http://www.a3cfestival.com Check out the Largets Hip Hop Festival in the Southeast Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:36:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DJ K.O. put out an album in 2008 called Picture This... on Shaman Work recordings (big up LG, Craft & JR) that also had a track with Diamond D. That same year, Diamond D showed up back stage at the A3C and I was pretty pumped. I even tried to ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/dj-k-o-feat-diamond-d-edo-g-silent-knight/ You can check out the full release schedule at HipHopDx. I picked out the one's I'm most pumped about. Who has albums coming out at the end of the summer / beginning of the fall? Who's going to be on tour this fall? Who does everyone want to see at ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/hip-hop-release-schedule-march-april-2010/ To be honest, I hadn't really hear of Eric Lau before I checked out this track. From what I've gathered he's a UK based producer. At least according to this track, he has a DJ Cam  / Nicolay sound to him. The track, "No Regrets," featuring Oddisee, is off an ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/oddisee-eric-lau-no-regrets/ I want to give a huge shout to my man Blacastan, who released The Master of Reality today on Brick Records. I've known Blac for a long time and the guy is one of the hardest working people I know. He's dedicated to his craft and he's one of the ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/blacastan-the-master-of-reality/ According to what I read today in XXL, ATL MC Donnis, is putting out a new mixtape called Fashionably Late. Unlike his last tape, Fashionably Late, will features less original tracks and will mostly be Donnis over other people's beats. Says XXL: Donnis added that he has a handful of original songs on ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/donnis-mixtape-fashionably-late/ K-Beta - DTLR (Down The Line Rhyme) feat. Diamond District ("Inglorious Beta" Studio Session) from Inner Loop Records on Vimeo. Representing the 703, A3C alumni Diamond District and Kev Brown team up with K-Beta on Down the Line Rhyme (DTLR). This is a video of the studio session. This track is ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/diamond-district-kev-brown-k-beta-down-the-line-rhyme-video/ Get familiar? This is one of the best Clinton Sparks beats that I've ever hear. Great versus by Common, Talib and of course Consequence. Download the track below. Consequence - G.O.O.D. Music http://www.a3cfestival.com/consequence-common-talib-kweli-%e2%80%9cg-o-o-d-music%e2%80%9d-produced-by-clinton-sparks/ I found this one via Vibe. It's a video of Janelle Monae talking about Puff, Big Boi and underground hip hop in Atlanta. Heads up, she's going to be touring in the following cities in March and April: Mar 21 8:00 pm San Francisco Mar 23 8:00 pm Los Angeles Mar 24 8:00 pm ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/janelle-monae-talks-music-industry-and-atl-hip-hop-video-via-vibe/ "I Need a Dollar" is a new soulful track by Aloe Blacc off his upcoming album Good Things which is set for release later this year. I first discovered Aloe Blacc when he was working with producer Exile as the group EMANON (Shaman Work). In addition to being a talented ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/aloe-blacc-i-need-a-dollar/ Beat Junkie and Stones Thrower J.Rocc has teamed up with Supreme and put together the mixtape Take 2. The project features instrumental tracks by J.Rocc and has a bit of a DJ Muro meets the Mother Fucking Gaslamp Killer Feel to it. You can play the embedded tracks below or download the whole tape. http://www.a3cfestival.com/supreme-j-rocc-mixtape/ Download the mixtape from DJ Neil Armstrong's website, or stream the mixtape below. I found this one via TSS. “This project is my personal way of putting a distinctive bookmark in this chapter in my life, and a way to pass a sincere thank you to Jay-Z, Mr. Sean Carter, for all ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/dj-neil-armstrong-%e2%80%9cdna-of-the-blueprint%e2%80%9d/ New Sadat X and Pete Rock, Wild Cowboys II, is coming out later this month on Fatbeats. You Can currently buy the EP, which came out on February 23. This is the video for the lead single "Turn it Up." I'm looking forward to this album, from what I've heard it ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/turn-it-up-video-sadat-x-pete-rock/ Yelawolf x B.o.B x Whynatte from Motion Family on Vimeo. This video from Motion Family shows A3C alumni B.o.B. and Yelawolf playing at Smith's Olde Bar in ATL. Read more about the show at the Smoking Section. http://www.a3cfestival.com/b-o-b-yelawolf-at-smiths-olde-bar-in-atlanta-whynatte-show/ Blu-Untitled(LovedU)2 x GodArt from www.loveonthebeat.net on Vimeo. Another video from Blu. Similar to the video for "Amnesia" it set to some old movie clips. Thanks to Nah Right for posting. Not sure exactly what the story is here, does any know? Is this some sort of video seriers? http://www.a3cfestival.com/blu-untitledlovedu2-x-godart-video/ This one's making it way around the interwebs right now. It made it's way to 2DB and Nah Right yesterday. I wanted to take a moment to send props to 9th Wonder for an incredible beat. This track is coming off 9th and David Banners upcoming project Death of a Popstar. 9th ... http://www.a3cfestival.com/9th-wonder-david-banner-strange/ 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/