by the name at first but, Land of Make Believe, the new album from the Kidz in the Hall is dope. It dropped yesterday on Duck Down Records. I've included some of my favorite tracks below. Jukebox (feat. MC Lyte) - Kidz... Bougie Girls (feat. Russoul) -... Fresh ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/land-of-make-believe-kidz-in-the-hall/ Big Bio kills it as he usually does, but I have to give credit for George Clinton at the end. Thanks to the Smoking Section for posting. http://www.a3cfestival.com/big-boi-george-clinton-too-hort-%e2%80%9cfo-yo-sorrows%e2%80%9d-video/ As of yesterday, Danger Mouse and James Mercer have officially released their self titled project "Broken Bells." I am extremely excited about this album and I think it represents a new trend in alternative music: the hip hop indie rock hybrid. Unlike the hip hop rock hybrid that gained popularity in the ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/danger-mouse-james-mercer-broken-bells/ Just for the record, I'm feeling the new HipHopDX website. The new colors are a huge improvement over the green / grey / orange that it used to be and, overall, it seems to be much easier to navigate. I am left with one question: what exactly does it mean ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/hiphopdx-new-website-in-beta/ A lot has changed since 1997, but one thing has remained the same, on March 9, you can expect to see hip hop heads worldwide pay tribute the one of the greatest MCs of all time. Here's a list of some of the best salutes I've seen today: 1) Prefix Mag ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/biggie-tributes-2010/ I found this on XXL, it's an ill new video / track from Blu, who performed at the A3C in 2008. I hadn't heard much from Blu in a while and it was refreshing to see this up on a major outlet like XXL. I did a bit of research to ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/blu-amnesia-new-video/ [caption id="attachment_1580" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Wale/K'naan Show 4.8.10"][/caption] If you are an A3C head you remember when he opened up the MySpace stage for us back in 2008 at Center Stage for Del, Jeru, and Little Brother. It was one of the most classic nights in A3C history. Little did any of ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/waleknaan-ticket-giveaway-for-4-8-10-show-at-center-stage/ For those that don't know Kool Keith is coming back to Atlanta (The Loft @ CW Midtown Music Complex to be exact) on March 18th. 5 time (yes that means they rocked every year of A3C) vets of A3C Binkis Recs is opening up the show. We have our hands on ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/kool-keith-ticket-giveaway-for-3-18-atl-show/ Stones Throw has announced that the collaborative project from Madlib and Guilty Simpson will be released on May 18 of this year. The album will be called OJ Simpson. This will be Guilty's second full length album after Ode to the Ghetto in 2008. A track called "Corner's Music" was released by the pair last ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/new-project-by-madlib-and-guilty-simpson-oj-simpson/ [caption id="attachment_1563" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Soilla Home Town Heros"][/caption] One of my favorite Hip Hop crews is taking the idea of "going to Austin" to a whole different level. Not only are they rocking SXSW 2010 but the Orlando superheros are actually taking up residence in Austin for the entire month of ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/sxsw-watch-solillaquists-of-sound/ Here's a new track by Killer Mike called "Didn't I tell Ya." I found this one via XXL, where you can download the song for free. Download "Didn't I Tell Ya" at XXL For those who don't remember, or didn't catch Killer Mike in 2009: And then of course there was Killer Mike ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/new-music-by-killer-mike-didnt-i-tell-ya/ As you might know by now, the A3C is going to Austin for SXSW. Since we're taking some time to talk about the event, I thought I mention that SXSW has made it possible for anyone and everyone to download several hundred tracks from participating artists. All of the music has been made ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/download-free-music-from-sxsw/ For everyone else who's been waiting since October 18, 2000 for the next Reflection Eternal album to come out, our time has finally come. Revolutions Per Minute is due out on April 6... just one month from today. You can download a copy of the single from 2dopeboyz. http://www.a3cfestival.com/talib-kweli-hi-tek-reflection-eternal-in-this-world-video/ Nah Right posted this audio clip a few hours ago of Premier commenting Guru's health issues. The comments came during Premier's Sirius radio show "Live From HeadQuaterz" last night. Listen at Nah Right. I've been trying to follow this story for a few days now and it sounds too crazy to ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/premier-comments-on-gurus-health-via-nah-right/ I was reading earlier this week in Creative Loafing that Little Brother's next album, Left Back is supposed to be the last album from the group. Rapper Big Pooh, who just played in ATL with fellow A3Cer Rock Most, has a few projects in the works that I'm looking forward to ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/rapper-big-pooh-working-solo-projects/ It is with a massive amount of respect for the undertaking that these folks are taking on trying to take all these artists to Austin to do this show that I put this post up. Events like SXSW (and A3C for that matter) are more often than not put on ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/help-put-the-a-in-austin-fundraiser/ Brought to you by the same folks that brought "Perfect Attendance" to A3C, Fadia Kader and SMKA are doing things in a big way and representing ATL well in Austin. http://www.a3cfestival.com/we-put-the-a-in-austin-2010/ Up until moving the A3C from the Spring to the Fall in 2009 each year we were so up to our eyeballs in work that SXSW was little more than a blip on our radar to worry about. With the success of our move to October last year A3C is ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/a3c-is-going-to-austin/ This just in! We've got some last minute tickets to give away for a show this weekend (1/9) that features three A3C artist alums. Psyche Origami, Solillaquists of Sound, and Rock Most are hitting the stage at Smith's Olde Bar and you could see them free! All you have to ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/free-tix-to-see-a3c-alums-psyche-origami-solillaquists-of-sound-rock-most/ Adult Swim does a great job using music to market themselves**. They've recently teamed up with Rockstar Games and put together a free mixtape featuring tracks from ATL artists remix by left-of-center producers. On the ATL artist side, the project features tracks from Jeezy, Rich Kids, Goodie Mob, Lil Jon, Gucci ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/adult-swim-atl-rmx/ Collective Efforts 12/18 @ Smiths Olde Bar With special guests: The Soulphonics w/ Ruby Velle & The Audubon Society http://www.a3cfestival.com/collective-efforts-1218-smiths-olde-bar/