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Strap, Ali, Quez = Travis Porter

Randy posted some video footage a few blogs down, but it didn’t include photos of Travis Porter & their goofy faces. Plus he didn’t really comment on the movie. Anyway, the short film was pretty good. Very nice camera work, and although the storyline was a tiny bit hard to follow, the movie painted a good picture of who Travis Porter are as individuals. These guys are like my lil bros so I wasn’t too comfortable seeing them all half neked, but the teenage girls in the audience were. Screams everywhere. Check out the rest of the pics here >>> (more…)

Recently Block Ent held a listening session/meet & greet at their studio. In attendance were Gorilla Zoe, Supplya, Jody Breeze, Zaytoven & The Eragance, Princess, DJ Scream, DJ Scorpio, a ton of bloggers/media/A&Rs, and some of the best catering from Justin’s (mmmm macaroni & cheese). Supplya got a lot of good feedback from the audience, many of whom were just meeting Supplya for the first time. Check out the rest of the pics when we continue…. (more…)

We first premiered this song over the summer, and since then Soulja Boy added a verse and the song is playing on the radio. They shot the video on Friday and we were there for some behind the scenes footage. Check the rest of the pics when we continue (more…)

Mixtape track off Rado’s Black Gangster Pt. 2 coming soon. Also check the interview we did last week – Eldorado Red: Mob Life vs. Music Life.

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Eldorado Red has a habit of dipping in and out of the music scene, but he also has a fan base that forgives his elusiveness time and time again. Bubbling back up in the underground, Eldorado released the mixtape Black Gangster with DJ 5150 recently and a new song with Zaytoven. The above video clip outlines some of Eldorado’s past history and upcoming projects, but if you want the full, in depth scoop on Alabama’s great hope, keep reading. Eldorado had a lot to say about the street life compared to life portrayed in rap music, and he also explains his new collaboration with Alley Boy which raised a few eyebrows.

We’ve been sitting here talking about your history in the game and there’s some key elements in your career that people might not be aware of – you had a situation with Rick Rock, the producer…
Yeah, shout out to Rick Rock and the whole Federation and the Bay Area. I was out there fuckin’ around for about four and a half years. I was working on a solo project with Rick Rock – we actually put out an independent album with Fontana called The Eastside Rider. The Federation situation didn’t work out so my solo project never came out. But I was out there grindin’ wit’ Rick Rock for a minute. That’s the first little bit of rap industry shit I ever experienced. At the time, he had just did the Jay-Z record “Change the Game,” he had the Busta Rhymes record with Mariah Carey, he had a lot of big records.

What was your game plan after that situation was over?
After the deal got fucked up, I came back to Alabama, to the streets. I knew Rick Rock from Alabama – he was originally from the Bay Area but we both had family in Alabama. We knew each other before he had blew up in the production game. So I went out there and tried to make somethin’ happen. But you know, every situation ain’t the right situation. When you tryin’ to fit in to someone else’s program, but at the same time, you patiently waitin’ to do yo thang, then your success is basically depending upon if these people pop off or not. When The Federation’s success wasn’t what the label expected, they got dropped from they situation, which domino affects everything else.

So you quit the game for a minute?
I ain’t have no plan – my plan was to go back to where I started, back to the block. I had said fuck the music thang for a minute after that. I came back down south and kinda reinvented myself and that’s what we got today. >>>>> (more…)

Shouts out to Raw Report.

This song is catching a buzz in the Atlanta clubs so Cover Girl got So Icey Slim on the remix. They just shot the video this weekend.

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As heard on Gorilla Zoe & DJ Burn One’s The Connect mixtape featuring various artists.

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Last night Laws, Don Cannon, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League had a party to celebrate the official release of Laws’ 4:57 mixtape. I caught the last 30 minutes or so of the party, but it’s okay because we already got a preview of the mixtape at this listening session. By the time I got to the New Era store in Downtown Atlanta, everyone was pretty much wasted off Luda’s Conjure Cognac. Nobody was really coherent enough to take pictures, but I managed to snap this one real quick. Anyway, the mixtape is something real special, a bit Drake-ish, but with Laws’ own flow and topics. And the production is incredible. Definitely worth checking for ===> Laws: 4:57.

New collaboration from Inglewood, California’s own Skeme along with Duct Tape Ent’s Alley Boy. Skeme is dropping a new tape tomorrow with DJ Ill Will called All Rap’d Up. And of course Alley has the D.O.F.S. tape out now.

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“Your Wifey’s Favorite DJ” may be a cocky nickname, but DJ Ill Will is living up to it. Dropping over 60 mixtapes, most notably ones with female favorites like Drake, Trey Songz and Tyga, Will is definitely carving a niche out for himself in the heavily-populated DJ game.

Originally an aspiring baseball player, the South Bend, Indiana native moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Ball State University. Making ends meet as a bartender, he wound up getting a shot at DJing when his venue’s in-house DJ quit. Since then he has evolved into a mixtape DJ responsible for breaking records like Jeremih “Birthday Sex” and Jay Rock “All My Life” featuring Lil Wayne.

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When PI Bang emerged in the Orlando rap scene in ’01, his expectations were high. He expected to shine immediately and automatically receive credit for his talent. But things didn’t exactly go his way.

“When I first started, I thought if you were hot you would just get on, and they would sign yo’ ass,” the independent rapper explains of his misconception. “It’s nothin’ like I thought it was gonna be – it’s more of a challenge.”

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