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Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn aka ‘Future‘ brought one of his kids to work with him this week as he held a second concert for his ‘Nobody’s Safe’ Tour in Atlanta this past Tuesday (May 9, 2017).
Celebs spotted backstage included Young Thug, Rico Wade (Organized Noize) Tory Lanez, Tameka Harris (Family Hustle), Zonnique Pulliam (Growing Up Hip-Hop: Atlanta), Shekinah Jo, Marlo Hampton (Real Housewives of Atlanta), Erica Dixon (LHHATL) and more.
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The talented trio, which consists of Rico Wade, Sleepy Brown and Ray Murray, played host to almost 500 friends, family & supporters at Atlanta’s B-Loft who all braved the weather to attend.
Attendees included Dungeon Family’s Big Boi (Outkast), Big Gipp (Goodie Mob), Big Rube, Slimm Calhoun, Lil Will, C-Bone, Kawan ‘KP’ Prather, Grammy award winning producer DJ Toomp, Orlando McGhee (Manager Organize Noize/Seventy 2 Music) and more.
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Orlando McGhee’s Seventy 2 Music in partnership with the City of Atlanta presented a special VIP screening of ‘The Art Of Organized Noize’ last night (March 18, 2016).
The event was held at SCADshow and guest were treated to a viewing of the upcoming Netflix documentary that details the rise of the legendary ‘Organized Noize’ production team (Rico Wade, Ray Murray, and Sleepy Brown).
There was also an informative Q&A session moderated by Kawan “KP” Prather (Music Exec – ‘I Am Other’ – Pharell Williams’ Label) and Catherine Brewton (BMI).
Attendees included: Big Boi and Family, Big Gipp (Goodie Mob), Kwanza Hall, Tristan ‘Mack’ Wilds, Keinon Johnson, Shanti Das, Jason Weaver, Terri J. Vaughn, Sheree Whitfield, Tammy McCall Browning, Isaac Hayes, III, DJ Princess Cut and many more.
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Entertainment veteran Shanti Das and Marlon Nichols presented yet another incredible R&B talent showcase at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park last week (September 24, 2014).
The September edition of ‘ATL Live on the Park’ celebrated their 2nd Annual Hip-Hop Unplugged honoring pioneers from the Atlanta Hip-Hop music scene.
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The crowd was treated to performances by K.P. and Envyi, DJ Jelly and DJ Nabs, Backbone, Organized Noize, and Goodie Mob’s Big Gipp.
Kenny Burns hosted the event and kept the crowd hyped alongside DJ Trauma and in-house band Quinn and the Jukebox.
Notables in attendance: Big Boi (Outkast), Tameka Raymond (Atlanta Exes), Peter Thomas (RHOA), Gregory Smith (Director, SESAC), Kwanza Hall (Atlanta City Councilman), Ray Daniels (VP of A&R, Epic Records), Theron Thomas (Rock City), Blackowned C-Bone, Slimm Calhoun, Mr. Collipark, CoolBreeze, Derek J (Fashion Queens), Chaka Zulu (Co-founder, DTP), Cool Breeze (Rapper), C-Bone (Dungeon Family), Ashley Reid (daughter of LA Reid), DJ Toomp, Juan Farmer and more.
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Entrepreneur and socialite LaToya “Leigh” Wise poses with Kawan ‘KP’ Prather & Rico Wade as they were honored during the first annual ‘Live and Die for Hip Hop’ Black Out Gala held this past weekend (September 6, 2014).
The formal event, held at Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center, commemorated the life and legacy of the late multi-platinum music artist Chris Kelly, half of the rap duo Kris Kross and was produced in conjunction with Kelly’s mother, Donna Kelly-Pratte.
The event was hosted by hip-hop legend Ed Lover; daughter of mega rapper Lil Wayne, Reginae Carter; and socialites the Three Brown Girls (Eboni Elecktra, Kim Porter & Nicole Johnson).
The event was curated by reality television phenom Dwight Eubanks, formerly of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and produced by Leigh Wise, Donna Kelly-Pratte and Delanie Barber.
Atlanta music industry legends, Kawan “KP” Prather (Vice president of Atlantic Records and former A&R for LaFace Records) and Rico Wade (founder of Organized Noize), were each honored during the event for their contributions to the hip-hop industry.
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Attendees included: Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris (formerly of R&B group Xscape), Kirk and Rasheeda Frost (Love & Hip Hop Atlanta), reality TV personality Toya Wright, music industry veteran Shanti Das, Sheree Whitfield (ex-RHOA), Sheree Buchanan (Atlanta Exes), Zonnique Pullins of OMG Girlz.
World renowned DJ Nabs was also on the 1’s & 2’s while legendary Atlanta rapper Bone Crusher grabbed the mic for a special performance.
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VH1’s TLC biopic, CrazySexyCool aired last night and there were several key players left out of the story.
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Atlanta musical treasures Jermaine DuPri and Rico Wade are just two examples of people who weren’t mentioned that had a hand in the group’s success, and the way VH1 portrayed Crystal Selene Jones was interesting to say the least.
Jones has hit the tweets to offer a little insight about her ‘small’ roll in the creation of the group, stating:
Jones is rumored to be writing a tell-all from her memoirs but in the meantime, I can help fill you in on the untold story of TLC B.C. (Before Chilli).
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