ATL Live on the Park is known for legendary performances, breaking new artists and providing Atlanta with a quality music event with outstanding performances.
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As a kick-off to the City’s busy Hip-Hop Award’s festivities, Shanti Das and Marlon Nichols (co-founders of ATL Live on the Park) dedicated the entire event to the hip-hop genre and while historically Luda and Tip are rarely in he same space at the same dayum time, it was all love in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park venue.
ATL Live’s first-ever ?Hip Hop Unplugged: Old School Meets New School? edition drew performances from Ludacris, Memphis’ own Tela, Chubb Rock, Jagged Edge, Que Parker (112), Bone Crusher, and ‘surprise’ guest T.I.
Attendees to the popular industry event included: Peter Thomas (RHOA), Walter Jackson (Kenya Moore’s play boyfriend from RHOA season 5) Towanda Braxton, Kawan ?KP? Prather (Atlantic Records), ecording artist Netta Brielle, Jennifer Drake (ASCAP), Sabrina Rowe, Khadijah Rowe and Sharline-Rowe Parker (Big Rich Atlanta), D. Woods (formerly of Danity Kane), Chaka Zulu (DTP), Ray Daniels (VP of A&R for Epic Records) and more.
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In addition to the surprise performances, Das and Nichols honored T.I., AllHipHop.com, Jermaine Dupri and Scarface for their contributions to the hip hop industry.
Southern rapper Tela poses above with ATL Live host Kenny Burns.? The old school rapper performed his classic hit ?Sho Nuff? for the hyped crowd…
Chubb Rock strikes a pose…
Chubb Rock took everyone back to the 80?s with ?Treat Em Right?, Ludacris performed ?All I Do is Win,? Jagged Edge hit the stage with “Let’s Get Married,” and Q Parker sung 112 hit “Cupid”.
Ludacris onstage…
Q Parker (left) with his wife Sherlinda, daughter Khadijah Rowe, Wingo (Jagged Edge) and Sabrina Rowe.
The highlight of the evening was when Bone Crusher hit the stage to perform a few A-Town favorites and T.I. snuck in to rap his verse on “Neva Scared” (WATCH SNIPPET).
Towanda Braxton…
Peter Thomas of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and I…
Kawan “Krazy Pants” Prather and his artist Netta Brielle
D. Woods
Ludacris and Eudoxie..
Chaka Zulu and Angela Watts of AW Media Group…
Salute to ATL Live on the park for hosting yet another successful event and making hip-hop history in the process!
Photos: Prince Williams (ATLPics)/Chris Mitchell (CME 3000)