Camp Lo is performing at Cenci on Friday. They've got a bunch of fresh local acts on the bill too. Binkis Recs, Senor Kaos, Catalyst and Ty-vicious, Stanza and a bunch of DJs. Should be a best bet.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Hip Hop Happenings Refresher
What a week it has been... The hip hop continues for the next few weeks too.
Today at the Bench, daytime bbq type-deal w/ Binkis, Stahhr, The Regime (KP, Jawz, Rec, Snub and Shred), Broady, Mojo, and bunch of others and DJs. It's only one dollar.
Thursday, also at the Bench. One Be Lo, Stahhr, Catalyst and Ty-vicious will be performing. There will also be a beat battle putting New Orleans producers against Atliens.
Next Friday, June 5th at Cenci, Camp Lo, Binkis Recs, Senor Kaos and a bunch more. It's $10.
Today at the Bench, daytime bbq type-deal w/ Binkis, Stahhr, The Regime (KP, Jawz, Rec, Snub and Shred), Broady, Mojo, and bunch of others and DJs. It's only one dollar.
Thursday, also at the Bench. One Be Lo, Stahhr, Catalyst and Ty-vicious will be performing. There will also be a beat battle putting New Orleans producers against Atliens.
Next Friday, June 5th at Cenci, Camp Lo, Binkis Recs, Senor Kaos and a bunch more. It's $10.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
T.I. drops former snitch Alfamega from Grand Hustle label
From Creative Loafing:
May 8th, 2009 by Rodney Carmichael in Music news
Talk about an ironic turn of events.
Earlier this week, Atlanta-based rapper Cedric “Alfamega” Zellars was outed as a former federal informant “who snitched out criminal cohorts and testified as a government witness at the trial of an Atlanta heroin trafficker,” according to TheSmokingGun.com:
Court records show that Zellars began working with law enforcement officials after he was sentenced in September 1995 to 110 months in a federal gun case (Zellars, who had a prior felony robbery conviction, was collared for selling weapons to an undercover federal agent). Zellars “agreed to cooperate with authorities and was debriefed” about the criminal activity of several individuals. “In particular he was debriefed concerning the drug trafficking activities of a Mr. Ali Baaqar,” according to a government court filing, a copy of which you’ll find below. During his cooperation against Baaqar, Zellars met with a DEA agent and a federal prosecutor, and subsequently testified at trial.
No big surprise there. In many ways, trap rap has become little more than a sub-genre made up of dry snitches who boast of illicit activities on wax. Whether real or imagined, you’re bound to draw heat.
But Alfamega’s federal informant past drew particular interest because he happens to be signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle label. And, as you know, T.I. is set to begin his year-long prison sentence resulting from a firearms conviction he received at the hands of a bodyguard-turned-informant who snitched him out to the feds two years ago.
So last night, T.I. called into Atlanta’s HOT 107.9 to deliver the news that Alfamega is no longer part of the Grand Hustle family:
“Even though all our artists and employees are asked by us to be honest and open about their past history, at no time did Alfa disclose to me or Grand Hustle what has now appeared in the media,” Tip said in the statement. “He essentially deceived us by failing to fully disclose the truth about his past, and there is no place in our organization for dishonest and misleading behavior. As I have always said, you must take responsibility for your own actions. We at Grand Hustle can not support or condone the blaming of others for our own mistakes. I hope and pray to God, bless his savings plans, but I don’t foresee me or my company playing a role in his personal or professional business.”
As MTV’s Jayson Rodriguez put it, looks like it’s “back to trappin’” for Alfamega. Then again, a known snitch might have a rough go of it trying to work the curb.
May 8th, 2009 by Rodney Carmichael in Music news
Talk about an ironic turn of events.
Earlier this week, Atlanta-based rapper Cedric “Alfamega” Zellars was outed as a former federal informant “who snitched out criminal cohorts and testified as a government witness at the trial of an Atlanta heroin trafficker,” according to TheSmokingGun.com:
Court records show that Zellars began working with law enforcement officials after he was sentenced in September 1995 to 110 months in a federal gun case (Zellars, who had a prior felony robbery conviction, was collared for selling weapons to an undercover federal agent). Zellars “agreed to cooperate with authorities and was debriefed” about the criminal activity of several individuals. “In particular he was debriefed concerning the drug trafficking activities of a Mr. Ali Baaqar,” according to a government court filing, a copy of which you’ll find below. During his cooperation against Baaqar, Zellars met with a DEA agent and a federal prosecutor, and subsequently testified at trial.
No big surprise there. In many ways, trap rap has become little more than a sub-genre made up of dry snitches who boast of illicit activities on wax. Whether real or imagined, you’re bound to draw heat.
But Alfamega’s federal informant past drew particular interest because he happens to be signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle label. And, as you know, T.I. is set to begin his year-long prison sentence resulting from a firearms conviction he received at the hands of a bodyguard-turned-informant who snitched him out to the feds two years ago.
So last night, T.I. called into Atlanta’s HOT 107.9 to deliver the news that Alfamega is no longer part of the Grand Hustle family:
“Even though all our artists and employees are asked by us to be honest and open about their past history, at no time did Alfa disclose to me or Grand Hustle what has now appeared in the media,” Tip said in the statement. “He essentially deceived us by failing to fully disclose the truth about his past, and there is no place in our organization for dishonest and misleading behavior. As I have always said, you must take responsibility for your own actions. We at Grand Hustle can not support or condone the blaming of others for our own mistakes. I hope and pray to God, bless his savings plans, but I don’t foresee me or my company playing a role in his personal or professional business.”
As MTV’s Jayson Rodriguez put it, looks like it’s “back to trappin’” for Alfamega. Then again, a known snitch might have a rough go of it trying to work the curb.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Hip Hop Shows in Atlanta
Not much going on this weekend, but starting next week, there's all kinds of stuff happening in the way of ATL hip hop.
May 12 - Lee Harvey Oswald w/ Bluebird and Astronautilus at The Bench.
May 15 - J-Live, Arablak, Dillon Maurer, Catalyst and Ty-vicious, Floyd the Locsmif, DJ Dug Boogie, AmDex, and DJ Deliver @ Cenci
May 16 - B.O.B. @ Apache Cafe
May 21 - KRS One, Buckshot, and 1 song each from like 20 local cats including Kaos, 4ize, Punchline, Bonecrusher, Killer Mike, Nappy Roots, Clan Destined, Stanza, and The Regime.
Here is a Kaos, Punchline and 4 ize video.
May 22 - I Love Rap at Apache Cafe (featuring Great Scott)
May 23 - Mr. Lif at the Earl with Willie Evans Jr. (of the A.B.s aka Asamov) and Lee Harvey Oswald.
May 28 - One Be Lo, Sound Clash Beat Battle (New Orleans vs. ATL) Stahhr, Catalyst and Ty-vicious @ The Bench
June 5 - Camp Lo, Binkis Recs, Senor Kaos, Catalyst and Ty-vicious, Stanza @ Cenci.
May 12 - Lee Harvey Oswald w/ Bluebird and Astronautilus at The Bench.
May 15 - J-Live, Arablak, Dillon Maurer, Catalyst and Ty-vicious, Floyd the Locsmif, DJ Dug Boogie, AmDex, and DJ Deliver @ Cenci
May 16 - B.O.B. @ Apache Cafe
May 21 - KRS One, Buckshot, and 1 song each from like 20 local cats including Kaos, 4ize, Punchline, Bonecrusher, Killer Mike, Nappy Roots, Clan Destined, Stanza, and The Regime.
Here is a Kaos, Punchline and 4 ize video.
May 22 - I Love Rap at Apache Cafe (featuring Great Scott)
May 23 - Mr. Lif at the Earl with Willie Evans Jr. (of the A.B.s aka Asamov) and Lee Harvey Oswald.
May 28 - One Be Lo, Sound Clash Beat Battle (New Orleans vs. ATL) Stahhr, Catalyst and Ty-vicious @ The Bench
June 5 - Camp Lo, Binkis Recs, Senor Kaos, Catalyst and Ty-vicious, Stanza @ Cenci.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange
Atliens DL finally reupped on some downloads. For now, here's Cunninlynuist's 3rd (and best IMO) album, A Piece of Strange.
John Robinson Performing Material from Collabo w/ J. Rawls
From the upcoming J. Rawls and John Robinson collabo, 'The 1960s Jazz Revolution Again'
Friday, May 1, 2009
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