The SMKA Experience

Pill – Hear Somebody Comin’ // Music Video

SMKA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:38:40 +0000

New Song // Pill – Hear Somebody Coming (LEAK) The homie Pill is gearing up for the release of...
New Music Video /// Pill – “Glass // Zach Wolfe PILL – GLASS from zachwolfe.com/live on Vimeo. ...
Freddie Gibbs & Pill – Womb 2 The Tomb (Music Video) Two of the best young spitters in the game on...

We Put the “A” in Austin 2010 // Official Mixtape

SMKA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:50:38 +0000

Fadia Kader, SMKA, Esperanza, Mindzai and The Stadium present: We Put the “A” In Austin

Friday, March 19th @ The Light Bar (2-7pm)
Austin, TX (SXSW Music Festival)
408 Congress Ave

Open Bar Provided by Belvedere
Media Partner: 2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com
Media Partner: www.onsmash.com

We Put The “A” in Austin (SXSW) // 1st Announcement Artist Line Up Brought to you by Fadia Kader, SMKA, The Stadium, Esperanza...
We Put the “A” in Austin // SXSW // Atlanta Music Showcase About: We Put the “A” in Austin Tired of the...
We Put The “A” In Austin // ATL Music @ SXSW FRIDAY, March 19th @ Light Bar (in Austin) Much More...

Big Boi ft. George Clinton & Too Short – “Fo Yo Sorrows” // Music Video

SMKA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:22:35 +0000

Looks like Big Boi’s video budget has gone down significantly. But this song and all of the songs he has leaked off his project have been funky as shit thus far!

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: Señor Kaos x Illastrate x Dj Dainja x Mike Moore: Present “Automatic Classic” Big ups to the hoime Kaos. Dude went in on...
Music Video // The Canz “Can’t Hold Me Down” The Canz recently released this video, which happens to be...
The Constellations – “Setback” // Music Video Atlanta “Super group” The Constellations release a music video for...

B.o.B – “Nothin On You” // Music Video

SMKA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:03 +0000

Music Video // Giggs ft BoB – “Dont Go There” New music video from the homie B.o.b… & Gibbs. Apparently,...
FKi – “Turn It Up” // New Music Video Before there was A3C’s Perfect Attendance, there was just Perfect...
The Constellations – “Setback” // Music Video Atlanta “Super group” The Constellations release a music video for...

The Canz – “2010 Hot Steppa” // Video

SMKA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:50:58 +0000

Big ups to The Canz and The SP Agency

Video // The 808 Experiment Freestyle Series (2 of 4) ft. The Canz & Tom P The second installment! About 2 Weeks ago we got 15...
Music Video // The Canz “Can’t Hold Me Down” The Canz recently released this video, which happens to be...
The Canz – “Its a Slow Rise” // Mixtape presented by Mick Boogie The Canz recently linked up with Mick Boogie (mixtape master)...

Aleon Craft – “Wonderland” (prod. SMKA) // NEW LEAK

SMKA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:25:05 +0000

The Prologue Pt. 1 (out Monday, March 15th) is the first installment of the 2 part project introducing Aleon Craft and the Solar-Hop Chronicles (Part 2 out Monday, April 19th). Rewind a few years ago, Craft was better known as “Big Marc,” of Da Backwudz. The southern rap duo was signed to a major label (Universal/Rowdy Records), and he was working with some of the biggest producers and artists in hip-hop (ex. Nas, DJ Toomp, George Clinton, Organized Noise, Slim Thug, Dallas Austin, and many more). Fast-forward to today, Aleon Craft has recently joined forces with SMKA (Music Producers) and Esperanza (Visual Artists) to chronicle his work and life stories. Craft has spent the past few years, as an independent artist and exploring the galaxy, experimenting with music. The Prologue is a collection of songs, written by Aleon Craft, that showcases the re-creation and re-introduction of the artists, Aleon Craft.

Aleon Craft – “The Way You Do The Things You Do” (prod. SMKA) “The Way You Do The Things You Do” was originally...
Aleon Craft – “Botanicals” // Leak off The 808 Experiment: Vol 2 Aleon Craft (whom you may know as BIG MARC of...
Hollyweerd ft. A.leon Craft “So What!” (Prod. SMKA) // Leak off The 808 Experiment: Vol 2 FRIDAY the 13th!!! Our latest collaboration and newest release (just...

RH First Look: Aleon Craft

SMKA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:10:45 +0000

READ FULL ARTICLE FROM RUBY HORNET
Last fall I made a trip out to Atlanta. While I was in town I asked a few people about artists that were “bubbling” as the tastemakers say… One name was repeated a little bit more than others, and I got a real vision of things when this young man’s music came on at the club… Everybody went nuts. The person I speak of is Aleon Craft, who retooled the spelling of his name a little bit, the direction of his music, and the mentality of his hustle from the harder way to the smarter way. Craft says, “I’ve more so just started moving smarter and strategically…. I have grown and matured, mentally and musically.”

That growth was in part manifested by a unique collaboration with Atlanta’s Symphony Orchestra, a musical partnership that was perhaps as unexpected as musical partnerships go. Craft spoke to us about working with the symphony, his not so out of this world partnership with SMKA, and more in this new RH First Look.

RubyHornet: I’m told that this is sort of like a reintroduction for you, and in the last couple months you kind of halted things to restart them? If that’s the case, what are some things you’re changing and what brought on the attitude to chill? We’re kind of taught to always, always be hustling, grinding etc… But it seems you have to hustling the right way?

Aleon Craft: I haven’t necessarily halted the grind. I’ve more so just started moving smarter and strategically. And yes, this is a reintroduction of myself. I have grown and matured, mentally and musically.

RubyHornet: Your name, Aleon Craft, very interesting… When did you pick up the name, and am I right to think it’s meant to communicate that your music is out of this world, or perhaps given to you by a higher power it is in a sense an “alien craft”.

Aleon Craft: That name just came to me during one of my nightly, star gazing, sessions. Aleon Craft is a term that simply lets you know that my craft/art is outside the box; limitless like the universe; not of this world; alien.

RubyHornet: Where did your relationship with SMKA start as far as producers/emcees? It’s really a cool thing when an artist vibes so much with a producer, and sadly something that not every emcee/producer gets to enjoy… Almost the way they picked those flying dog type things in “Avatar”, it just has to be a mutual choice. What makes the connection w/you and SMKA so smooth?

Aleon Craft: We meet through music. The 808 Experiment Vol. 1., the song “Caddy’s”. And with 808 Blake being a Decatur dude like myself, we had to vibe out and see what we could come up with…you feel me? It helps when everyone involved has the same goals, which in our case is good music. Staying humble and focused.

RubyHornet: You were featured on CNN with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. What’s the response been like, good and bad? I’m sure you had congratulators, but were there others that talked s**t about it, or made you feel like you were selling out?

Aleon Craft: The response has been overwhelming. I still can’t believe I was a part of that. An amazing experience. If there were people who talked s**t about it, that’s good, too. They’re still doing what I need them to do. Listen.
READ FULL ARTICLE FROM RUBY HORNET

Featured Story on CNN: “Classical Meets Hip-Hop” – SMKA x Aleon Craft x ASO “Hip-Hop meets Classical” with SMKA, Aleon Craft & The Atlanta...
Atlanta Symphony Orcestra x SMKA x Aleon Craft = “Music is My Life” Since October, Aleon Craft has been performing “Music is My...
Aleon Craft – “Botanicals” // Leak off The 808 Experiment: Vol 2 Aleon Craft (whom you may know as BIG MARC of...

Help Us Put The “A” In Austin // ATL Event @ DBA BBQ Tonight

SMKA — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:14 +0000

REASONS TO GO TO DBA BBQ (on N. Highland Ave) Tonight:
CHEAP BEER (1$)
Great Music (Ocha la Rocha)
Amazing Cause (fund the SXSW trip)
BBQ (yep!)

…any more brain busters?

ATL Music @ DBA BBQ on March 8th Great Cause, Music and People + Cheap Beer = Be...

Reflection Eternal – In This World // Music Video

SMKA — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:34:20 +0000

Great Music…enjoy this!

(NEW MUSIC VIDEO) J*Davey – End Of The World (Mama’s Back) ...
FKi – “Turn It Up” // New Music Video Before there was A3C’s Perfect Attendance, there was just Perfect...
The Constellations – “Setback” // Music Video Atlanta “Super group” The Constellations release a music video for...

Closer Look @ Atlanta Rap Duo’s // VIDEO

SMKA — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:33:35 +0000

Go out and see whats going on with Atlanta Duo’s on the come up. Perfect Attendance on Saturday @ the 529 in Atlanta.

*directed by the SP agency

Official A3C’s Perfect Attendance (Flyer / Line Up) Oct 1-3 in Atlanta Get there EARLY every night. This event WILL sell out...
FKi – “Turn It Up” // New Music Video Before there was A3C’s Perfect Attendance, there was just Perfect...
Perfect Attendance (1-2-10) WINNERS The first Perfect Attendance of 2009 was a blast. The...