Kicking Off the Summer With the H.O.P.E. Summer Jam on the West Bank
On my previous day’s journey to Lafitte, Louisiana, I had seen signs around the West Bank towns advertising something called the H.O.P.E. Summer Jam which …
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Mobile Rapper @sonnybama Drops A New Video Featuring Jelly Roll (@jellyroll615)
Quietly and methodically over the last several years, Mobile artist Sonny Bama has been building a following and creating a body of unique rap songs …
Another New Video from Augusta: C-Ball “Rock & Roll”
Augusta always has had talented rappers, but being in the same state with Atlanta has not been a blessing for them at all! I came …
Augusta’s Barton Village Mikko (@BvMikko) Putting It Down With a New Video “OWTT Gang” #OWTT
Barton Village is a fairly rough neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia where many of the city’s earliest rappers came from, including V-Tec and Mr. Hill, also …
Fighting the Power with @PublicEnemyFTP @MrChuckD @FlavaFlav at @BealeStMusicFes #BSMF13
I had seen Public Enemy live in Austin last month at SXSW, but their Sunday afternoon appearance at the Beale Street Music Festival was a …
Al Kapone (@ALKaponeMemphis) Whoop That Trick- Live at @BealeStMusicFes
Memphis veteran Al Kapone performs perhaps his best-known song “Whoop That Trick” from the soundtrack to the movie Hustle and Flow at the Beale Street …
Al Kapone @ALKaponeMemphis Brand New Jewelry- Live @BealeStMusicFes
Memphis rapper Al Kapone performs for the hometown crowd at Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, 5/5/13
Al Kapone (@ALKaponeMemphis) Brings It Back to Where It All Began @BealeStMusicFes #BSMF13
In many ways, the emergence of Al Kapone in the early 1990’s corresponded to the rise of Memphis rap as a unique subgenre of hip-hop, …
Don Trip (@mrdontrip) Pretty Wings Freestyle at @BealeStMusicFes #bsmf13
Memphis rapper Don Trip and vocalist Singa Bromfield perform a freestyle based on Maxwell’s song “Pretty Wings” at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, …
Don Trip (@mrdontrip) and Singa Bromfield (@SingaBromfield) Put It Down For The Hometown @BealeStMusicFes #bsmf13
Memphis rapper Don Trip has received a lot of national acclaim, but has kept a fairly low profile since signing with a major label, and …