Posts Tagged ‘Akrobatik’

Wow, Ok, here comes the 4th Annual A3C Hip Hop Festival March 20th thru 22nd @ CW Midtown Music Complex Atlanta, Ga.

The final artist announcement came out the beginning of the month. And other than the fact that Akrobatik will be gracing the stage as well as the AB’s , It will be a historical event the night of March 21st as the “Juice Crew” reunites! Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Marly Marl (are you reading this Studs!?!) MC Shan, Craig G, and Roxanne Shante. It’s been too long…and a dream come true for many!

The first day of the show is the MySpace kick off party…
Hosted by: Senor Kaos
House DJ: Lord (Public Enemy)
Featuring: Wale, Del Tha Funkyhomosapien & Little Brother

This also happens to be “Won’t You Wear Your Sweater?” Day - Rock your favorite sweater in honor of Mr. Rogers! It would have been his 80th birthday…The person stylin’ the flyest sweater to the festival will get a free pair of customized A3C sneakers. Also in theme with Mr. Rogers being that he was always rockin’ a fresh pair of kicks everyday! The thought of a festival of Hip Hop fans wearing their cozy sweaters in honor of one of my favorite people brings a little tear to my eye (well, it doesn’t take much, I just have a soft spot for the TV that molded me)

Anyway, so many great performers and things to experience (check out the press releases on the site) at this event I think the best thing for me to do is just give up the links and you can see for yourself…If you like Hip Hop, I suggest heading to the dirty, dirty…

http://www.a3cfestival.com/A3C2008
http://www.myspace.com/a3cfestival

Today’s Audio Jump is something special. New tracks from Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Akrobatik, and a mash up of Gym Class Heroes and Hall and Oates from the creative geniuses over at 5G Productions (J.J. Brown and Dan “The Deacon” Maier). This jump off also includes a video interview from Rock about his incarceration and a link to download the whole Gym Class Heroes mash up album. So hit the jump and get to the audio goodies.

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This event happened on 02/24/08 in Cambridge Massachusetts. I am writing the review a week late, so I will keep it short and sweet.

The drive to Boston was much easier than the ride to New York, yet it would lead to one major draw back which I will address at the end of this write up. When we (wifey and I) arrived in Cambridge it took a minute to find parking. It was absolutely freezing out so the walk was torture. At the door we did not receive the love we got from the venue in NYC. No All Access Passes. They almost fronted on me, but dude finally found my name (+1).

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02/19/08 - Drunk was the way of the walk. I started drinking back in Rhode Island (where this adventure started) just to calm my nerves. You would think having seen Akrobatik rock a show as many times as I have, that this event wouldn’t be as big a deal for me, but I have to say for some reason this show had me very excited. I have seen Akrobatik more times then I can count (or well at least remember), But if you factor in the new album, the new record label, the New York back drop and the team-up with Mr. Lif, Therapy and DJ JayCeeOh it adds up to a fanboy experience.

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… it better be Absolute Value, the new album from Akrobatik. In Stores February 19th, 2008

Akrobatik, Boston mainstay and one-third of critically acclaimed hip-hop collective The Perceptionists, is set to release his new album Absolute Value on Fat Beats Records on February 19th, 2008.

Absolute Value is the long awaited follow-up to 2003’s Balance, which established Akrobatik as an essential part of the Boston hip-hop scene. In 2005, Akrobatik translated his regional acclaim into national success as part of The Perceptionists. Their DefJux release, Black Dialogue, was acclaimed for its resounding criticisms of bandwagon pop culture and the Bush regime and became the only indie-rap project to register on Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Records of the Year list. Akrobatik’s success then led to a recording contract with Fat Beats Records, who will be releasing Absolute Value. (more…)

KOCH EXPANDS URBAN ROSTER WITH FAT BEATS

(Port Washington, New York) October 30, 2007 – KOCH Entertainment Distribution today announced that is has signed an exclusive physical and digital distribution deal with Brooklyn-based hip-hop label Fat Beats Records. Under this new agreement, KOCH is the exclusive physical and digital distributor of the label’s catalog and forthcoming releases in North America.

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Akrobatik, Mr. Lif and Therapy Kicking Off: The Road To The Super Bowl Tour…
Taken From: http://www.myspace.com/therealakrobatik

As the release date for my album approaches, I’m gonna be hittin’ the road with my homies Lif and Therapy to spread the word about everything we been up to. To start things off, my crew the Perceptionists will be hittin’ up the west coast on our Road to the Super Bowl Tour. That’s right, we are starting in Vancouver on January 22, cruisin’ the coast, and ending in Tempe, Arizona the Friday night before the big game. Then on Sunday Mr. Lif and I will be going to watch the Pats win their 4th Super Bowl!

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Boston’s top emcee returns with his long-awaited sophomore solo album, featuring production and guest appearances from Talib Kweli, Little Brother, J-Dilla, 9th Wonder, Chuck D, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Mr. Lif, Illmind, Da Beatminerz, Bumpy Knuckles and more…

Boston hip-hop mainstay Akrobatik and follow-up to 2003’s Balance, Absolute Value takes the listener on a journey through his diverse range, and he does not go at it alone. An impressive list of guest artists and producers that accompany Ak on Absolute Value include hip-hop legends, some of today’s most powerful contemporary names, and members of the underground elite. It all comes off as if Akrobatik is conducting an orchestra of some of the most talented and respected artists in the game. (more…)