Back again, former NFL player Marcus Stroud is hosting his “Sacking Obesity Health & Wellness Camp” at the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta tomorrow from 9am-2pm.

The Sacking Obesity Sports and Wellness Camps are a unique blend of activity and educational stations designed for kids ages 7-15 and their families to receive all the information and resources to start your journey to a healthier and more active lifestyle.
Each station is coached by one of experts that are a leader in their particular field. We know in order to succeed in your everyday life we have to have a combination of fun, information, motivation and a game plan that any level can succeed at!

Camps include:
Fitness and Training Related Stations
Nutritional Information Stations
Positive, motivational messaging
Post-event plan and resources for on-going support
NFL Experience Stations led by some of your favorite NFL Players

If you have kids, you definitely might want to check this out tomorrow. It’s a free event as well.
Click here for more info: http://marcusstroudfoundation.org/

NEW SHOW ALERT!
I’ll be performing live on Tuesday April 30th at the Beat Society ATL edition. It’s going down at Xcess Ultra Lounge on Spring & 3rd. Also featuring performances by Torae, Rock Most, and a special guest.

Beat Society is the original showcase dedicated to the fine art of beat making. Producers on hand for the evening will be Kuddie Fresh, Ill Gainez, Brain Storm and Philly’s Own Hezekiah. DJ Sonny James on the wheels and Dres The Beatnik on the hosting duties. It’s also an 18 and up event for all my young heads. See you there. Check the flyer below for more info, and OH you might want to get your tickets early.

Tickets $10 now. $15 at the door. Purchase tickets HERE.

Nike just opened it’s first basketball brand experience retail space in ATL. Formerly the Nike Running Store in Lenox Mall, the store is now called “Nike Basketball” and opens just in time for March Madness and the 2013 Final Four which will be held in Atlanta next month. The space officially opened on March 15th with re-stocks of the Jordan Fire Red 5, Fighter Jet Foamposite, Jordan Thunder IV’s. News of the store opening spread quickly around the internet and by Friday morning nearly 100 people where lined up at it’s doors get a glimpse of the sight as well as to see what product would be in stock.

In addition to footwear, the store also carries plenty of Nike basketball college apparel, signature athlete footwear & apparel, a Nike I.D. studio where consumers can customize then order products, and even a Fuelband station in the center of the store. One of the things I thought was really cool is the wall when you enter the store. It’s shows you a history of Nike Basketball and does a great job of celebrating where the brand has been. When you reach the end of the wall it says “Create Your Future” and the world of Nike Basketball is at your palms. There’s also a chandelier made of Nike Basketballs hanging from the ceiling.

If you’re in Atlanta or planning to make a trip here in the near future, definitely stop by Nike Basketball in Lenox Mall to check it out. Basketball Never Stops!

On Saturday February 23rd, 2013 Nike hosted a day of service in celebration of the 37th annual Black History Month with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Metro Atlanta organization. Three Atlanta based athletes who were rebels in their sport as well as game-changers in their community were selected to inspire the youth and enable with a purpose. Anson Carter (NHL), Fred McCrary (NFL), and Warrick Dunn (NFL) spoke to a room of BBBS “Little’s” about what it means to “Be Bold. Be True.” They also shared stories of their past, and the obstacles they’ve overcome to achieve their goals.

In addition Nike Sportswear Senior Footwear Designer Jonathan Johnson-Griffin was also in attendance to speak about his journey as an African American designer, as well as the inspiration behind the 2013 Nike Black History Month footwear and apparel collection.

The event was hosted by WXIA 11 Alive’s Sam Crenshaw and took place at the Big Brothers Big Sisters midtown headquarters nicknamed “The House.” Exclusive Nike “Be Bold. Be True.” T-shirts were given out to youth in attendance.

This was a great event. Thanks to everybody who helped make this happen. Always remember influence and inspiration is important for our youth.

L to R: Anson Carter, Warrick Dunn, Jonathan Johnson-Griffin, Fred McCrary

Señor Kaos warming up the crowd

JJG and a piece of the Nike 2013 BHM footwear & apparel collection designed by Jonthan Johnson-Griffin

Former Atlanta Falcon Warrick Dunn

Señor Kaos, Anson Carter, Warrick Dunn, Janice McKenzie-Crayton, Alicia Willis, JJG, Fred McCrary, Christian Weaver

Tomorrow is the day many sneakerheads have been waiting for. 2012 was a great year for Lebron James. That’s a huge statement cause 2010 was a not-so great year. Lebron after making the famous quote “I’m taking my talents to South Beach” during “The Decision” became the most hated player in the NBA. Former fans burned his jersey, the media scrutinized him, It was all bad!

Bron didn’t let the pressure get to him though. Coming back in his 2nd year with the Miami Heat he did what he set out to do… Win his first NBA Championship. Then he won MVP for the 3rd time… And during the summer he went to London where he won a gold medal for the U.S. Mens Basketball team. Not bad Lebron, not bad at all.

To commemorate all the celebrating Lebron has done Nike footwear designer Jonathan Johnson-Griffin will be making a stop in ATL tomorrow to celebrate with those lucky enough to receive a pair.

2/23/13 JJG will be doing a meet & greet at Wish in ATL where he will be signing boxes of the Lebron X Corks for those few lucky folks. Definitely stop by and meet the man behind the shoe. Check out all the info below.

Do you love Fela Kuti? Afrobeat? How about DJ Kemit? If you’re familiar with any of the above you might want to check out DJ Kemit’s Spreadlove “Fela” event going on tonight in ATL at 595 North. Celebrating the return of the FELA! Musical to ATL!!

Check out this exclusive mix from DJ Kemit.

If you live in Atlanta, then you should already know one of the most popular events in the city is “Face Off Fridays” at MJQ Concourse every 2nd Friday of the month. DJ Rasta Root & Jah Prince’s monthly event is heavy on great music & almost always features a surprise guest. This month Talib Kweli dropped in for a surprise set while he was in Atlanta & previewed his new single “Outstanding” featuring Ryan Leslie before hitting the fans with the classics in his catalog.

Filmed by TheNewContent. Additional footage by Jah Prince. Audio by AJ for Salem Psalms Library

Save the date, mark your calendar, do whatever you need to do to remember that my Birthday party is going down on Friday November 23rd, 2012 aka Black Friday.

For the past 3 years me and (Bugz In The Attic DJ/Producer) Daz-I-Kue have been celebrating our Birthday (which we share on 11.22) with a party with some of our favorite DJ’s. The rules are simple. You must dance, meet somebody new, and have fun. The past two years we’ve treated the ATL with Waajeed & Rich Medina. This year we’re keeping it ATL with DJ’s Kemit & Rasta Root.

In the spirit of Black Friday, we’re doing a 2 for 1 special like never before. Admission into the Birthday Jumpoff will also get you into the “Hot Vs. Dope” event next door at Space 2 with DJ’s J-Live & Applejac will be holding down the sounds at. Check the flyer below for the info and spread the word.

It’s been over a week since the 8th annual A3C Hip Hop Festival took over ATL. It’s also taken the full week for me to recover.

The day before the festival kicked off, I caught RZA perform while touring the country to promote his new film “The man with the iron fist.”

After picking up my A3C badge for the weekend my first stop was WREK 91.1 (GA Tech Radio) for the weekly Wrekroom radio show. Special guests included Tona (Toronto), DJ Ko Flow (Singapore), Kevin Lester, Teff, Fiona Bloom, Greg Schick (World Hip-Hop), and Wrekroom fam.

After leaving the station I headed over to Terminal West to catch the Big Boi (Outkast) performance. The schedule says Big is supposed to be on stage at 10:30pm but my gut tells me that he’ll be on later. Sometimes it really pays to listen to your gut. I didn’t make it to Terminal West until around 11pm, but I was RIGHT on time as Big Boi was just hitting the stage. He started off by running through Outkast classics before getting into his solo material. Big had the crowd in the palm of his hand, he announces “I was only supposed to come out and do a few songs, but I want to keep rocking” to cheers from the whole room. Just when you think the energy can’t get any crazier, Killer Mike walks onto stage and the place erupts! Mike ran through the “Whole World,” “Akshun,” before leaving the stage. At the end of the show Big Boi was joined on stage by Dungeon Family crew; Backbone, Slimm Calhoun, C-Bone, Koncrete, and Killer Mike who came back out to perform the anthem “Kryptonite.” Overall the show was Awesome and set the bar for the weekend.

After the Big Boi show, I went straight to MJQ’s Druken Unicorn for the “Stay Productive” producers event. Being as late as I was, I was only able to catch some of Oh-No’s set, and missed the rest of the monsters who were scheduled to get down. At the end of the night I snapped a pic of Oh No, Khrysis, Yamin, Illastrate, and DT.

The highlight of my Friday was performing as well as hosting the Red Bull stage later that evening. I got the pleasure of hosting alongside Monie Love as well as introducing Slum Village, Beatnuts, and The Liks.

On Saturday I decided to check out the film screenings that were taking place during the festival. I made it out to catch Will Feagin’s “Change In The Game” documentary. We snapped this pic on the red carpet outside. After the film I jumped in the studio to work on a track with Sha Stimuli before returning to the festival to catch Twista, Diamond District, & Tech Nine.

Oh I also bumped into a few Native Tongues OG’s as well. Mike G (Jungle Brothers), Pos (De La Soul), Me & Monie Love.

After all the festivities were over, I must admit I was dumb tired! Somehow with help of some friends I managed to scrape enough energy to make it to East Atlanta to catch the 9th Wonder vs. Young Guru party. When I arrived Just Blaze was actually djing, warming up the tables before 9th’s arrival.

Overall the festival was cool this year, I think I had more fun last year, but it was still cool.

See y’all in ATL next year for A3C #9.