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16 BARS OF GOLD VOL. 2 MC listing

Posted by Beko in 16 bars of gold, Blog | October 11th, 2009

Here it is folks, the official MC list for the most anticipated mixtape of the year. The group is extremely diverse in terms of background and style, but there is at least one thing they all have in common on this follow-up to last year’s release: Talent. In the words of one of our featured artists, Senor Kaos, “Swagger is nothing, talent is everything”. We tried to keep that in mind as we invited over 30 of Atlanta’s finest MCs to bless the wax pressed beats dropped live in the studio by the very talented, DJ Dainja. The master is finished, the cds are in duplication, and the anticipation is building.

The continuing concept of this mixtape is as follows: Combining the old definition of a mixtape (live DJ mixing) with the new idea (MC’s spitting over various beats). “16 Bars of Gold.” After all, the 16 bar verse… is the measure of every MC’s worth.

Here is the official list of lyrical artists that will be featured on 16 Bars of Gold Vol. 2…

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A3C Saturday night “The Release” at the Icehouse

Posted by Beko in A3C Hip Hop Festival, Blog, News | October 5th, 2009

As I walked in, 3 of the best female MCs in the city were commanding the stage as the crowd waved their hands in rhythm with the beat. From stage right, Adrift Da Belle tore it up.  Rita J and Boog Brown had everybody in the audience ready to party by 10 o’clock. Meanwhile, back stage, Senor Kaos and his supporting all star cast were preparing for their set. After a warm round of applause for the first ladies of Atlanta hip-hop, D.R.E.S. the Beatnik came out to hype the people up for the fellas. Upon his intro, Kaos took the stage with the confident stride of an MC who knew his show was going to be hot. With DJ Grandman at his back, along with Flux on the other mic, the show started with a bang. He brought out 4-ize and Punchlyne and the show went up a level. Soon after… Killa Kalm stepped to the stage and took it up yet another level. The show continued to build as Kaos and friends rocked songs ranging from “Girls Rock Too” to “Automatic Classic”. He also rocked some joints from his new release, “Walk Softly and Carry a Big Brick”. It was a carefully crafted show full of pristine talent and well written songs. The participation of the large crowd was also impeccable. Continue Reading

Live hip-hop spills out onto Glenwood Ave.

Posted by Beko in Blog | June 10th, 2009

Binkis KAOS and Camp Lo June 5th at Cenci in East Atlanta

It was a great show. Well promoted and the sound was pristine (shouts to Tony the sound tech).   It took a while to get it started, but once it did, The performances were top notch.  Kaos killed it, even more than usual. I guess he actually got some sleep. Then Binkis had a polished show complete with Killa Calm bustin it over DJ Mafioso’s breaks (remember those?).  And the NY folks came out and did their thing,  I was entertained, but admittedly disappointed that Lucini did not, in fact, fall from the sky.

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