Photos and Recap: Killer Mike Underground Atlanta Listening Party

Good job Atlanta. We really came out in support of the homie Killer Mike at Mood Lounge last night. Glad to see everyone made it. Peep the pic gallery after the jump, you might be in it. You'll also see some video from StraightFromTheA.com.

Fake Shore Drive Interviews Freddie Gibbs

Very happy to see this interview go down. I put the Chicago homie Andrew Barber from FakeShoreDrive up on Freddie Gibbs some months ago after the folks over at TSS did the same for me. And just like everyone else that takes a listen to this mans music, they become fans almost instantly. Gibbs raps about how he "just a hop, skip and a jump from the CHI" but yet cats don't show him no love. Well, with THE Chicago blog interviewing him while he's in town with Mikkey Halsted, it looks like all of that is changing.

In what I think may be Gibbs' first online interview since his Miseducation... and Midwestgangsta... mixtape were released, he speaks on everything from his former relationshp with Interscope records, his influences (Tela was one of my favorite rappers too) and his approach to making songs.

Big Boi Rocks UGA Back to School Show

Big Boi went up to UGA last weekend and rocked their Back to School concert. And according to the homie Grim:

unfortunately the soundman had to cut the time short because they were only allowed to go until 11pm. The crowd goes crazy asking big to do one more song. When Big tells them the school wouldnt allow it they began to chant "FUCK THAT SHIT"!!...

Ironically it was the same stage that he and Dre performed for the last time together before their "hiatus." You really gotta love how Big is still out here doing shows and keeping the 'Kast name alive, for real man.

Man, rowdy college kids have been getting alot of love on the site this week. I fuck with ya'll the long way, hahahah.

Props to UNN

Mikkey Halsted Previews Chicago: The Photo Album Pt. 3

Check out the third installment of Decatur Dan and Mikkey Halsted Chicago: The Photo Album preview series. The song featured here is "Runnin My Town" which will feature Bun B (Houston/PA), Killer Mike (Atlanta), Chip Da Ripper (Cleveland), and Gillie Da Kid (Grand Rapids, MI)...there's one more rapper/region to add to this unfinished song, so let your imaginations run wild.

Obviously it samples the theme music from Halloween or Psycho or one of those scary movies...meaning its sounds identical to Rock D the Legend's "DDT." Ironically that song had Mike on it too, before his verse was replaced with one from Big Boi.

Tomorrow September 2nd: Killer Mike UNDERGROUND ATLANTA Listening Party

Tomorrow the big homie Killer Mike will be having a listening party for his Underground Atlanta compilation at the Mood Lounge up in Buckhead (3081 E. Shadowlawn Ave., Atlanta, GA 30305). If you're trying to fall through RSVP with savvyconnect@hotmail.com.

Stay tuned as there will be couple more Underground Atlanta events later this week. And most importantly go to Best Buy and cop a copy of Underground Atlanta. They really looked out and gave Mike alot of signage and displays, so when you walk in, you can't miss it.

Perfect Attendance: September 3rd at The Five Spot

This Thursday the homie Fadia Kader in conjunction with SMKA, is bringing back her Perfect Attendance showcase to The Five Spot in Little 5 Points. Check after the jump to peep the details (in Fadia's words) of this truly unique showcase...

About Perfect Attendance:

A show I started in February 2008 and joined forces with Jeff Cohran (Jaspects/MuddyWater) to fuse our worlds. A platform that provided the best of the best on the "Come Up" to put on a great show! Everyone from Janelle Monae, Proton, to Hollyweerd and many more have graced the stage.

Fast Forward to 2009, I have been sitting on this showcase till I found the PERFECT partner, and SMKA was just that.
With so many unsigned uber-talented artist and music showcases that don't give back-
Perfect Attendance is back with a twist.
FADIA KADER x SMKA are joining forces and connecting with the best:
Clearly had to upgrade in 2009.
Bringing you a showcase that GIVES BACK.


The Game:
Music showcase for the music lover in you.We bring you 3-4 unsigned artist + they perform 2 songs + you pick your favorite=they win a dope ARTIST DEVELOPMENT package!!!


The Package:
Winning unsigned artist gets the following:


* Studio Session and Production Package with SMKA
* Video+Photo-shoot by Chicago's own: RUBYHORNET.COM
* Press Release to the best of the best music journalist/blogges by FRESH MLK PR (PacDiv+Diz Gibran)
* Chance to perform in the "PERFECT ATTENDANCE" stage @ A3C HipHop festival Oct 1-3
* Coverage by our media sponsors
* Artist Consulting+Marketing package from C.U.K Dvlpmt ( Fadia Kader/Comeupkids.com)
* New fans!!!!!!


The Treats:
Music Lover.. still not content?

* Before the show starts... join us for our "COME UP HOUR" 8-10pm.. sponsored by "HOTLANTA" hot sauce and indulge in $5 All-U-can-Eat "Hotlanta WINGS" !

* FREE MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD with all the artist performing so you can get familiar with their music: http://perfectattendance.bandcamp.com/

* To cap off the night, we bring in an artist from out of town that is on the cusp!!! This month we have MIKKEY HALSTED, Chicago's own "Uncrowned Prince" Who has worked with the likes of Kanye West, Cash Money, Jermaine Dupri and many others!!! Dont miss his first ATLANTA performance!!

Mike Posner-"Drug Dealer Girl" (Live at LIFE in Atlanta)

Last Thursday was very interesting for me. My night started on Peters St at a fashion mixer where I saw dudes walking around in designer high heels "eeeeeeeuuuccckkkk" (c) Pusha T...then I wound up at a Emory party...then I wound up in the trap in the 4th Ward. I saw every facet of Atlanta living in the span of six hours. Nothing like my city...

But yeah as far as this video...I had my own footage of this show on my Flip cam but haven't gotten around to uploading it. And since Motion Family's super cameras blow my sh*t out the water I'll just use theirs. But anyways, I fell through this show last week with the homies Derek and Pill. I learned a lot about race relations and behavior at this show. One thing was that the same way that black black dudes go crazy to C-Murder's "Down 4 My Niggaz"...white girls go just as crazy to Lenny Kravitz' "Are You Gonna Go My Way." Or better yet, like the homie Mike from SMKA told me, "white girls go crazy to any song they can memorize." But shied, I can't front...I go crazy to that song mydamnself. Another thing I peeped is that free alcohol and loud ass music truly unites people from all races. This may not be new to any of ya'll, but it is to me, maybe I should get out more.

I also noticed that White boys are quick to buck on the police when they are drunk. This cop was telling this one fellow to keep it moving and he slapped his hands away and was like "don't touch me bro!" Well...that cop touched him in a major way and hemmed his ass up on the hood of the car something serious, on some ol' Arn Anderson shit. Buddy definitely smelled that cop's cologne. - (c) Pimp C

But yeah, Pill was supposed to perform at this show, but something happened and we wound up leaving. But before we left we saw Sophe Nix (featuring Sy High) and this dude Mike Posner perform. I'd heard buddy name before but nothing about him. Matter fact when people was asking what I was doing that night and I'd reply "going to the Pill show"...they'd be like "oh you mean the Mike Posner show"...."ummm, no?" Hell, I was actually sitting next to buddy for like 20 minutes and had absolutely no clue who he was. Not saying that if I did that I would make a Home Alone expression and be like "MIKE POSNER!"...but still, just saying.

Anyways, these Emory kids was going "gorilla orangutan shit" over dude when he hit the stage. When I started tweeting about him looking like the "white Drake" I got a few retweets and replies pretty much praising dude as the best thing since sliced bread.

I'll admit some of his songs were kinda jammin, especially the song in the above video, "Drug Dealer Girl." Ya'll check it out and let me know what you think.