SMKA featured story in Jezebel Magazine (Feb 2012)
“these inspired young music producers are staging an industry takeover…” thanks to Jezebel for the kind words and support. Jezebel
Murder He Wrote: 10 The Hard Way w/ SMKA
DAMN… this dude Gavin can write his ass off!!! And he is finally taking it upon himself to start his blog back up. CNN by day, Super Writer by night… follow his blog at Murder He Wrote Enjoy the 10 questions and answers from Mike & 808 Blake…. READ WHOLE ARTICLE HERE It’s a rainy [...]
Eidé-Setter Exculsive: SMKA
Atlanta production team SMKA –founders Blake German and Mike Walbert– carved out a place in hip-hop by doing the exact opposite of defining its sound… (just a teaser) Read the whole article HERE Thanks to all the good folks at Eide!
[Video] SMKA & Royal Flush Discuss Stankonia Sessions at A3C
thanks to Inspire Mag for coming through Last night, SMKA and Royal Flush hosted a listening session at Stankonia Studios for their compilation, Stankonia Sessions A3C Edition. After listening, they discussed in-depth how the idea came about and how they brought everyone together over three straight days of recording. The project includes 9th Wonder, Killer [...]
[Above Ground Magazine] Get Familiar: SMKA (SuperMarketKnifeAttack)
READ FULL INTERVIEW HERE Name: 808 Blake (SMKA is a full collective that consists of Mike Walbert, Business / 7King, Guitar, Audio Engineer, Producer, Artist Sensey, Producer, Audio Engineer /Justin Padron, Producer, Audio Engineer) Age: 26 Hometown: Decatur, GA Label/Affiliations: Co-founder and producer for SMKA Productions Discography: The 808 Experiment Vol 1-3 (Produced entire project) [...]
XXL’s The Break Presents: Young Scolla
With a little more than 2 weeks away from “Young Scolla meet SMKA: Seconds Away,” Young Scolla is featured on XXL’s The Break. The Break showcases the most talented up-and-coming artists in hip-hop, and is one of the many features Young Scolla has had lately. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE Name: Young Scolla Age: 21 Reppin’: [...]
LA Times: Sean Falyon teaches his secrets to the rap D.I.Y. hustle
A new article in the LA Times talks with Sean Falyon about the DIY nature of hiphop. Sean is an artist I constantly bring up when I’m talking about “grinding” and hard work. We worked with Sean on one of his first mixtape (Sean Falyon meets SMKA) and its GREAT to see his career continue [...]
[Press] Swag Watch: Jarren Benton
Shock rap x Lyricism x Witty Intellect = Jarren Benton. I haven’t heard something like this from the south in years. This kid can rap with the best of them bar for bar. His left field drug infused raps will leave the biggest thug to the weirdest hipster checking for him. With SMKA & KATO [...]
Creative Loafing: “SMKA Reloads 808 Experiment”
On stands this past week…hope you got a chance to pick up a copy! READ ARTICLE HERE READ ARTICLE HERE
Creative Loafing: “SMKA Kickstarts Young Scolla’s rap game”
The busy dudes of SMKA are at again, this time kicking off a project with Detroit MC, Young Scolla. A little over a month ago, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money in order to produce and release an independent album for the rapper. They reached their goal — getting $4,000 from 105 different [...]
Jenesis Magazine – The Atlanta Stargazing Tour
The July/August issue of Jenesis Magazine, with Don Cannon on the cover, features an article about the Atlanta Stargazing Tour. Jenesis Magazine
Atlanta INtown – The Sound of Intown: SMKA
FULL ARTICLE HERE (NOTE: This article is somewhat miss leading. We did not produce “Nothin On You.” 7King has production credits on B.o.B’s album.)
HipHopDX – News Bits: SMKA Productions, Get Your Buzz Up
This summer, music production and artists management group SMKA Productions is teaming up with Whynatte beverage company for The Atlanta Stargazing Tour concert series. From July 1 until September 9, the series will put the spotlight on some of Atlanta’s hottest hip-hop and rock talent. Artists already slated to perform at the event include Nappy [...]
Creative Loafing – Who’s Now and Next in Atlanta
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