Streets by VICE: Atlanta | Ponce De Leon Ave.

Atlanta is one of the most culturally & historically rich cities in the United States. From it's impact on civil rights history to it's present day dominance over Hip Hop, Atlanta's influence is felt. In this episode of Streets by VICE, we'll be traveling along Ponce de Leon Ave. Although it's not that long of a street many Atlanta residents consider Ponce to be the heart of Atlanta.

The street houses many of the city's most iconic landmarks, and passes alongside it's most notable neighborhoods. During our travels on Ponce we'll meet everyone from civil rights leader, to street artists, to councilman, to some of the most influential hip hop producers in the game, as they educate us about their Atlanta.



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OG MACO | 15 | EP

QC’s OG Maco keeps the new music coming, Here is his brand new EP titled “15” which comes with 11 tracks and features contributions from Metro Boomin, Sledgren, Ricky P and much more. Listen and download the full EP below.

Noisey Atlanta | Trouble with the ATL Twins | Episode 4

Noisey Atlanta | Trouble with the ATL Twins | Episode 4

Thomas enters the strange world of the ATL Twins, the brothers that live a life that’s akin to a Shakespearean farce costumed by streetwear. They talk about Gucci Mane, who they met through Harmony Korine, during the making of Spring Breakers. We also meet an artist known as The Devil. He takes Thomas across town to a fully-working trap house, to meet the rapper Trouble and his crew, Duct Tape Entertainment.



Episode 1: Welcome to the Trap - http://bit.ly/NOISEY-ATL-E1
Episode 2: Meet the Migos - http://bit.ly/NOISEY-ATL-E2
Episode 3: Gucci Mane & Jeezy - http://bit.ly/NOISEY-ATL-E3

NOISEY ATLANTA | MEET THE MIGOS | EPISODE 2

Thomas meets Migos during a video shoot at Magic City, Atlanta's most famous strip club. Following their hit "Versace" in 2013, Gucci Mane took the group under his wing. They signed with his manager Coach K and went on to work with the super producer Zaytoven, crafting some of the most entertaining and innovative new music from the city. Now all they've gotta do is stay out of trouble.



Noisey Atlanta is a 10-part series documenting unprecedented access into the city's rap scene. Hosted by VICE / HBO / Noisey’s Thomas Morton and directed by Andy Capper—the makers of Noisey Chiraq—the series stars artists like 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Migos, Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, Jeezy, iLoveMakonnen, and also spends time with the new wave of super-producers like Mike Will Made-It, Metro Boomin, and 808 Mafia.

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Noisey Jamaica II - http://bit.ly/Noisey_Jamaica_II
Noisey SVDDXNLY: A$AP Rocky - http://bit.ly/Noisey_SVDDXNLY

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Noisey Presents | Atlanta | Welcome To The Trap

After exploring the impoverished neighborhoods of Chicago, Noisey is set to bring the world into the underworld of Atlanta. Starring familiar rap faces like Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Future, Migos, Young Thug, Trinidad James, Rich Homie Quan, Young Scooter, Waka Flocka, PeeWee Longway and more, Noisey gives us an uncensored tour of the ATL slums. With a focus on the drugs, trap houses, gangs, problems, and solutions behind one of hip-hop’s most successful states in recent years, Noisey aims to shed light on the community’s harsh realities.



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Noisey:
“When a rapper’s rapping, you should be able to smell the dope cooking.”

In the first episode of our new 10-part series on Atlanta, host Thomas Morton meets longtime stick-up boy Curtis Snow (Snow On Da Bluff) while explaining what Atlanta means and why it’s become the center of drug trafficking and rap music. Later, we find ourselves in iconic Patchwerk Studios with Black Mafia Family’s Bleu Davinci. He explains the rise and fall of BMF, the city’s scene over the last decade, and what he thinks it takes to make it today. After a game of pool, we head to the strip club to meet Migos.

Noisey Atlanta is a 10-part series documenting unprecedented access into the city’s rap scene. Hosted by VICE / HBO / Noisey’s Thomas Morton and directed by Andy Capper—the makers of Noisey Chiraq—the series stars artists like 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Migos, Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, Jeezy, iLoveMakonnen, and also spends time with the new wave of super-producers like Mike Will Made-It, Metro Boomin, and 808 Mafia.

EARTHGANG X 6LACK X J.I.D. | BATMAN SMELLS

The Atlanta based lyricists linked up to deliver their Christmas themed track “Batman Smells”. With production from Ryan Mellow, the smooth track features the Spillage Pillage artists spitting about daily life in the 404.

Listen to “Batman Smells” by Earthgang x J.I.D. x 6lack below:

First Look: Sway Calloway's Protegé G.L.A.M.

We caught up with Sway Calloway and his bay area protegé G.L.A.M.in Atlanta during the A3C Festival.



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Videographers: Lance Steagall + Allison Swank
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Jaden Smith Surprises Fans With New Album Via App

Resident Twitter philosopher, Jaden Smith, is also a rising rapper. As of Monday night (November 17), he has a new album, CTV2, to show for it.



In enterprising fashion, Smith surprised fans with the project via his own app, pegged the “Jaden Experience.” The music has been two years in the making, but it has at least one fan already. “I’ve Worked On This Album For Two Years And Kendall Likes it So Here,” Smith tweeted, referencing Kendall Jenner.

Grab the “Jaden Experience” app free of charge via the iTunes app store.

5 Trick Fix presented by KR3W: Reggie Kelly

The big Atlanta homie Reggie Kelly crushes it in this 5 Trick Fix presented by KR3W.

Jean Grae drops her new EP named "#5" via Bandcamp

"This is #5. I felt like doing something else. So I did. I really enjoy song crafting. The producing, the recording, the writing, the mixing, the everything. It's short, but grown. Love ya." Jean Grae



Released 02 November 2014

Jean Grae did everything.

Baauer Ft. AlunaGeorge & Rae Sremmurd | One Touch

Pre-order ep, get 'One Touch' right now.
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Bleep → smarturl.it/bbaauer-bleep

Rae Sremmurd | No Type | Gravez Remix

A Day In The Hustle: BIG K.R.I.T.

Big K.R.I.T. is in his hustle before the storm down in Atlanta. Check him out in the studio as he preps to go on tour, and then tune in October 7 to see K.R.I.T. get CRWNed in the first part of his conversation with Elliott Wilson. Keep it locked to WatchLOUD

Nas' "Nas: Time Is Illmatic" Having One-Night Only Screenings

Nas' "Nas: Time Is Illmatic" film is set to be screened in Chicago, Atlanta and Houston as part of one-night only screenings.

Nas’ Nas: Time Is Illmatic film is slated to released theatrically October 1 in New York and Los Angeles.

Distributed by Tribeca Film, the movie is also scheduled to be screened at 29 American cities October 2 as part of a one-night only screenings. The full list of the cities and venues is below, as is a poster for the film.

Nas: Time Is Illmatic is scheduled to be available on demand, iTunes, and other VOD providers October 3.

Nas: Time Is Illmatic focuses on the making of Illmatic, Nas' 1994 acclaimed debut album.

The film features Nas "returning to his childhood home in Queensbridge, Nas shares stories of his upbringing, his influences — from the music of his jazz musician father Olu Dara to the burgeoning Hip Hop scene in New York City — and the obstacles he faced before his major label signing at age 19,” according to a press release. "Featuring interviews with his Illmatic producers (Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., and DJ Premier) and musical peers (including Pharrell Williams and Alicia Keys), Nas: Time Is Illmatic is a thrilling account of Nas' evolution from a young street poet to a visionary MC."

Atlanta, GA AMC Phipps Plaza

AMC Southlake 24

Austin, TX Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Baltimore, MD Charles Theatre

AMC Owings Mills 17

Charlotte, NC AMC Carolina 22

AMC Concord 24

Chicago, IL AMC Loews Crestwood 8

Music Box

Dallas, TX Angelika Film Center

Denver, CO AMC Highlands Ranch 24

Sie Film Center

Fairfax, VA Angelika Film Center Mosaic

Fort Worth, TX AMC Grapevine 30

Houston, TX Sundance Cinemas

AMC Studio 30

Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park

Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park

Jacksonville, FL AMC Orange Park 24

Miami, FL O Cinema Wynwood

AMC Aventura 24

Milwaukee, WI AMC Mayfair Mall 18

Minneapolis, MN Undergound Film Festival

Nashville, TN Belcourt Theatre

Oakland, CA The New Parkway Theater

Orlando, FL AMC Altamonte Mall 18

Phoenix, AZ AMC Arrowhead 14

Plano, TX Angelika Film Center

Portland, OR Cinema 21

Sacramento, CA Tower Theatre

San Antonio, TX AMC Rivercenter 11

San Diego, CA Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15

Reading Cinemas Town Square 14

San Francisco, CA Roxie Theatre

Seattle, WA Sundance Cinemas

AMC Pacific Place 11

St. Louis, MO AMC West Olive 16

Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox

Washington, DC Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market

Winston-Salem, NC a/parture Cinema

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Sa-Roc | Shadows Approaching | Prod. Sol Messiah

New Sa-Roc on The Sol Messiah: Legend (Mixtape)





What im gon do now? I'm 5 foot 3 and 132 pounds. size 6 frame, with a legendary name, trying to live up to the honor with a few raps and a cute smile.
But that don't last forever.
This could be my last letter, so I write it with blood and sweat so it last better.
They wanna wipe me from the books cuz I'm plot heavy, but they won't give me 2nd looks less I'm top heavy.
Let me talk to you, my daddy sharecropped tobacco age 6 fore he learned to even walk proper.
You want some real spit? What you know about watching your father numb so he wouldn't have to feel shit?
Real quick out the room before the tears hit.
Clutching pipe dreams to my chest like a meal ticket.
And as much as I'd like to think it we aint much different, 30 years apart but the cops think we just niggas.
But let me slow down fore attention span go down, Gucci, Bugatti, fat bootys, illuminati.
Now, am I allowed to finish? Youngins lying in a pool of that red sauce all in the name of spinach.
Noodle all on the sidewalk, like an Italian dinner. But y'all don't wanna hear it.
Y'all tone deaf til I start talking c notes then y'all ninjas Bob Dylan.
Street poets, writing poems for the muh effing highest bidder.
Yeah I'm kinda bitter. You want a sweetheart, just stop making the street hard, then you won't get this sour lemon.
I'm feeling out of place in the places that I invented.
Feeling stifled, so I'm venting. Ear conditioning, pun intended.
I may be cut from a different cloth, but we all kindred. Formerly good kids in a mad city, call kendrick.
This high power coming from out the Nile River. Rap pharoah from the hells of the district, the sound killer.

ILOVEMAKONNEN | I DON'T SELL MOLLY NO MORE | SIMON SMTHNG REMIX

Buzzing Atlanta upstart ILOVEMAKONNEN cannot be stopped. Between his summer smashes "I Don't Sell Molly No More" and "Club Goin Up On A Tuesday" he has quickly risen to stardom. He recently received the almighty cosign from Drake and numerous remixes from artists and producers alike. The latest rework comes from Charlotte native Simon SMTHNG. Listen as he adds a refined jazz-laden styling to the trap-inspired original "I Don't Sell Molly No More."

The Foreign Exchange | Live In Atlanta x Johannesburg (StageCam Video)

StageCam Video of The Foreign Exchange's sold out performance at Terminal West in Atlanta.



Nic's Groove Live in Johannesburg

SA-ROC | DC X ATLIENS | Produced by Organized Noize

"My introduction is too much pressure for your brain.
The opening lines be like dark clouds and flooding rain.
But sharp mouths get to the heart of the matter, the beat is gon keep you moving the lyrics will help sustain.
my body of work is black girl thickening, ripe like a peach just right for the picking.
And ready to serve it to the world on a silver platter.
But real talk, my ill talk, will get your ego shattered.
Im paddling behinds like the kinds that pappy gave.
Hiphop classic...kinda like a nappy fade.
But these days class is suffering thru a ratchet phase.
giving out degrees to bottom feeders and scholastic failures, money never made us, but now it tell us go.
Green lighting suckas like the legend and 3 stacks show.
Relax, open up your mind.
My rap flow spark electric charges to inspire when your nerve synapse slow.
Im making ghosts, not the kind to make a mommy grieve.
Just preying on my competition, thinning out a dying breed.
No I in we, but the US got their eye on me.
Cuz I be hollering peace but I mean the kind for firing.
I am the daughter of royalty on some queen shit, roots are lain in foreign soil, on some Ben Vereen shit.
ninjas chicken george sipping lean while children bleed.
On lonely streets where no one cares about their color scheme.
When others dream freedom's screams keep me up at night.
Conceal my private pain, while y'all reveal your public hype.
Making moves controlled by string holders like a puppet might.
I cover life through my microphone, a quill and scroll, and hieroglyph the world with pictures from my feeling soul!" - Sa-Roc

Adidas Skate Copa | Atlanta | Part 2

Adidas Skate Copa, Atlanta, Georgia: Part 2 - the Southeast Regionals at the Kennesaw Skatepark. Part 3, featuring a full ATL street edit with the adidas Skateboarding team, drops tomorrow.

In the spirit of fun and camaraderie inherent to skateboarding, adidas Skate Copa is a national shop vs. shop contest circuit broken into 5 regional stops, culminating in a massive Final at The Berrics.

Each stop features tales from the road, insane contest skating from the best shop teams in the country, and of course, heavy street skating with the adidas team.



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A-Trak x Lex Luger | Low Pros | EP1

Fool's Gold captain and DJ icon A-Trak kicked off 2014 by dropping some of the most exciting and unexpected collaborations in music, from the highly anticipated Federal Reserve project with Cam'ron to Duck Sauce's acclaimed album Quack. Yet his boldest team up to date may just be Low Pros, a bass extravaganza helmed by Trizzy and Lex Luger, the elusive producer behind genre-defining tracks for Waka Flocka, Juicy J, Rick Ross & more.



The two linked in Atlanta for non-stop recording sessions with fellow producers Metro Boomin (Future, YG), Brillz and High Klassified (Fool's Gold), enlisting everyone from new-school superstar Young Thug to dirty south legend Juvenile to add their magic to the mix. The resulting EP takes the trap sound Lex literally invented into outer space, raising the bar for hip-hop and electronic productions alike.