After the braves won the first game of the season…it’s great to see this.
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Archive for March, 2011
Aleon Craft – Mothership Decatur RELEASE PARTY @ Star Bar (Sat, April 16th)
This is going to be an AMAZING event, with a great line-up of music…headlined by Aleon Craft and the Space Cadets. Craft will be putting on a show like no other he has put on!!!
Motership Decatur hosted by DJ Smallz
Doors Open @ 8pm…get there early.
You DON’T want to miss this!!!
[EVENT] Aleon Craft – Mothership Decatur x Listening Session @ City of Ink (Thursday, April 7th)
This will be a free event for fans, media, friends and all those involved in the project. We will have FREE drinks while supplies last, and you can get a sneak peak of Mothership Decatur… which we will be playing throughout the event.
Aleon Craft will be getting a Tattoo from Tuki Carter during the event, which is pretty damn cool!
Yahoo: The business behind Jay-Z
Interesting clip…it obviously takes a long time and lot of great musical success to get to where Jay-Z is…but I think artists need to think about how best to leverage their brand and influence. Look for strategic partners in your local markets.
The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 x Artist Roster x Release Date x New Leak = Donny Goines ft. Bobby Creekwater & Mikkey Halsted – "For The People" (Prod. SMKA)
We are excited to release the Artist Roster for The 808 Experiment: Vol 3. Each year we try and bring a fresh new cast of talented artists throughout the US. The project is produced by 808 Blake of SMKA, and brought to the world for free each year. Stay tuned for more leaks, coming each week.
RELEASE DATE = April 26th
Release Party = April 30th @ the Loft in Atlanta
(Discounted Tickets on Sales until April 10th)
[Artist Roster] The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 (in alphabetical order)
4-Ize, A-1 the Super Group, Aleon Craft, Bobby Creekwater, brandUn DeShay, Casey Veggies, DaVinci, Donny Goines, El Prez, Raye Rich (of FKi), Freddie Gibbs, Goines, Grip Plyaz, Jack Preston, Jackie Chain, Jarren Benton, K. Sparks, Laws, Mike Schpitz, Mikkey Halsted, Nesby Phips, Phil Ade, PRGz, RE, Rittz, Sam Dew (of Cloudeater), Scar, Skewby , Spodee, Spree Wilson, STS, Thee Tom Hardy, Tony Williams, Tuki (of Hollyweerd), XO (of Diamond District), Young Lyxx and Young Scolla
We are leaking A SONG A WEEK until April 26th. This week features a powerful record with three proven MCs: Donny Goines, Bobby Creekwater & Mikkey Halsted.
NEW LEAK = Donny Goines ft. Bobby Creekwater & Mikkey Halsted – “For The People” (Prod. SMKA)
Previous Leaks…
…New Leak coming each week until April 26th!
ABOUT THE 808 EXPERIMENT
The 808 Experiment is an annual compilation produced entirely by SMKA. In just three years the series has become a popular, and anticipated, project in the hip-hop community. The strength of the series rests on the range of the artists, as well as the quality and variety of the music. What started – in 2008 – as a local mixtape (Winner of Creative Loafing’s Best Local Mixtape of the Year) to highlight Atlanta MC’s, The 808 Experiment quickly expanded to incorporate talented artists from all across the US. With so many talented artists throughout the hip-hop community, we felt the project would suffer if we limited ourselves to one city. Each year we hope to work with a new group of artists who are among the most talented in their respective areas. The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 is the continued evolution of the series, and this year we wanted to showcase a cross section of hip-hop. The free compilation features nearly 40 different artists, and truly demonstrates the range and talent of producer 808 Blake of SMKA.
[Video] PLF – Steetela
I’m sitting here with PLF as he creates a new piece for Aleon Craft’s upcoming album “Solar-Hop Chronicles” (TBA). Get to know one of the best up-an-coming street artists in Atlanta!
PLF – Streetela from Streetela.com on Vimeo.
[Album] Fat Tony – SCREWDARGAB (OG Ron C)
New Chopped & Screwed Ish from the homie Fat Tony of houston…
Fresh off the fall 2010 release of his Tom Cruz produced debut album RABDARGAB, which featured fire ass rapping and beats that felt like smoking 3 blunts, drinking a fo’ of lean, popping some adderall and going to the hood skating rink for Tasha’s sweet 16 in the year 2222 comes Fat Tony’s SCREWDARGAB.
SCREWDARGAB is chopped-up, not slopped-up by Houston legend and co-founder of Swishahouse OG Ron C, famous for boosting the careers of Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Mikes Jones, and more. Fat Tony, a Houston native, continues the legacy of a hometown experimental rap music technique pioneered by DJ Screw with this March 24, 2011 remix album release.
Fat Tony, who “raps like a nigga that read a book before but a nigga nonetheless,” gets his fire ass rapping brought to a slow creep like a drunkard slowly peepin a fine ass female, and chopped up to a stutter like the same nigga nervously trying to holla at her. His accomplices Murs, Tom Cruz, Bo P, Negashi Armada, Charly East, and Kam Franklin all receive the same reduction on their vocal features.
A three-time winner of the Houston Press Music Awards’ Best Underground Hip Hop award (2008, 2009, 2010) and URB magazine Next 1000 alumni, Fat Tony’s teaming with OG Ron C certifies his debut RABDARGAB as a classic record delivered by the unique perspective of a first generation Nigerian-American raised in the South and overall live dude.
[TICKETS] The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 Release Party @ the Loft (April 30th)
You can pretty much assume that the show will be amazing, and the event will be sold out. Last year the event was at Star Bar, and though we LOVE that venue, we have out grown it. We are going bigger this year…come celebrate the release of The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 with some of the best up-and-coming artists in Atlanta, and throughout the US.
Discount Tickets on Sale Now!!!
$15. $20 at the door, so PRE-BUY Tickets!!!
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[The 808 Experiment: Vol 3] Scar ft. El Prez & Aleon Craft – "Smoke & Ride Out" (Prod. SMKA)
The SECOND leak off The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 features Scar (#24), El Prez (#34) and Aleon Craft (#1). Scar came through the studio and wrote the song in a couple hours. We wanted two very different MC’s, who smoked weed, to spit on the track…and linked up with our friends El Prez and Aleon Craft.
NOTE: We will be leaking a song every week until the release of The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 in LATE APRIL!
1/2 of the artists on The 808 Experiment: Vol 3…
Aleon Craft, Bobby Creekwater, Casey Veggies, Sam Dew (of Cloudeater), DaVinci, El Prez, Freddie Gibbs, Goines, Grip Plyaz, Jack Preston, Jarren Benton, Laws, Mike Schpitz, Phil Ade, PRGz, Rittz, Scar, Skewby, STS, Thee Tom Hardy, XO (of Diamond District), Young Lyxx and Young Scolla.
FIRST LEAK… Laws ft. Thee Tom Hardy – “Live My Life” (Prod. SMKA)
(featured in: Allhiphop, HiphopDX, 2Dopeboyz, DJbooth and many more hip-hop sites/blogs)
ABOUT – The 808 Experiment
The 808 Experiment is an annual compilation produced entirely by SMKA. In just three years the series has become a popular, and anticipated, project in the hip-hop community. The strength of the series rests on the range of the artists, as well as the quality and variety of the music. What started – in 2008 – as a local mixtape (Winner of Creative Loafing’s Best Local Mixtape of the Year) to highlight Atlanta MC’s, The 808 Experiment quickly expanded to incorporate talented artists from all across the US. With so many talented artists throughout the hip-hop community, we felt the project would suffer if we limited ourselves to one city. Each year we hope to work with a new group of artists who are among the most talented in their respective areas. The 808 Experiment: Vol 3 is the continued evolution of the series, and this year we wanted to showcase a cross section of hip-hop. The free compilation features nearly 40 different artists, and truly demonstrates the range and talent of producer 808 Blake of SMKA.
[Music Video] Big K.R.I.T. – "Dreamin" (Dir. Motion Family)
Big K.R.I.T. releases visuals for his record “Dreamin” off his new project “Returnof4eva” which drops for free download on March 28th. Returnof4eva.com
Shot by our good friends at MoFam
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