Be There
Aug 172010
This coming Saturday, the 21st, Project Generation D will be hosting Project Athens, a music workshop for teens interested in music recording. The workshop is an amazing opportunity for teenagers interested in making a career out of music. If you’re in the area, or know someone who might be interested please pass this information along. Project Generation D is a wonderful organization, teaching young adults the fundamentals of music production and providing hands-on experience that otherwise might not be available to them. If you’re interested in learning more about the music industry and just how to turn your dreams into reality, this is an event you do not want to miss! Besides being a great education experience, the workshop will also feature a panel of Athens’ most influential industry insiders as well as performances by some dope Athens artists. The workshop is FREE and lasts from 1-5 pm at New Earth Music Hall. We’ll see you there!
Summer is coming to a close and fall is right around the corner. Many of you might be back in school and if you’re lucky, back in school in Athens. If you are in fact in Athens, GA at this time next week then you’re in luck. Next Wednesday, the 25th, H.E.R Hip-Hop and The Boom Foundry will be hosting a back to school/fall kickoff/just because hip-hop is awesome event at New Earth Music Hall. We will be showcasing the talent of local Athens artists RedKlay, Son1, Fresh, WildKard, and the Deaf Judges, with a performance by HaZiQ aLi, recent winner of MTVu’s The Freshmen, and a special guest, former member of Da Backwudz, and SMKA afiliate, Aleon Craft. That’s one damn fine lineup and tickets are only $5! Come out next Wednesday, enjoy some quality, homegrown Athens hip-hop, and keep good music alive.
Aug 132010
Came across another great read I thought ya’ll might find interesting (on MySpace of all places. Who woulda thought?). The article isn’t too long and provides a nice breakdown of the album and the thought process behind it. Check out the full article HERE.
Aug 112010
We meant to post this much earlier in the day but had some difficulty with track uploads…any who, on to the post! Though we normally select artists that are most likely not already on your radar as the subject of our “Artist to Watch” posts. this week, we’re making an exception. 24-year-old, Decatur-based rapper Tom P is a stranger to neither the Atlanta nor Athens hip-hop scene, boasting a loyal (and rather large) fan base in both areas. And, for an independent, unsigned, D.I.Y, small-town artist, he’s shared the stage with some prettttty established artists– B.o.B, Gorilla Zoe, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, D12 and Killer Mike, just to name a few. Impressive, no?
In addition to having two full-length albums under his belt (Tom P, released in 2008, and Tom P: Root for the Underdog, released in June of 2010), Tom P has been featured on numerous compilation projects (such as SMKA’s The 808 Experiment, Volumes 1 and 2) as well as on a few tracks here and there of other local artists.
As for the style and quality of Tom P’s music, it pretty much speaks for itself–but, just to give you a few descriptive words, his flow is very unique, original…and fast. Below, for your listening pleasure (and to prove our claims), are 2 tracks–the first is the intro track off of his recently-released album, and the second (which features Playboy Tre) was the album’s first single.
Intro
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Time Flies
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Aug 112010
If you’ve been following Kanye on twitter then you know he’s been talking about dropping a new song for the past couple days. Well, the song has finally arrived. Just like anything else ‘Ye, its great. Download HERE. Apparently we’ll also be getting a remix of of Power on Friday, featuring Jay-Z.
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What’s up H.E.R Hip-Hop readers? What follows is a VERY important “announcement,” so, LISTEN (read) UP! We need your help to send WrittenHouse (which, if you don’t already know, is an AMAZING group from Philly) to the Virgin Mobile FreeFest in D.C. as the opening act of the event. How it works is, fans/family/whomever can go to the contest site and vote (once per day) for their favorite artist; on Aug. 19th, the votes will be tallied and the 20 artists with the most votes will move on to Round 2 where their music will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Whomever is selected not only gets to be THE opening band for the festival, but also wins a $5K cash prize!!!
There are already over 100 bands in the running for this–so, it’s time to get those WrittenHouse votes in there! Voting is SUPER easy–you will be asked a few questions before you can cast your vote, BUT, it really only takes a few minutes to get through everything. SO, if you care about good music and the artists that make it getting the recognition, exposure, and all-around “goodness” they deserve, then you’ll follow THIS LINK right now (and again tomorrow, and the next day, and…you get it) and VOTE!
We’ll be reminding everyone via our site, Facebook, Twitter, etc. to vote daily so, no need to get too worried about forgetting to do your part!
It may not be the official official song of the Dawgs; however, in my mind, this song will be providing the soundtrack to this seasons highlight reel. If you haven’t already heard, the song will be played at every home game this season, which is an incredible accomplishment for Fresh and Skeezy. Sanford Stadium isn’t ready for the amount of hype thats about to hit! J. Skeezy and Fresh are doing big things people! The song can be purchased for just .99 cents on iTunes right now. Preview the song and catch the (official?) video below.
Aug 092010
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Hailing from the Virginia Beach area, this 22-year-old aspiring (and rather successful) emcee caught my attention last December when I was searching for talent to participate in Digital College Network’s “Battle of the Bands” contest. Dre-Ski was one of our finalist artists but, due to a work conflict, he was unable to participate in the final event held down in Panama City over spring break. Any who, he definitely didn’t fall off of my map because of that, and myself and the rest of H.E.R Hip-Hop plan to help him further his career as much as we can.
break mayhem unable to college Rarely do you come across an artist whose passion for music and flowing surpasses the desire and need to be known, whose drive and determination to become great allows him (or her) to take all kinds of criticism, and whose personality creates an immediate impression on you. Even more rare is the artist who patiently studies the game and its artists to find those hidden gems in certain lyrics, as did the young Mos Def and Pharrell when traveling the country to follow A Tribe Called Quest. This is, in my opinion, what’s missing in the game – this unbridled love for the art to perfect one’s craft, by any means necessary.
Dre-Ski, to me, sounds very similar to Lupe Fiasco–an artist he actually opened for in April of 2009. Speaking of opening performances, another one to mention would be his set at a Fabolous concert this past October. In addition to fellow artists, he’s also caught the attention of a number of blogs, DJBotth.net and iLLVibes in particular–the two sponsored his latest mixtape, Calm Your Taste Budz (which you can download HERE).
Prior to Calm Your Taste Budz, he released Follow Me: Vol. 2, in May of 2009. Currently, he’s working on his debut album, Cloud 8.7, which he plans to release sometime in fall of 2010 on BanginMusic Records (we’ll keep you posted on the exact release date, no worries). SO, check out the tracks and music videos below–and, if you like what you hear (and see), be sure download his mixtapes.
Why We Hustle
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Tell ‘Em All
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Dead Prezzz
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The Pittsburgh Pilot takes his plane to the strip club.
You say you never been?
