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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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Michael Render aka ‘Killer Mike‘ recently celebrated his 40th year of life at a surprise party surrounded by friends, family and supporters last Monday evening (April 20, 2015).
Yes… Mike was really born on the day celebrated by pot smokers all over the world and his 40th birthday was all ‘green’ everything, including a cannabis shaped cake.
The talented lyricist has gained a ton of notoriety with his eloquent raps and speeches focusing social activism (click HERE if you missed Mike on CNN) but that didn’t stop him from totally losing it when faced with a crowed fulled with many of his favorite people.
Guests were treated to an open bar (Hennessy & Jack Daniels flowed freely) and included Big Boi and his wife Sherlita Patton, Chamillionaire, Jason Geter, Joe Baker, Kawan Prather, DJ Toomp, Ray Murray, Bonecrusher, BackBone, DJ Cutmaster Swiff, DJ Princess Cut, Mika Means and many 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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