BLXPLTN are on the precipice of major upward movement. They are en route to Afropunk Festival in NYC, and their new album Black Cop Down is getting lots of attention before it’s even hit the streets. They recently turned out Hotel Vegas in Austin, and then turned that into a dope music video for their song Pressure… dig it, share it, and support these cats. They will do Austin proud.
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Austin live music supporter and poetic mainstay Sunni Soper has been deeply involved in several positive projects, including Austin Mic Exchange. With many years of performance under her belt, and the help of Trent Spears, the long awaited For Public Consumption has arrived. Check it out, share it, and show some support for someone with lots of promise and drive.
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The hip hop community of Austin, Texas stands with Ferguson, MO. Hip hop is the voice of the people, so if you’re an artist we encourage you to upload your own #HipHopForFerguson video and let your voice be heard.
#HipHopforFerguson #Ferguson #HandsUpDontShoot
Filmed at Austin Mic Exchange at Spider House Ballroom, Austin, TX, Tuesday Aug. 19, 2014.
Emcees:
T-Fly / Hyder / Pojo the Idealist / Justjarvaz / p-teK / Zeale
Fresh off a stint with the Van’s Warped Tour, Slop Musket is keeping the momentum going with another dope music video. Check out Empty Whole, and let your friends see it as well.
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Tagged chief, empty whole, slop musket, the doomsday device
Lo Phi and I worked hard on this project. I worked hard on this video. You take it easy and enjoy having a spell put on you.
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Tagged chief, lo phi, manifest station, the doomsday device
I’m back in the video edit bay again these days… I am hoping to keep the visuals coming frequently and furiously. Here is my attempt to cast a spell on you.
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Anom and Brokebread are good dudes. The music they make collectively as Big Package is dope. Over the years, they’ve worked with a who’s who of talented Texas hip-hop artists. Finally is their opportunity to showcase the love they’ve shown and been shown… enjoy it, share it, and hope there will be another collaboration album in the future!
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Tagged anom, azatat, bavu blakes, big package, brokebread, cap'n kirk, chief, cyrus, dj beans, dubb sicks, emcee, finally, g-christ, garbageman, giglithic, global, hades the unscene, hbz, is, mirage, mos, notes floats, numskull, poise, red oktober, rudi devino, sloppy josef, stephanie salvo, tee double, the brain, the doomsday device
Crew54 aka The Wyld Gents are back with another one… these cats are gonna be legendary off music videos if they keep this up.
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Tagged chief, crew54, n-e-wan-tess, the doomsday device, the wyld gents
Gold Standard Hip-Hop is a Knoxville based radio show (90.3 FM) dedicated to bringing listeners “the finest cuts of alternative, independent and odball rap musack other stations are too scared to play”. They recently released a compilation of their favorite songs this summer, and lo and behold, the homie Hut out of Austin (and a longtime veteran of Austin Mic Exchange) sets off the compilation! It’s full of good stuff, so give it a listen, and support those who support the independents.
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Lo Phi made the music, Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice thought up the lyrics. anom, DDotElles and Evolve had some lyrics to share. Sarah Michelle Marine took a beautiful picture, and with a little additional love from Chief, it became the perfect visual representation to Manifest Station.
Enjoy… share… download… contribute if you like. Thank you in advance.
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Tagged anom, chief, ddotelles, evolve, lo phi, manifest station, sarah michelle marine, the doomsday device
Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice 