Next Saturday Oct. 23rd we’ll be celebrating the life of James Yancey aka Jay Dee aka J-Dilla. So you know what that means… It’s Dilla Day In The A. There will be a Lupus walk going down Sat. morning followed by many festivities during the day and evening. I’m sorry I don’t have all the info for you laid out. But I can tell you who does. Holla at Ms. Dia and she’ll let you know whats popping and where.

Also the homie from High Impact Multimedia put together this joint, which was filmed at the BET Hip Hop Awards in ATL just a few weeks ago. Raekwon, Dj Drama, Twista, Drumma Boy, and Dj Premier all shout out Dilla Day In The A.

BIG Shouts to the homie Saber who caught this footage of my set in it’s entirety at the High Water Showcase during the 2010 A3C Festival. Things didn’t go as planned, but they went!

Shouts to the NC homies Big Pooh, Chaundon, and Joe Scudda. The homie Chaundon is a COOL ass cat, who’s shown me nothing but love since I’ve known him. On Saturday night, a drunk Chaundon made me spit 16 Bars for him on the spot! LOL

I plan on working with all these cats on some official music real soon. But in the meantime, check out the footage of them Getting Busy at A3C.

OH… can’t forget about Jozeemo

Homeboy Sandman gets BUSY live. Was good to catch up with the homie during the A3C Weekend in ATL. We actually got a chance to record a song during all the madness. YEEEEEP I said it… be on the lookout for a new record featuring Señor Kaos, Homeboy Sandman, and Buff 1 titled: “The Machines”

Here’s some footage of Homeboy Sandman rocking Saturday night at the A3C Red Bull stage. You will see me in the background hopping around stage. Sandman’s “The Good Sun” LP is one of my favorite albums of 2010 and “The Carpenter” is one of my favorite records off the project. Sands set also features NYC homies P.SO and Von Pea (Tanya Morgan) rocking the original version of Best In Show.

Check the footage and go buy the album.

Recently at the Nike Store Lenox in ATL I had the chance to work on an event with the 411 Brand. Created by John Thomas in 1992, the 411 Brand fuses music, sports, and entertainment figures with education to teach kids the importance of proper decision making. Since the 90′s the 411 Brand has hosted sports camps (Basketball, Golf, etc.) in urban communities across the country, as well as conducted successful panels. The 411 brand has worked with major music artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Goodie Mob, LL Cool J, Usher, and many more over the years.

“The411 Brand Program was created for the sole purpose of bridging the gap between successful individuals and a generation striving to become successful. We currently live in a world where many young people measure success by the amount of material things you have. Although this could be an indication of your accomplishments, it is by no means what makes you successful. We believe that, success comes from setting a goal and completing the journey it takes to achieve that goal. Each of our programs are designed to provide an opportunity for young adults to hear some of the most amazing journeys by some of the most successful individuals in our world today.” – John Thomas

This past weekends event featured Eshe of Arrested Development, Lamman Rucker (Actor: Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married 1&2) and was hosted by Big Lez (Former host of BET’s Rap City / Choreographer).

I got a chance to speak to the kids ages (16-24) from local Boys & Girls Clubs, and Clark Atlanta University about Nike I.D. and came up with trivia questions to make sure the kids were being attentive. Later in the event we raffled off a Nike I.D. experience to one lucky winner.

Check out some pics from the event…

Me speaking to the youth about Nike I.D.

Big Lez hosting

Lamman Rucker and Big Lez

L to R: John Thomas, Eshe, Big Lez, Lamman Rucker

Growing up as big fan of BET’s Rap City in the 90′s it was an honor to meet Big Lez.

SOOOOOOOOO.. This past Saturday I performed at the High Water Music stage for the 6th annual A3C Hip Hop festival. I mad two main sets, but was seen over the weekend making a few guest appearances on different stages.

Anyway to make a long story short, I had this magnificent show planned, with a few special guests. I was going to be doing ALL new joints off my new album entitled “The Kaos Effect.” At the last minute we had some technical difficulties, and I could not do my set as planned. So I just ended up rocking beats that Willie Evans was playing off his beat machine, and whatever was available.

Here’s a lil footage of me rocking “Call Me Señor” Produced By Dj Spinna on Saturday.

I’ve been meaning to make this post for a min. I found some footage online from the 2010 Red Bull Emsee event that took place in Atlanta, around the end of August 2010.

As I walked in the venue, 4-Ize and Stahhr were matched up for round one. Before the emcees could start though, everyone in the venue (including the emcees) would get to see a large projection screen which consisted of images that the emcees had to incorporate into their verse. There were 5 images to mention within a minutes time. All emcees were judged on their flow, delivery, etc. DJ/Producer Don Cannon, Manchild (2009 Red Bull Emsee Champ), and Bun B served as the guest judges for the evening.

The homie 4-Ize was the first to rhyme and set the bar for the night. Check out his first round footage below… The crazy part is the judges said he lost, cause he failed to mention 2 additional images. Even if your weren’t in the building you can see from the footage he got busy.

Shouts to the homie Dj J.Period. Here’s some footage from the history-making J.Period Live Mixtape at the 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, featuring hip hop legends Group Home, Dres (Black Sheep), Nice’n’Smooth, a DJ Premier-led Guru Tribute, and an epic finale featuring a reunited Pete Rock & CL Smooth. CAN YOU SAY WOW!!!!

Aug 13th – 15th marked the first annual Nike World Basketball Festival in NYC. I didn’t get a chance to make it to NYC for the festivities, but I heard the city was on fire. The Rucker, MSG, Niketown, Atmos, etc. all had special events going on during the week.

Check out this video piece shot by Ola Kudu at Rucker Park during WBF.