Slaughterhouse, Killer Mike, Stanza, Senor Kaos, Smalleyez & The Regime

Too many on one bill? Maybe. If nobody does more than 3 songs, it could work. I like all these ATL acts but damn that's a lot of waiting to get to the "Headliners". To be honest if I were to attend this show I'd stay for all of the opening acts and leave when Slaughterhouse got on. They bore me to tears.

Slaughterhouse, Killer Mike, Stanza, Senor Kaos, Smalleyez & The Regime

LIVE!

Managed to have fun last night.

1. It was hot.
2. There were about 15 acts that came on stage while all the while the host claimed Wale was coming up next.

What saved the night? Colin Monroe, Bobby Ray as well as Cameos from Killer Mike & T.I. The DJ wasn't a real DJ. That sucks. I'm kind of tired of seeing Serato/CDJ "DJ's" get up there and fumble around in the dark for tracks without an understanding of music, timing or how to mix.

The Host claimed to have hosted several parties here in ATL and could rip off a list of many venues but he didn't know any music from Atlanta dating before late 2007. I'm sorry, but when you say "Are we in ATL?????" and the only two artists you can think to ask for songs from the DJ to play are Jeezy and Gucci Mane with the DERTH of artists we have here in Atlanta and have had even in the past 2 to 3 years, that is just shameful.

It was hot.

I'm going to say it again because it can't be repeated enough: There were lackluster performances from filler acts, AND the DJ was off point. Thank goodness for Bobby Ray aka B.o.B and Colin Monroe. T.I, Killer Mike, Big Kuntry all had great cameos as did Playboy Tre. I can also attest to sleeping on Mums FP who had ME rocking. His production is terrific.

Haziq stepped out and did a few songs. He seems to be getting alot of love here in the Atlanta underground scene but I just didn't get it. I wasn't impressed, but maybe I need to sit down with his music and give it a strong listen. It's easy to be wrong when you first hear something new. That said, I'm a transplant. I make no bones about it. But the last thing I'm going to do when I'm in a city is shout out whatever city I'm from before I shout out the city that I'm in. That's just disrespect.


Bobby Ray. He was fantastic. I've seen him live about 5 times in the past calendar year and his show just continues to grow. He's added a guitarist and Drummer ALIen aka Ali Warren aka Alien1 who has played here in ATL with HEED, Era of The Stereograph, Spree Wilson, The Radiant Kidz, Dj Wreckineyez and other acts. The show is out of this world, really. If you read this blog often, you know what kind of energy Alien brings. I've only seen two leads be able to hang with him: Spree Wilson & B.o.B. aka Bobby Ray. Bobby Ray not only hung with ALIen but he seems to feed off that energy.

His show is leaps and bounds beyond where it was at A3C last year. Last year you could see that he had so much energy but with only a DJ backing him, there was nowhere for him to put it other than getting crunk on stage by himself. It didn't translate. The first time you saw him live, you could be blown away by his ENERGY. After that? You'd wonder why he had itat all. Not now. Now his show has balance because with live instruments he has a proper outlet for that energy. He has an energy twin in ALIen that he can spar with on stage as well. You could see the artistic glimpses of promise before from Bobby Ray with the Winehouse record and with songs like "Gangsta" you could see he wanted to bring music that actually says something to the people. The new Bobby Ray is a fully fleshed out visage of those promises. I couldn't be happier with his progression. I feel like we're witnessing greatness emerge.

T.I. came on stage and did a "freestyle" which tore the house down. I put freestyle in quotes because now-a-days so many people spit written rhymes. I can't tell if it was or not. Bobby Ray then followed with one of his own that was clearly a freestyle and just continued the energy. Mo Garland has been trying to put me up on Playboi Tre for like a year now. I was sleeping on him. Wow. He's a lot better than the first time I saw him at A-town day 2008. He's got prescence on the stage and rocked the mic well. He can actually spit lyrics, which is a welcomed relief in today's Atlanta Hip Hop scene where folks have reverted a bit to the stripped down, bare-bones lyricism of our not too recent BASS music past.


Once again, ATL shows that we have live artists that can do a great live show, and we also showed just how shallow of a pool of talent that can be at times. Overall it was certainly worth it because Bobby Ray and Colin Monroe were worth the price of admission.

While standing in the ticket line, I heard Yelawolf playing. I'm not sure if that was the DJ or a set. If it was a set, I'm kicking myself for missing it because he's one of my favorite acts in Atlanta.

Wale? Oh, I don't know what happened with his part. I got tired of clothing line commercials and filler acts so I left. I hear Bun B made a cameo during his set, though. I'd be mad about missing that had I not seen Bun B a few months ago.

And y'all know it had to have been wearing me thin for me to miss Wale. I've been blogging about him for 2 years.

Peace, family

Well it's about time...

As stated over the weekend here on ATL Heat, Killer Mike was ready to reconcile with Big Boi over their 3 year cold-war. Now it's official. According to brother Maurice over at The Rezidue...

Merry Christmas From the Dungeon Family


When you put enough "Pressure" on 'em..."Something's Gotta Give"

The above picture is not a Photoshop job. God was definitely in the building on August 5th 2008.

Last Saturday, Killer Mike and Big Boi, after three years of non-communication, finally spoke on the phone.

After hearing Big Boi on Gangsta Grillz radio responding to his video, Killer Mike sensed another shot being taken. Mike hit a mutual friend, and consultant to both Big and Mike, Bear Sills, to see what was really up.

The crazy thing is, around the same time Made made that call, he was on his way to record the first edition of his Sunday Morning Massacre series...with intent to go at Big Boi for the remarks.

Fortunately/unfortunately, a bad storm hit Atlanta and knocked the power out over a large portion of the city, including the studio where Mike planned to record. Big Boi's uncle Darnell and Bear were encouraging Big to peace things up once and for all.

While on the phone, Big Boi's son, Cross, sensed that something was wrong from overhearing the phone conversation between Mike and Bear. Up to this point, neither Mike nor Big told their children about their recent back-and-forths.

Cross then asked Big, "you and Killer Mike not friends no more?" After Big told him "nah," Cross (just like so many Dungeon Family fans) expressed his dissapointment over the situation. When his son sat quiet and angry, fuming over what he was just told...Big asked what was wrong. Cross responded, "I'm mad you and Killer Mike not friends no more."

At that point, Big pulled over and stopped and told Bear to call Mike. As Bear was about to call Mike, Mike was calling Bear. Bear answered the phone and handed it to Big Boi...and they had a brief and sincere conversation.

This picture is the result of their talk.

HIP HOP/Dungeon Family:1
PETTY RAP BEEF/Bullshit: 0

Stay tuned to THEREZIDUE.COM for more details, pictures and video from this historical (and coincidental) event.

It was a great time. Fuggin Awesome 5 was fun.

Dixie Mafia performing Fuggin Awesome 5 @ Lenny's, ATL
Originally uploaded by kwadwojuma

With word on the street being that the Drunken Unicorn has let the Hip Hop community know they no longer want our business and that live performances must end by 12:30 am in a city where nobody leaves their house before midnight, Fuggin Awesome still endures.

The last minute move to Lenny's was a success. Killer Mike performed and apologized to the fans for all the hoopla concerning the media-flamed feud between himself and Big Boi of Outkast. That was refreshing. When asked about the feud Killa Kill from Adamsville said with a smile, "We'll get it right." Good to hear.
The music was eclectic Friday night. ATL's soul artist Divinity, Yelawolf, Dixie Mafia, The Wheeler Boys and Hollyweerd all performed. Joe Scudda from the Justus League (and a Georgia Boy by birth) was on hand- in fact he brought Hollyweerd on stage to perform with him. They weren't on the bill for the night. That was a lovely suprise. A new cat I haven't heard from before came out called Shawwty Fat. He's from Alabama and I'll be damned if I wasn't SHOCKED to hear this dude come up there and spit. I wasn't expecting that kind of flow. I wasn't. He can really put it together. His act can best be described as a lyricist's lyricist over Down-south bass beats.
The Audubon Society did their thing. They had me dancing like a drunken fool to their Dj sets. Again, it was a great deal of fun. I always have fun at this event. Oh, and the ladies? My goodness. They were looking special Friday night. Wow. Feel free to check out the pics. I didn't get any shots of Yelawolf, Divinity or Killer Mike. Why? MY BATTERY DIED AGAIN!!! I can't tell you how frustrating that is ATL Hip Hop group Proton was in the house as was soul act Ruby Velle of The Soulphonics



I've got two of these. Neither one is older than 4 months. They both do not function. Why? Because they are fragile. The prongs that extend to charge the batteries are easily broken- a prick with your fingernail can break them off. I've bought 3 batteries and now 3 chargers because of this faulty piece of equipment. I could go to best buy and complain, but why? It isn't their fault. The customer reviews for this device are misleading. Just don't buy it. For 5 more dollars you can get what is considered the "lesser" charger- lesser because it doesn't come with a car kit. It seems to be much more durable. I've lost so many picture opportunities because of this damned thing. I could scream, but who would hear me? Who would care?

More leaks from the Adamsville Monster?

Killer Mike - I'm The Shit
Killer Mike - God In In The Building

Not sure. One of these songs I've heard before. The other I've heard Killer Mike sample himself saying "God in the Building" for before. These might not be new, but if you haven't heard them, they're new to you!

Yelawolf to begin touring...

Listen, if Killer Mike is down that's all I need to ever know. Big up to Skape, by the way and Big Gripp. I see you.