Mums FP performs @ I DO MUSIC (TONIGHT)

The homie Mums FP is performing tonight @ I DO MUSIC...which is at Apache Cafe.

We do music, so we might have to come through.

Mums FP - "The Anthem" (prod. SMKA)

Rahbi @ Apache Cafe - Saturday (June 6th)

Rahbi is a ridiculously talented dude, and apparently he puts on one hell of a show.

Along side Rahbi is Muffy and Blount Harvey.

Purchase tickets @ www.apachecafe.info
Doors @9pm

SMKA - The 808 Experiment: Vol 1...now on DatPiff.com - (Rate & Comment)

...and Download if you haven't already.



I know this is hardly news. Its more like a statement.

Sights of Sounds (TWO) - @ Cenci (May 28th)

A hip-hop show going down in Atlanta @ Cenci...the Bill looks longer than the deceleration of independence but you can probably catch some good hip-hop in there. I have not heard most of the people on the bill, but just got a chance to listen to The Canz the other day and am looking forward to seeing them perform sometime....also the homie Mums FP is gonna kill it, shout out to LLSC.

acts to look out for:
Mums FP
The Canz
Young Lyxx
Big Chad Famous
...and maybe others I haven't heard of.

Here4U - Sean Falyon (Music Video Short)

Sean has been on a tear since releasing "Mr. Falyon meets SMKA"...his newest material is this short video for a 16. "Here4U" Pretty Dope video... Support Falyon!

Iceberg Creative Video

Freakshow - Friday @ Eyedrum

Performances by....

Fiona Simone
Donnis
Muffy
Niko Villamore
Ohhh
Bangledesh

@ Eyedrum...in Atlanta. Be there

Drake Show in Atlanta (Exclusive Video)

Video from the drake show...looks like he KILLED it. Big ups to Fadia, Jabari and the crew for putting this show on. More to come from Shameless Plug...88Keys and Devin the Dude next.

Studio43 Films Presents: DRAKE from KENNY BURNS on Vimeo.

Rich Kids - "Wasup" = My Guilty Pleasure

So I probably shouldn't like this, matter of fact I know I shouldn't; but that doesn't seem to keep me from bumpin' this delightfully ignorant track. The Rich Kids, another one of ATL's finest...or not so fine depending how you choose to look at it, are taking the streets by storm with this Swaggerific classic. My favorite line of the song is "futuristic kush make the hoes think I farted". Ladies in gentlemen that is pure unadulterated talent! I mean not only do you have to read at least a 3rd grade level, but you have to buy such high grade weed that it smells like ass when you spark it up. Enough of my thoughts, let's all hold hands and embrace this ignorance. Things this ridiculous need to be embraced, as they remind us not to take life so seriously. They also show us that no matter how dumb we think we are, there is always someone behind us, in the idiots marathon of life. In their defense, they are just high school kids. If y'all heard some of the stuff I was spitting when I was 18, you would laugh your ass off too. GTD and L.E.G STAND UP!! click the link and check it out. Listen to WASSSSSUUUUP here

Cool Cinema @ Midtown Art - FRIDAY (Caddys Premiere)

Before Purple Rain we are PREMIERING the "CADDYS" video... the feedback thus far has been CRAZY. You are going to be seeing a lot of this video.

We Put the A in Atlanta Mixtape

Here is the mixtape for the SXSW We put the A in Austin... You will be kind to notice that the hit single "Caddys" ft. Gripplyaz, Young Trimm & A.Leon Craft off the SMKA Experiment: Vol 1 made the cut.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Proton - Fade Away

Recently been working on a track with Atlanta's Proton. One of the best unsigned groups... f that... GROUPS period, in Atlanta. They are gonna be at SXSW at an ATLANTA showcase (we put the "A" in Atlanta) and just heard a rough cut of the song they put together over SMKA productions (for The 808 Experiment: Vol 2), and it is a banger, but what else should I have expected.

Brittany Street - Freestyle/// Event Tonight @ Cenci

A bunch of homies are performing tonight @ Cenci... should be the place to be tonight.




Brittany Street Freestyle over Royal Flush Beat (Crazy Beat)

Down Load Here

Rolling Out: "The 808 Experiment: producers keep ATL hip-hop on the map"

There is no denying the bourgeoning underground hip-hop culture in Atlanta. Whether it’s hister-hop or gritty traphouse rap, the ATL has been serving up a bevy of unsigned and underappreciated artists until now. Enter 808 Blake and 7King, two virtually unknown local producers who have created a vehicle for promoting the music they love so much. Entitled The 808 Experiment, their indie release paints a perfect picture of the eclectic musical nature of the talent coming from the Dirty. From classic Roland 808’s to playing with elements of live instrumentation and extraterrestrial synths, anyone who wants to know about what the A has to offer, needs to look no further than this exceptional release. Rolling Out caught up with the producers and their business partner Mike Walberg to talk Atlanta hip-hop, the meaning behind “amoeba music” and naming themselves after Andre 3000’s offspring....

For the Full Article

Rolling Out Interview

First off, if you haven’t downloaded this CD yet, do it now. With that said, ladies and gentlemen I’m proud to announce that hip-hop is still alive. I mean come on, you can’t believe everything Nas says (hello, Oochie Wally anyone?). Thanks to producers 808 Blake, 7King, and their business partner Mike Walberg, a slew of up and coming talents in ATL have been able to showcase themselves to the industry. Not bad for three guys who were virtual unknowns 48 hours ago. The boy Billy Blog caught up with two producers via phone and the homie Walberg via, well, that part’s not important, just know that I got his version too. Below is the clip from my interview with 808 Blake and 7King and the interview with Mr. Walberg that followed. Hip-hop ain’t dead you suckas!

For the Full Interview CLICK HERE

Thanks Rolling Out and Billy Bob!!!

Creative Loafing Interview - "SMKA Productions’ The 808 Experiment: Vol. 1 reclaims Atlanta’s hip-hop identity"

Thanks to Rodney Carmichael and Creative Loafing....


"God bless the child that’s got his own.

From the outset of SMKA Productions‘ newly released compilation, The 808 Experiment Vol. 1, it’s clear that Atlanta has finally arrived.

Surely, you say, the hip-hop capital of the world is no newbie to rap’s all-encompassing map. And you’re right. But among Atlanta’s emerging rap underworld — filled with hipster-leaning hoppers, 2nd generation ATLiens, and otherwise unidentifiable but objectively fly MCs — that original, Dirty South sound had been all but bleached out and forsaken. Until now.

With The 808 Experiment, SMKA accomplishes the seemingly impossible: It bridges Atlanta’s slick, hipster-hop derivative with the indigenous, red clay swagger for which the A has always been known.

Beats simultaneously swim in bass-drunk, 808 kicks while dancing between melodic, pastel-colored keys. Even when SMKA dares to sample esoteric pop songs like Sting’s “Englishman in New York,” the resulting track ["Alien (When in Rome) feat. Jay West, Savage and Gilles] is certifiably stamped “ATL.”

Their secret weapon? SMKA producers Blake “808 Blake” German and Kyle “7King” King, along with in-house “hustler” Mike Walberg, are all Atlanta natives. Damn near unheard of in this day and age, right? Meanwhile, the compilation features plenty among the city’s rising crop of natives and transplants alike, including Gripplyaz, A. Leon Craft, and Young Trimm (”Caddy”), trio Supreeme (”I’m On Fire”), Wil May (”Sweet Confusion”), and o8o of T!Katz (”Fire in the Hole”). But some of the biggest surprises come from lesser known cats who turn in equally stellar performances, including Double R of Miami, Nuff Sed, J Beans, Dee Rail, Fat Tony, Niko Villamor, Jay West, Rome Fortune, J Young, Radcliff Hyphen, Crysis, Brandon Michael, Toussaint, Alexandria Lushington and Tom P of Decatur. El da Sensei of New Jersey-based Artifacts is also featured.

With only 48 hours since it’s release it’s impossible to say just yet, but here’s hoping The 808 Experiment represents a truly formative moment in what’s already proven to be a watershed year for Atlanta’s slightly off-the-radar hip-hop movement.

Needless to say, I had to talk to the guys behind SMKA to find out where the heck they’ve been hiding. Oh, and you’ll never guess what SMKA stands for?"

DOWNLOAD: The 808 Experiment Vol. 1

For the Full Interview....Click HERE

"caddys" - The 808 Experiment

Alrighty... the second single of the 808 Experiment is on the Myspace.

check it out and let us know what you think.

"Caddys" - ft. Gripplyaz, Young Trimm and Yelawolf

www.myspace.com/smkamusic

In 12 Days... DJ Drama Changes The Game

"Gangsta Grillz: The Album" comes out in 12 days.

That's December 4th, for those of you who aren't good at counting forward.

And being that today is Thanksgiving, I feel that it's appropriate to discuss how big DJ Drama, or the self-proclaimed "Mr. Thanksgiving" is and how big this record is going to be.

Being an ATLien, I obviously love DJ Drama a.k.a. Mr. Thanksgiving. I think he's a genius. Between the Gangsta Grillz 1-20 mixtapes, Gangsta Grillz Radio on Hot 107.9in Atlanta, and being part of the triumvirate known as The Aphilliates, he is one of the most influential names in hip hop right now. Being on a DJ Drama mixtape is like having Weezy do your hook now (or Andre in early 2007... or Ludacris in 2006): You're guaranteeing yourself a hit.

Just look at some the A-list artists featured on his upcoming album:

Lil Jon, Young Jeezy, Jim Jones, Rick Ross, Young Buck, T.I., Lil Boosie, Weebie, Lil Wayne, Freeway.

HOLD UP. I'm only at Track 5.

Nelly, Diddy, Jazze Pha, Twista, Outkast, Katt Williams, Project Pat, B.G., 8Ball and MJG, Devin the Dude, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Lloyd, Jadakiss, Young Dro, Big Kuntry King, Lil Scrappy, Crime Mob, Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, John Legend, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Clipse, and Pharrell.

Jesus Christ. That's like everyone who's ever won a Source Award. Ever.

This is gonna be rediculous. Mark Your Calendars. December 4th.

If ALL of this isn't enough, here's one more thing for you true hip-hop fans. Track 8 is an Outkast track, titled "The Art of Storytelling Pt. 4." The anticipation for this track alone is enough to make me get this album. And to think there are 20 MORE tracks.

Thank you, DJ Drama a.k.a. Mr. Thanksgiving a.k.a Mr. Game 7 a.k.a. The iPod King a.k.a Barack O'Drama. Thank You.

For your listening and viewing pleasure, the first single, "5000 Ones" featuring Nelly, Diddy, Yung Joc, Jazze Pha, Willie the Kid, Young Jeezy and Twista.

$hamrock: A-Town Stay Down

The Vh1 white rapper show is over, and is it any suprise that the white rapper that won happens to be from ATL. Shamrock beat John Brown in the finals, or better put John Brown lost to Shamrock. I say this only becuase John Brown was probably the better over all rapper and should have won the contest and 100,000 dollars. I was, however, some what inpressed by both of their preformances, especially seeing how for both of them came. Anyway, I only post to give a shout out to A-town and Shamrock. The next great white rapper?... nah probably not.