Posts Tagged ‘East Atlanta’

New Video: “It’s Okay” x Jack Preston (dir. x Will Feagins Jr.)

Posted: May 14, 2015 in ATL Love, Hip Hop, New Joint, New Video, Underground
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“if you really need some food, plant them seeds in the earth/plant them ideas and add action to give them birth.”

The hustlegrind is so real.  It ain’t easy, but Atlanta MC/producer Jack Preston affirms that “it’s okay.”  The newly released visual for his latest self-produced single from his upcoming album End Of The Future is a narrative dedicated to the working class, the every(wo)man.  Director Will Feagins Jr. of High Impact Multimedia captures the artist’s every day grind, following him through the streets of East Atlanta.  The message is crystal: We have dreams and lofty aspirations but we still got bills to pay.  We gotta eat but destinies must still be manifested.  Hit play on the video and download the track here.

 

*Copped from 2DBZ.

 

What’s Happ’nin?: Week Ending 10/12/2014

Posted: October 8, 2014 in Alternative, ATL Love, Hip Hop, Music Event, R&B, Soul, Underground, What's Happ'nin'
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Every Friday someone asks me, “what’s happ’nin’ this weekend??”  This will be the place for you to find out.  If you have an event you’d like to submit to be featured, email me with the subject “Event Submission.”  I’ll feature it, along with other events happening within the same time frame. If it’s particularly dope, I’ll feature a more detailed write-up of your event.

(Right now, most events featured will be in Atlanta, since that’s my base.  I’m open to events country and world-wide though!)

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#NowPlaying: God’s Whisper x Raury (+Concert)

Posted: June 4, 2014 in Alternative, ATL Love, Hear This, Music Event, Now Playing, What's Happ'nin'
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I love being introduced to an artist who catches me completely off guard.  When I initially listened to Raury’s “God’s Whisper,” I was automatically drawn in by the first line, “I won’t compromise, I won’t live a life on my knees.”  The rest of the song continues to delve into the mind of a young man with an intense message, raging against the conforming machine.  At 17, Raury speaks with a wisdom that many would fail to accept coming from a teenager.

When they see a person like me, who doesn’t give a fuck, following through the school system, they look down upon me. They think I’m nothing. But they have something coming because I hear God’s whisper. That means, my intuition, my natural calling in life is what God’s whisper is. When I say, ‘I am the savior,’  I’m spreading that message to others. You have that whisper to you. You have your intuition. You have your own natural calling that you have to trust and follow. (via Billboard)

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