The A3C Hip Hop Festival took place this year from October 11-13 in Atlanta, Ga., delivering a plethora of performances, panels and special events for the thousands who descended on the city. Read, watch and listen to our recap on Birthplace Magazine and The NY Hip Hop Report.

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Days after the release of his A Dream Deferred project, Skyzoo, the MC known as an writer’s writer will touch down in Atlanta, delivering his thoughtful wordsmithing to an eager Atlanta audience. We gave Skyzoo’s mixtape, The Great Debater, a rave review and have seen him command the crowd in hometown venues as well as […]

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Raekwon, founding member of iconic hip hop supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan has gone on to become one of the more successful solo artists from the collective, dropping classic albums thoughout the years cementing his name in the annals of hip hop history. The Chef sits atop the HipHopDX.com showcase bill, along with Freeway and Chino […]

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GZA will help make sure the Wu effect at A3C isn’t limited to Raekwon’s HipHopDX showcase performance, The Genius will be performing his classic album “Liquid Swords,” presumably in its heralded entireity. With Killer Mike on the bill, Terminal West will be a true school hip hop head’s paradise. Appearing: Terminal West – Friday, Oct. […]

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As a revered ex-battle rapper, solo artist and as a member of the Brown Bag AllStars collective, Soul Khan has been proving wrong the long-standing theory that hip hop’s great verbal pugilists can’t also be great songwriters. With a potent mix of voice, diction, cadence, lyrics, honesty and sly sense of humor, Soul Khan creates highly listenable […]

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Highly respected lyricist Wordsworth had always bubbled underground, but recently reemerged with The Photo Album, his first full-length project since his 2004 release Mirror Music. Those seeking refuge from lackluster lyrics will do well to check this veteran Brooklyn MC’s hefty verbal artillery, co-founder of the legendary Lyricist Lounge for a reason. For full information, […]

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Though Sha Stimuli moved from the New York area, the former-Brooklynite still is viewed as a NY MC. His string of mixtape releases (including a once-a-month-for-a-year streak), one of which, The Break Up Part 2: The Proposal, we featured very favorably, and freestlye cipher appearances have gained Sha Stimuli a strong following. The former Unsigned […]

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Originally hailing from upstate NY, Rochester’s Emilio Rojas has dropped several notable projects, including a couple orchestrated by DJ Green Lantern. Rojas tours regularly and is a perennial favorite at festivals such as South By Southwest and A3C. Appearing: Supahot Beats x DJBooth.net showcase, October 13. For full information, schedule and to purchase passes to […]

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From his Diggin’ in the Crates, producer/MC Diamond D has held a special place in the hearts of Golden Era New York hip hop heads, having crafted gems for a laundry list of classic MCs, as well as successful solo projects, landing him on many “Best Rapping Producer” lists to this day. From Stunts, Blunts […]

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They’ve been in the game for more than a minute, as evidenced by their 2009 release, 2012: The New Beginning, a recently re-released project which showcases this duos slightly eclectic and dark approach to head-nodding hip hop, and “The Ghastly Duo” have been steadily increasing their stock in the under- to middle-ground hip hop landscape […]

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