http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:26 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172708 With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta’s “weirdo type funk shit?” I … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/live-2-chainz-at-sobs/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/live-2-chainz-at-sobs/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:00:46 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=172112 Last September, Atlanta rapper Future performed for an enthusiastic but thin crowd at SOBs, having crossed the Mason Dixon line on the strength of sing-along singles “Tony Montana” and “Racks.” Last night, with two 2011 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/live-2-chainz-at-sobs/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-future-f-t-i-magic/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-future-f-t-i-magic/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:21:58 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=172084 The words bitches and Newports have been scrubbed from this destined-for-television version of “Magic,” the second official single from Future’s major label debut, Pluto. The track originally appeared on Future’s 2011 mixtape True Story and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-future-f-t-i-magic/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/alley-boy-explains-beef-with-jeezy-and-t-i/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/alley-boy-explains-beef-with-jeezy-and-t-i/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:02:08 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=171406 Last week, Alley Boy released Nigganatti, a new mixtape that includes a track, “I Want In,” that takes aim at Young Jeezy and T.I.. On that track, Alley targets Jeezy and T.I. as rappers who … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/alley-boy-explains-beef-with-jeezy-and-t-i/feed/ 10 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/alley-boy-i-want-in-t-i-and-young-jeezy-diss-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/alley-boy-i-want-in-t-i-and-young-jeezy-diss-mp3/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:06:24 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=171072 Recently released from prison, Alley Boy is fully-charged and focused on “I Want In,” challenging T.I. and Young Jeezy in full-blown shouts over a grizzled Will-A-Fool beat. Alley raps, They claim they fuckin da city … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/alley-boy-i-want-in-t-i-and-young-jeezy-diss-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/download-futures-astronaut-status-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/download-futures-astronaut-status-mixtape/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:12:57 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=167781 Future writes hits with monster choruses. In the already-wide universe of his consistently-positive output, the finest virtues are hard work and forward motion. People work through pain and then work harder, and everything pays off; … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/download-futures-astronaut-status-mixtape/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/the-best-presents-for-readers/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/the-best-presents-for-readers/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:00:10 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=160732 People got trampled and pepper sprayed while holiday shopping on Black Friday, but it doesn’t have to be that hard! We’ve compiled some of the best gift ideas on the internet, all easy to buy … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/the-best-presents-for-readers/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-young-dro-maserati/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-young-dro-maserati/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:00:51 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=160452 “Maserati,” straightforwardly singing the praises of orange-interiored luxury swag, is one of the least-goofy songs on Young Dro’s punchline-haven Drocabulary mixtape. In the video, Dro rambles about Southwest Atlanta, dressed in red and white Polo. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-young-dro-maserati/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-sean-falyon-on-tattoos/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-sean-falyon-on-tattoos/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:50:51 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=157669 In the grand scheme of around-the-neck script and writing on top of writing, Sean Falyon’s not the most tatted-up dude. But he is proud of his ink. Here he shows off the “PA” on his … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-sean-falyon-on-tattoos/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/23/pill-alive-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/23/pill-alive-mp3/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:35:06 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=157389 Produced by Prentis Brown of 3 Little Digs, Pill’s “Alive” comes just in time for a lazy long-weekend. It’s a smoother-than-smooth ride that sounds like toasting (barely) spiked hot cider. It will sound good played … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/23/pill-alive-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/mike-will-f-yung-joey-and-gucci-mane-european-shit-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/mike-will-f-yung-joey-and-gucci-mane-european-shit-mp3/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:46:32 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=157037 Marietta, Georgia producer Mike Will bought his first beat machine when he was 14, and produced half of Gucci Mane’s No Pad, No Pencil mixtape just four years after that. Will also produced a large … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/mike-will-f-yung-joey-and-gucci-mane-european-shit-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/is-future-the-hardest-working-dude-in-rap/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/is-future-the-hardest-working-dude-in-rap/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:30:03 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=155414 Recently signed Atlanta rapper Future released not one but three videos this week, for “Watch This” (above), an old but still great track from his May 2010 1000 mixtape, and two recent, stadium-filling sing-alongs (below). … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/is-future-the-hardest-working-dude-in-rap/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-trouble-i-cant/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-trouble-i-cant/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:45:47 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=155189 “I Can’t,” a ballad about being wronged by your girl, was recorded on the same night as “Bussin,” the remarkably aggressive Trouble released after leaving prison late last year. But “I Can’t” was held from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/video-trouble-i-cant/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/14/atlanta-and-detroit-uncapped-mp3s-danny-brown-cyhi-the-prynce-pill-and-more/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/14/atlanta-and-detroit-uncapped-mp3s-danny-brown-cyhi-the-prynce-pill-and-more/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:15:23 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=154642 Every Monday we’re sharing exclusive tracks from uncapped LIVE artists. This week brings selections from Atlanta and Detroit, with songs by Sean Falyon, CyHi the Prynce, Pill, Danny Brown and Stretch Money. Download: Atlanta and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/14/atlanta-and-detroit-uncapped-mp3s-danny-brown-cyhi-the-prynce-pill-and-more/feed/ 9 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/video-eldorado-red-til-the-cops-come-knockin/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/video-eldorado-red-til-the-cops-come-knockin/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:00:38 +0000 Kiran Samuel http://www.thefader.com/?p=153299 The latest visual from Eldorado Red is for “Til the Cops Come Knockin,’” a song which takes Maxwell’s 1996 single of the same name and re-contextualizes the beat into something even more awesome (yes, it’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/video-eldorado-red-til-the-cops-come-knockin/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/video-2-chainz-riot/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/video-2-chainz-riot/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:41:06 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=149388 It is remarkable how similar the chorus to 2 Chainz’ next hit “Riot” is to his current hit “Spend It.” It’s even more remarkable how “Riot” manages to tune that exact same cadence to an … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/video-2-chainz-riot/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/interview-future-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/interview-future-2/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:00:02 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=145717 Future—Dungeon Family producer/songwriter Rico Wade’s baby cousin—is the best rapper you don’t already love. He’s had a great year, bolstered by a string of runaway hit club singles in Atlanta which made it to radio. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/interview-future-2/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/20/troubles-green-light-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/20/troubles-green-light-mixtape/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:45:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=139956 I wouldn’t have been disappointed by another tape like December 17th full of lock-jawed camp anthem from Atlanta rapper Trouble, self-proclaimedopposite of the police. That project fed Trouble’s boiled over core audience, folks who traffic … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/20/troubles-green-light-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/09/futures-streetz-callin-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/09/futures-streetz-callin-mixtape/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:00:38 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=137509 Streetz Callin, allegedly the first of three mixtapes Future will release this year, adds generously to the growing line of indomitable hooks from the Atlanta rapper who brought you “Racks” and “Ain’t No Way Around … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/09/futures-streetz-callin-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/10/video-sean-falyon-be-everywhere/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/10/video-sean-falyon-be-everywhere/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:00:47 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=131662 Sean Falyon has the rare distinction of performing in two uncapped LIVE shows, in Atlanta and Philadelphia, working-man’s proof of his “be everywhere” philosophy. He’s lived in both cities, but now resides down south, where … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/10/video-sean-falyon-be-everywhere/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/p-dukes-easy-money-3-celebrations-tribulations-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/p-dukes-easy-money-3-celebrations-tribulations-mixtape/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:17:41 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=130177 While adolescent party music and singularly belligerent trap music seem to be the eternally dominant strains of Atlanta rap, the quieter corners of the city’s underground remain filled with a fair share of multifaceted and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/p-dukes-easy-money-3-celebrations-tribulations-mixtape/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/by-the-numbers-gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/by-the-numbers-gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:45:34 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=130083 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Gucci Mane and Future’s Freebricks mixtape, hosted by DJ … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/by-the-numbers-gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks-mixtape/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:45:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=129667 In July, Drake recorded a verse for a remix of Future’s “Tony Montana.” It was a surprising move, lending plenty of exposure and hopefully some radio spins to the Atlanta rapper’s north-crawling single. On Freebricks, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/waka-flocka-flame-builds-up-his-brick-squad-monopoly/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/waka-flocka-flame-builds-up-his-brick-squad-monopoly/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:50:22 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=127791 For most, the biggest surprise of Waka Flocka Flame’s late 2010 debut Flockaveli wasn’t that his brand of lyrically inept, adrenaline-fed rap could sustain an entire album, but more that Waka played such a minor … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/waka-flocka-flame-builds-up-his-brick-squad-monopoly/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/gucci-mane-f-future-lambo-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/gucci-mane-f-future-lambo-mp3/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:45:13 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=127646 What happened to Zaytoven’s ultra-positive twankle and glisten? Are all the men in Atlanta besides Young Dro super bummed now? On “Lambo,” a song for cooling off at dusk, the producer’s trademark buoyancy slow boils … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/gucci-mane-f-future-lambo-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/13/video-pill-get-your-roll-on-live-in-atlanta/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/13/video-pill-get-your-roll-on-live-in-atlanta/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:00:11 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=125376 “Get Your Roll On” was Pill‘s first song after signing this year with Maybach Music Group, and here he performs it live in his hometown Atlanta, Georgia. Much respect to Pill for sharing the mic … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/13/video-pill-get-your-roll-on-live-in-atlanta/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/young-dros-drocabulary-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/young-dros-drocabulary-mixtape/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:00:20 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=124845 Though the title nods to his more lyrical side, Drocabulary finds Atlanta’s most underrated still partially stuck on that lighthearted swag tip, landing somewhere between his early and intense masterworks and his later collabs with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/young-dros-drocabulary-mixtape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/29/cyhi-the-prynce-live-in-atlanta/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/29/cyhi-the-prynce-live-in-atlanta/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:46 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=122905 CyHi the Prynce rapping over live electric violin is our new favorite thing, here accompanied by the prolific Ashanti “The Mad Violinist” Floyd. Together in Atlanta, they push this performance of “Sideways” through the roof, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/29/cyhi-the-prynce-live-in-atlanta/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/video-cyhi-documentary/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/video-cyhi-documentary/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:00:08 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=117555 Like a true son of Atlanta, CyHi The Prynce is wholly confident and upbeat. He’s rocking a red Chicago snapback, a possible tribute to the man that “changed his life” by signing him to GOOD … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/video-cyhi-documentary/feed/ 13 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/07/video-sean-falyon-hands-high-live-in-atlanta/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/07/video-sean-falyon-hands-high-live-in-atlanta/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:00:21 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=117546 Before taking the stage in Atlanta and opening our inaugural uncapped LIVE show, Sean Falyon shouted out his own facial hair. An ATLien by way of Philadelphia, he’s permanently repping dual allegiances with a “PA” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/07/video-sean-falyon-hands-high-live-in-atlanta/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/video-pill-documentary/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/video-pill-documentary/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:00:12 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=117552 Pill calls his brand of bleak, lyrical reality-raps “testimonials.” An Atlanta native and Maybach Music affiliate, he’s a man of the bigger picture. We’ve been following his rise and it’s always exciting to check in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/video-pill-documentary/feed/ 12 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/video-kilo-ali-facebook-friends/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/video-kilo-ali-facebook-friends/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:32:23 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=117588 Sanity has never been Kilo Ali’s strong point. After serving a decade plus sentence for burning his own house down, the Atlanta bass pioneer and D4L progenitor is finally out of the pen and back … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/video-kilo-ali-facebook-friends/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/31/interview-yc-on-racks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/31/interview-yc-on-racks/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 19:45:28 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=116836 This Memorial Day weekend, YC‘s underdog summer jam “Racks” was probably played more times, on more radio stations broadcasting to more sidewalk/lakeside barbecues than the Decatur native could have imagined when he recorded that song … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/31/interview-yc-on-racks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/interview-alley-boy/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/interview-alley-boy/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 15:30:58 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=113788 This February, after he was dropped from T.I.’s flailing Grand Hustle label, Atlanta rapper Yung L.A. tattooed a large duck on his right cheek. That duck is also the logo of Duct Tape Entertainment, to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/interview-alley-boy/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/18/video-big-boi-shares-his-blessings-in-mini-documentary-the-crown-life/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/18/video-big-boi-shares-his-blessings-in-mini-documentary-the-crown-life/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 18:15:28 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=113726 Crown Royal let Big Boi design his own velveteen bag for their liquor, and made a tiny movie about him. The Crown Life documents a couple days of blessings and survival in the life of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/18/video-big-boi-shares-his-blessings-in-mini-documentary-the-crown-life/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/video-trouble-questions-and-answers/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/video-trouble-questions-and-answers/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 19:45:53 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=113438 Here are just a few answers to Trouble‘s many questions: What ever happened to Lil Scrappy? He signed to Ludacris’ DTP imprint where his sophomore album Tha Grustle has sat in limbo for years now. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/video-trouble-questions-and-answers/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/10/video-soulja-boy-juice-zan-with-that-lean/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/10/video-soulja-boy-juice-zan-with-that-lean/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 19:00:20 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=111689 A pair of new video’s from Buckhead’s little boss. “Zan With That Lean” gets an appropriately sunny treatment—twins in matching Sunday tie dye dressed, clowns and balloons. Soulja stays closer to the pavement in “Juice,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/10/video-soulja-boy-juice-zan-with-that-lean/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/14/killer-mike-f-young-jeezy-go-out-on-the-town-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/14/killer-mike-f-young-jeezy-go-out-on-the-town-mp3/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:06 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=105543 If you live paycheck to paycheck in America, you’re liable to need a little boost on Friday nights or every two weeks, whenever you’ve managed to get cash-in-hand. For Killer Mike, providing songs to channel … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/14/killer-mike-f-young-jeezy-go-out-on-the-town-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/30/ms-lauryn-hill-invokes-minaj-promises-atl-she-wont-fuck-up-so-bad-again/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/30/ms-lauryn-hill-invokes-minaj-promises-atl-she-wont-fuck-up-so-bad-again/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:30:48 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=102427 This January, Ms. Lauryn Hill sold out a show at Atlanta’s Center Stage. She came out after midnight, three hours after the announced start time, then instructed her band to speed up, making her golden … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/30/ms-lauryn-hill-invokes-minaj-promises-atl-she-wont-fuck-up-so-bad-again/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/killer-mike-f-big-boi-and-ti-ready-set-go-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/killer-mike-f-big-boi-and-ti-ready-set-go-remix-mp3/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:29:41 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=98443 In 2006, Killer Mike opened his second studio album Pledge Allegiance to the Grind I with a song called “Coming Home Atlanta.” On it tells his fan’s that he’s had the opportunity to see beautiful … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/killer-mike-f-big-boi-and-ti-ready-set-go-remix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/rittz-white-jesus-mixtape-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/rittz-white-jesus-mixtape-mp3/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:41:16 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=98198 If we saw Rittz at Wal*Mart, we probably wouldn’t figure him the type of dude who’d spit great fast raps, wouldn’t ask him to pour whiskey in our “Dixxxie Cup.” He’s overdue a haircut, perhaps … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/rittz-white-jesus-mixtape-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/video-yelawolf-pill-cyhi-da-prynce-acapella-in-the-cave/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/video-yelawolf-pill-cyhi-da-prynce-acapella-in-the-cave/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:34:07 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=97022 Last Sunday night, 3 Little Digs caught FADER bro-4-life Yelawolf gracing the stage at Treesound studios in Atlanta with Pill and CyHi da Prynce to warm the Peach City up for the inaugural vitaminwater uncapped … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/video-yelawolf-pill-cyhi-da-prynce-acapella-in-the-cave/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/ladies-befriend-jermaine-dupri-before-you-go-to-prison/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/ladies-befriend-jermaine-dupri-before-you-go-to-prison/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:26:14 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=96808 On Halloween in 2007 at an Atlanta club, Da Brat attacked a waitress with a rum bottle and permanently scarred her face. In 2008, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gail Flake sentenced her to 3 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/ladies-befriend-jermaine-dupri-before-you-go-to-prison/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/01/photos-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-atl/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/01/photos-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-atl/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:42:52 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=96180 To kick off our vitaminwater uncapped Live! series of hip hop performances, we of course headed to Atlanta. At Vinyl, Cyhi da Prynce, Pill and Sean Falyon performed while the Georgia crowd drank vitaminwater and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/01/photos-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-atl/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/tity-boi-feeling-you-codeine-cowboy-mixtape-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/tity-boi-feeling-you-codeine-cowboy-mixtape-mp3/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:05:17 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=94542 Tity Boi’s new mixtape with his 2 Chainz kin has some Lex Luger and Drumma Boy production, rides hard like MARTA. There’s a massage-moment of rest right in the middle, though. The beat’s credited to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/tity-boi-feeling-you-codeine-cowboy-mixtape-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/introducing-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-atlanta-with-cyhi-da-prynce-pill-and-sean-falyon-228/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/introducing-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-atlanta-with-cyhi-da-prynce-pill-and-sean-falyon-228/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:30:56 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=93276 Over the years, we’ve spent a whole lot of time online and on the ground hunting for new rap songs to ease our hearts and minds. We’ve shared them with you on this site and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/introducing-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-atlanta-with-cyhi-da-prynce-pill-and-sean-falyon-228/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/beaware-shots-fired-at-waka-flockas-bus-in-east-charlotte/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/beaware-shots-fired-at-waka-flockas-bus-in-east-charlotte/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:19:21 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=91719 Yesterday evening outside a stereo shop in East Charlotte, North Carolina, two cars pulled up to Waka Flocka‘s tour bus and shot at it four times. Waka wasn’t hurt. His security team returned fire, hitting … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/beaware-shots-fired-at-waka-flockas-bus-in-east-charlotte/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/grammys-trash-talk-b-o-b-with-janelle-monae-and-bruno-mars-overshadowed-by-big-boi-talking-about-chemtrails/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/grammys-trash-talk-b-o-b-with-janelle-monae-and-bruno-mars-overshadowed-by-big-boi-talking-about-chemtrails/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:36:14 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=91074 Bruno Mars was born in Hawaii but he got lumped into a strange vision of Atlanta as the center of a new steam punk/doo-wop America on TV. B.O.B.’s stylist put him in a monocle that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/grammys-trash-talk-b-o-b-with-janelle-monae-and-bruno-mars-overshadowed-by-big-boi-talking-about-chemtrails/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/11/nyc-michael-schmelling-at-clampart/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/11/nyc-michael-schmelling-at-clampart/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:28:49 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=90941 The Jeff Changs of the world have created some books that sociology professors can assign undergraduates to read about Hip Hop. But few have tackled rap in the way Atlanta, the book photographer Will Schmelling … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/11/nyc-michael-schmelling-at-clampart/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/this-is-how-killer-mike-looks-when-he-is-satisfied/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/this-is-how-killer-mike-looks-when-he-is-satisfied/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:39:57 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=90277 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/this-is-how-killer-mike-looks-when-he-is-satisfied/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/waka-flocka-for-peta/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/waka-flocka-for-peta/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:37:09 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=90102 Debra Antney has been on the phone! Her son Waka Flocka is entering the potentially less-stressful-than-rap celebrity fur politics game. Along with Gaga, Pink and Mariah Carey, Waka will be a part of the latest … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/waka-flocka-for-peta/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/momma-debs-trying-to-get-waka-and-gucci-on-bet/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/momma-debs-trying-to-get-waka-and-gucci-on-bet/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:34:10 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86898 Last week we found Gucci Mane not receiving mental health assistance and thought: Where is VH1? This week he’s telling some folks that he’s self aware to know his current life-station is television hyper-real, so … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/momma-debs-trying-to-get-waka-and-gucci-on-bet/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/waka-flocka-rap-game-stressful-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/waka-flocka-rap-game-stressful-mp3/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:27:14 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86342 One way to deal with things is to tattoo treats onto your face. Another, better way is to talk it out! Waka works over his traumatic winter on this new track from a soon-coming mixtape. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/waka-flocka-rap-game-stressful-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/last-night-gucci-did-something-terrible-to-his-face/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/last-night-gucci-did-something-terrible-to-his-face/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:13:37 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86315 Gucci Mane has been kept under watch at a rehab and mental health facility for the past while, but he took the occasion of his recent release as an opportunity to give himself a little … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/last-night-gucci-did-something-terrible-to-his-face/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/killer-mike-burn-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/killer-mike-burn-mp3/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:35:24 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86273 Killer Mike on his Boots Riley here, talking about Oscar Grant, sexual health and the problem of non-violence over what we think is live instrumentation. Definitely a human-hurt drum but the piano may be android. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/killer-mike-burn-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/brick-squad-everything-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/brick-squad-everything-mp3/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:31:32 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=85681 In the movie Midnight Cowboy as things keep getting worse and worse for Ratzo Dustin Hoffman and Joe Buck Jon Voight, the pair develop a dream of Miami and keep each other going with an … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/brick-squad-everything-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/03/michael-schmelling-and-kelefa-sanneh-talk-about-atlanta/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/03/michael-schmelling-and-kelefa-sanneh-talk-about-atlanta/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:30:12 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=81198 Photographer and FADER contributor Michael Schmelling just released Atlanta: Hip-Hop and the South, a photo book that covers pretty much exactly what the title says. You’re not gonna find many images of super-known dudes (although … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/03/michael-schmelling-and-kelefa-sanneh-talk-about-atlanta/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/28/video-rasheeda-boss-bitch-swag/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/28/video-rasheeda-boss-bitch-swag/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:30:35 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=38300 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/28/video-rasheeda-boss-bitch-swag/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/video-the-dream-f-ludacris-love-king-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/video-the-dream-f-ludacris-love-king-remix/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 19:45:33 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=28462 Since The-Dream went to all the trouble of making an entirely new song for this “remix” you knew he was gonna make a video, too. Good to see some girls in a Ludacris video for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/video-the-dream-f-ludacris-love-king-remix/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/28/video-rasheeda-f-toya-diamond-lola-monroe-and-kandi-bedrock-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/28/video-rasheeda-f-toya-diamond-lola-monroe-and-kandi-bedrock-remix/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:23:40 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=5627 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/28/video-rasheeda-f-toya-diamond-lola-monroe-and-kandi-bedrock-remix/feed/ 0