T.I. performed in Miami over Memorial Day weekend with fiance’ Tiny by his side. He was joined by a slew of his ATL homies, including Shawty Lo, Gucci Mane & More:
And you know a party ain’t a party without Diddy and his crew. Diddy, who’s rumored to be managing the career of Nicki Minaj, hit the stage with his new protege who appeared with a new look: Continue Reading…
Gucci Mane was released from the Fulton County jail last night to the delight of his adoring fans and supporters.
With speech in hand and Shawty Lo & DJ Holiday by his side, Gucci was also greeted by a slew of media outlets ready to capture his first words as a free man.
After thanking his legal counsel, his label and most importantly the fans for sticking by him, Gucci revealed his plans now that hes out, which include a new album to be released by the end of summer entitled “The Appeal.”
Check out video of Gucci Mane’s release + his press conference: Continue Reading…
Converse took over Atlanta this weekend with a slew of events surrounding it’s Band of Ballers celebrity basketball tournament.
The big news of the weekend was the much hyped reunion of Jim Jones & Cam’Ron, but the mini storm that was brewing was Jim Jones dissing Jermaine Dupri’s skills prior to the game.
[READ: Jim Jones Disses Jermaine Dupri - VIDEO]
Y’all know JD doesn’t take kindly to being called short and you can best believe he had a bit of sh*t talkin of his own to do once the game started:
Video ~ Converse Band of Ballers [Jermaine Dupri, Jim Jones, Shawty Lo & More]
Jermaine’s “Big Man” mentality only made it as far as the red carpet as Jim Jones and “The Jones Family” ended up taking the win for the 2nd year in a row!
More photos + Jim Jones victory speech video below: Continue Reading…
Monica performed for V-103′s Soul Session at the Midtown “W” Hotel In Atlanta last night (April 29). All of Atlanta came out in support of Mo, who even did a tribute to Whitney Houston:
Check out a few flix from the show: Continue Reading…
OJ Da Juiceman, Pill, Shawty Lo, DJ Holiday and them didn’t like what Jim Jones had to say about the south in his video diss last week.
[WATCH: Jim Jones Disses Jermaine Dupri & OJ Da Juiceman]
Lo and Juiceman have formed a team called “Southern Hospitality” to challenge the slick talking reigning champ in Converse’s second annual Band Of Ballers Celebrity Basketball tournament.
Where is my baby daddy? He’s at least an inch taller than all these dudes and I bet he’d be dunkin all over em! 
Band of Ballers brings Converse’s love of music, basketball and Atlanta to the world with a day of 3 on 3 tournaments played by some of Atlanta’s musicians who love to play ball.
Do you love basketball and hip-hop? Well… StraightFromTheA.com is also giving a few of our loyal readers the opportunity to witness the competition: Continue Reading…
The official video for Shawty Lo‘s ode to your favorite city has finally dropped. The video for “Atlanta, GA” features a slew of A-Town favorites, including Ludacris, The Dream, Goodie Mob, Killer Mike (aka Mike Bigga), Waka Flocka Flame, Soulja Boy and more. Gucci Mane couldn’t make it.
I was there during the filming but unfortunately I didn’t make the cut. It’s still a cool video though. Check out the official video for Shawty Lo’s Atlanta, GA below: Continue Reading…
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