Jackie Chain, Scotty & RaRa – Pimpin Mane
If you follow SMKA on Instagram then you noticed the talented production group put on a chill event called #TheHangout where a ton of artists and Atlanta luminaries crashed 882 Studios (the same venue for Trinidad Jame$ recording “All Gold Everything”) for four days to record music. In true SMKA fashion, 50 artists showed up [...]
Video: Jarren Benton – Half Ounce, Quarter Pound (f. Aleon Craft & Dizzy Wright)
Jarren Benton’s Freebasing With Kevin Bacon remains one of 2012′s more underrated projects. So underrated that OG Ron C himself is bringing it back to the forefront with a little chopped not slopped love. Visually, JB’s always one of the wilder individuals in ATL and for tape standout “Half Ounce, Quarter Pound”, he, Aleon Craft [...]
Trinidad James – South Atlanta Bathrooms
The world is currently abuzz over Atlanta’s Trinidad James and rightfully so. We’re not ones to say “we told you so” but it’s not a shock to see James buzz skyrocket when he was just your regular ATLien selling shoes and wears. Here he links up with ATL production outfit SMKA to dish knowledge on [...]
Freddie Gibbs – Kush Cloud (f. Krayzie Bone & Spaceghostpurrp)
The dank aroma that floats around lazily for Freddie Gibbs’ latest “Kush Cloud” gives us enough energy to realize Baby Face Killa is almost here. As the DJ Drama hosted project keeps letting crumbs drop off of the bigger stem, we at least know that Gibbs isn’t toying around with his upcoming free release. Fellow [...]
J NiCS – Southern N*ggas Ain’t Slow: The Product
As light turns to dark, the skies light up with skyscrapers illuminating and the show ready to unfold. Having already paid plenty of homage to those that came before him, rap’s Polar Bear Mack J NiCS opts for more original, eye opening moments on the sequel to 2011′s S.N.A.S.: The Tribute, packing his already robust [...]
J NiCS – Wired Up (f. Aleon Craft)
The growl from Florida’s own J NiCS is inescapable. You want to try and avoid it but you can’t, the guy just snatches you by the throat and shakes everything out of you until he sees fit to let go. Combine him with SMKA’s brand of killer 808 drums and means synths for “Wired Up” [...]
Mixtape: Ray Dawn – Passport Dreams
At six cuts, Ray Dawn’s Passport Dreams stands out for putting the Pittsburgh emcee in a comfortable position. Sitting on the edge between ambition by way of braggadocio and being humble, Ray swings between both plateaus with a calmness about him. Sure, he stretches out in a slightly overzealous nature on “Nude”, the tape’s closer [...]
Mixtape: Aleon Craft – Cosmic Valentine
When it comes to love, Aleon Craft knows a few things. The Soul Brother from Decatur goes on another pilgrimage of music with SMKA and crafts Cosmic Valentine, a seven track EP all in the name of the four letter word that will drive everyone up the wall come tomorrow. Stream below courtesy of DatPiff [...]
Ray Dawn – Fill Banks
Ray’s been hard at work in finishing the first of his tri-monthly mixtape series in Passport Dreams, pushing the idea of elevated, high class rap from a guy who quit a potential six figure job in order to pursue his dreams. “Fill Banks”, the tape’s first leak sees an A3C connection between Ray & the [...]
Video: Jarren Benton – Shut Up B*tch
In a world where dark, misogynistic comedies are now the norm, Jarren Benton’s hilariously morbid video for agg-rap anthem “Shut Up Bitch” feels like it shouldn’t be watched without a warning from the surgeon general. When he’s not popping some PBR onto his liver, he’s busy pulling his chick out of a car, stabbing her [...]
