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Backtracking with the Memphis Pimps @DAREAL_8Ball and @PimpTypeMJG at @A3C



For a Memphian, perhaps the high point of the Pimp C Memorial Concert at A3C was the appearance of Eightball & MJG, one of Memphis’ original rap acts, and one that is still among the city’s best-known and admired. Appropriately, they performed their best-loved songs, including “Pimps”, “Mr. Big” and “Lay It Down.” As Memphians who had relocated to Houston, Ball & MJG had crossed paths with Pimp C and Bun B early in their careers, and expressed their admiration for Pimp C during their performance in Atlanta on Saturday night.

Keep up with Eightball & MJG:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Real-8Ball-and-MJG/265777743480805?sk=info

http://www.thereal8ballandmjg.com
https://myspace.com/8ballandmjg
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mjg/id358785
https://www.facebook.com/8BallanfMJG

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Twista Recalling His Early Career at @A3C @TWISTAgmg



Twista first came to prominence on the song “Po Pimp” by a Chicago duo called Do or Die, on the Houston-based Rap-A-Lot label, and the song had a decidedly Texas feel. Still, I had never thought of Twista as having been influenced by Pimp C, yet he said exactly that to the crowd at A3C during the Pimp C Memorial Concert. He also performed his verse from “Po Pimp” and another of his classic songs as the crowd cheered and chanted the lyrics with him.

Keep up with Twista:
http://twista.com

https://www.facebook.com/Twista
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/twista/id745519
https://myspace.com/twista
http://instagram.com/twistagmg

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Trae @TRAEABN Performing at the Pimp C Memorial Concert at @A3C


Trae tha Truth remains one of Houston’s most beloved rappers, even after the local hip-hop station imposed a ban on his music. He is a perennial favorite at South By Southwest, and was warmly received by the A3C crowd as well.

Keep up with Trae tha Truth:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakqwhv9V-7nzEXGQhckwEA
https://www.facebook.com/traeabn
https://myspace.com/traethatruth
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/trae-tha-truth/id260848039

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Killa Kyleon Performing at the Pimp C Memorial Concert at @A3C @KillaKyleon


Houston artist Killa Kyleon got his start as a member of Slim Thugg’s Boss Hogg Outlaws, but for the last several years has been making a name for himself as a solo artist, garnering a lot of attention with performances at South By Southwest in Austin. He is yet another younger Houston artist that shows the heavy influence of the classic Texas style instead of imitating music coming out of Atlanta or other cities. His inclusion on the Pimp C Memorial Concert line-up was very appropriate.

Keep up with Killa Kyleon:

http://killakyleonrunit.com/
http://instagram.com/killakyleon
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/killa-kyleon/id261912286
https://www.facebook.com/KillaKyleonRunIt
http://killakyleonrunit.tumblr.com/
http://amgmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://myspace.com/therealkillakyleon

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Young Houston Rapper @Doughbeezy Opens the Pimp C Memorial Concert at @A3C


Doughbeezy is a relative newcomer to the Houston rap scene, and only came to my attention a few years ago at South By Southwest in Austin. Yet, unlike a lot of young Houston artists these days, Doughbeezy exhibits a style heavily indebted to the classic Texas rap sound, and was a most appropriate artist to open the final main stage concert at A3C, a concert that was being held to honor the late Pimp C of UGK. Of course, he led the crowd in a rousing version of his anthem “I’m From Texas”.

Keep up with Doughbeezy:

http://instagram.com/doughbeezy
https://www.facebook.com/doughbeezy
http://doughbeezy.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYRXIHMOWI24zoqGQN0RIA
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/doughbeezy/id528638315

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Celebrating Memphis' Playa Fly at @A3C @PLAYAFLYM3


After dinner, I headed back over to the A3C main stage on the festival grounds for what was being billed as the Pimp C Memorial Concert, but I was amazed that before it started, the DJ pulled out a classic Memphis song by Playa Fly, “Getting’ It On”, and nearly everyone in the crowd around me knew the words. Fly really should have been on at least one of the showcases at A3C, as he is a legend.

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Smif-N-Wesson Enters The Stage at the @DuckDownMusic Bar-B-Que at @A3C @SmifNWesson @Buckshot



The Duck Down Bar-B-Que at A3C was sponsored by Duck Down Music, and therefore the main act was Smif-N-Wessun, along with other members of the Boot Camp Click (the Brooklyn one, not the Louisiana one). The surprise for me though was when they broke out with songs off the classic Black Moon album Enter The Stage, which I hadn’t at all been expecting, and which sent me hustling back to the festival area.

Keep up with Smif-N-Wessun:
https://www.facebook.com/smifandwessun

https://myspace.com/smifnwessun
http://duckdown.com/website/smif-n-wessun
http://duckdown.com/bornandraised/

http://www.bucktownusa.com/smif-n-wessun.html

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Louisiana's Young Roddy Performing at the @DuckDownMusic Bar-B-Que at @A3C @young_roddy


Young Roddy was not a name I was familiar with, but he was announced as being from Louisiana, and I was told that he was associated with the New Orleans rapper Curren$y. I thought his performance on Saturday afternoon was decent, and Roddy has recently released a new mixtape called Legal Dealing.

Keep up with Young Roddy:

http://www.jet-life.com/young-roddy.htm
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-Roddy/129521100440365
https://myspace.com/kidroddy

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Jarren Benton Performing at #DuckDownBarBQue at @A3C @DuckDownMusic @JarrenBenton


Atlanta’s own Jarren Benton was the first artist to kick off the Duck Down Bar-B-Que at the A3C main stage in Atlanta on Saturday. Benton’s popularity has been growing greatly over the last several years.

Keep up with Jarren Benton:

https://www.facebook.com/JarrenBenton
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jarren-benton/id414412140
http://myfunkvolume.com/artist/jarren-benton/
https://soundcloud.com/funk-volume
http://jarrenbenton.bandcamp.com
http://instagram.com/jarrenbenton
http://jarrenbenton.tumblr.com
https://myspace.com/jarrenbenton/music/songs