EVENTS
“I Am Troy Davis” (Campaign)
September 14, 2011
The FTP Movement and countless others are working diligently to seek justice for Troy Davis. Here is your chance to help save a man facing death for a crime he did not commit based on a severe lack of evidence.
Call 404-913-3767 and with passion say “this is (your name) from (your location in the world) and “I Am Troy Davis!” A real-time developing compilation of the drops placed over dope music will be e-blasted every 12 hours on Facebook, U.S.R. Press League: rhythmunited.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-09T22_50_47-07_00, and Our Soil: oursoil.bandcamp.com until September 21st, Troy’s scheduled date of execution, which this campaign is against. Read the rest of this entry »
Event: Yume Fest Atlanta
September 7, 2011
“This year marks the sixth year of operation for the global brand of YUME. To commemorate its continuous contribution to the alternative urban market globally YUME will be launching the first annual YUME FEST, Atlanta. YUME FEST is a global grassroots festival that looks to support, celebrate, and redefine the vibrant “urban contemporary” music, art, and fashion community throughout the globe, and finds innovative ways of working together towards common goals.
Jean Grae Previews Her Upcoming “Cake Or Death” Album in Atlanta
August 16, 2011
Last Saturday night, Jean Grae alongside her DJ & emcee Mr. Len kicked off Jean’s tour for her upcoming release “Cake Or Death.” The show was hosted by Ms. Dia (The Show, 89.3 WRFG) and featured opening acts Lyric Jones, Boog Brown and 4Ize. The show was held at the Apache Cafe, on Spring St. in Midtown Atlanta.
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Tags: 4ize, Atlanta Show, Boog Brown, Cake Or Death, Jean Grae, Lyric Jones, Mr. Len, Ms Dia, Show | 
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The Wonder Year Film Screening [Atlanta]
August 15, 2011
Everything is free & it’s pretty self-explanatory so if you’re near Atlanta tonight you should know what to do by RSVP’ing at the email address above…….
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop | Tags: 595 North, 9th Wonder, Film Screening, Kenneth Price, The Wonder Year | 1 Comment »
The Red Bull Thre3style DJ Battle Invades Atlanta – By Kool Kila
August 11, 2011
Last night I had a chance to attend the Red Bull Thre3style DJ Battle at Club Opera. The event is touring the country in search of DJs to represent their respective cities and compete in Las Vegas, NV, for the national finals and possibly the international finale. Judges in each city will grade DJs for skills and for crowd response. Atlanta DJs in the contest included DJ Jelly, DJ Tron, Martina McFlyy, Speakerfoxxx, DJ Justin KO, DJ Forge, DJ EU, and Club Opera’s resident DJ Chris Rimby.
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‘Sunsplash Mix Show’ Jah Prince Interview with Stephen Marley
July 13, 2011
Jah Prince will interview the man of the moment Stephen Marley about his new album ‘Revelation Part 1 – The Root of Life’. The interview can be heard this Saturday, July 16 (approx 12noon) on www.DaFlavaRadio.com during the Sunsplash Mix Show (weekly 10:00am to 1:00pm) a good music radio show for Reggae, Dancehall and Interviews.
Below is the promotional mix for the Root Of Life Tour by Jah Prince for the Ghetto Youths International. Featured are a few songs from the album, some classics from his vast catalog and also the ‘Jah Army Riddim‘ with artists like Jah Cure, Pressure, and a combo from Gappy Ranks & Christopher Ellis. We will also prep the Atlanta audience for his appearance Tuesday, July 19th at The Loft (www.centerstage-atlanta.com).
Posted in Dancehall, EVENTS, Radio, Reggae | Tags: Atlanta, CenterStage, Dancehall, Ghetto Youths International, Interview, Jah Prince, Loft, Mix, online, Radio, REGGAE, Stephen Marley | 1 Comment »
[RADIO] ‘Fire Fridays’ Hip-Hop Mix Show with Jah Prince & DJ Greedy
July 1, 2011
Listen to a SPECIAL EDITION of our Fire Fridays Hip Hop Mix Show (( at 2:30pm )) with @djgreedy and @jahprince as our special guest DJ FULLY FOCUS will introduce himself and explain the details of this weekend’s celebration of Film, Fashion & Music.
This weekend in Atlanta the ‘TakeOverDJs‘ will [[ TAKE OVER ]] the city during the ATL ALL AFRICAN EXPERIENCE WKND, Friday, July 1st – Sunday, July 3rd. Friday kicks off at COMPOUND, Saturday is CREAM and the finale is Sunday at Mansion Elan. Megastar Van Vicker & V-103′s Osei The Dark Secret are the hosts this year with a FULL line up of international DJ’s.
LISTEN ON COMPUTER & CHAT: THE FIRE FRIDAYS HIP HOP MIXSHOW WITH JAH PRINCE 3PM-5PM
LISTEN ON YOUR PHONES: THE FIRE FRIDAYS HIP HOP MIXSHOW WITH JAH PRINCE 3PM-5PM
Aleon Craft’s ‘Mothership Decatur’ Release Party (Video)
April 22, 2011
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Julius Erving Teams With Converse To Open New Basketball Court In Atlanta’s Piedmont Park (Video)
April 22, 2011
Posted in Cover Story, EVENTS, News, Sports, Videos | Tags: Converse, Dr J, Julius Erving, Rolling Out | No Comments »
M.O.P. Performing Live Tonite Friday 4/15/11 @ Apache Cafe In Atlanta
April 15, 2011
JAYFORCE.COM is one of the official sponsors of the upcoming M.O.P. show featuring Senor Kaos & Clan Destined. We’ll be giving away a pair of tickets on the next radio show, but you can win tickets here by telling us in the comments section while YOU should win passes & mentioning your (3) favoritie M.O.P. songs & why! Best response will win. We’ll announce the winner via email & via this blog a day before the show! Ready? Aim! Fiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!
UPDATE:
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER FOR THE M.O.P. SHOW TICKETS!!!
Jayforce Birthday Celebration At FaceOff Fridays At MJQ In Atlanta (Video)
March 31, 2011
Celebrating Jayforce’s birthday at the legendary MJQ Concourse in Atlanta Friday April 1st! It’s no joke! We’re giving away (5) pairs of passes if you’d like to attend. All you have to do is mention Jayforce & Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show in the comments section & why you should be in the place. Simple enough right? Winners will be announced no later by 7pm tomorrow evening. DJ Rastaroot & Jah Prince with be on the 1s & 2s with Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul, Funk, House, R&B, & every type of musical flavor designed to move the crowd! You want in?! Then do what you gotta do in the comments section! You have until 3pm on Friday to enter to win. BONG!!
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae, Videos | Tags: dj rastaroot, jahprince, Jayforce Birthday Celebration, MJQ, Parties, Party | No Comments »
Big K.R.I.T.’s ‘ReturnOf4Eva’ Listening Session In Atlanta (Video)
March 29, 2011
I missed out on attending this event because I was celebrating with my family the birth of my new nephew, but glad some visuals turned up on the web compliments of the good folks over there at Tree Sounds. Many of you outside of Atlanta may not know some of the folks featured in the video, but if you reside here in Atlanta then I’m positive you’ll recognize many local Atlanta icons & figures in the clip above.
DOWNLOAD: BIG K.R.I.T. – RETURNOF4EVA ALBUM
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop, Music, Producers, Videos | Tags: Album, Big K.R.I.T., RETURNOF4EVA | No Comments »
Event: Win (2) Tix To Attend The Kendrick Lamar Show In Atlanta Thursday March 31st
March 27, 2011
Here’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Kendrick Lamar, Nesby Phips, Aleon Craft, & more on Thursday March 31st at the Masquerade in Atlanta. All you have to do is go to the comments section & mention what is Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show that was the first in playing Kendrick Lamar’s music in Atlanta & why YOU deserve the tickets to attend the Kendrick Lamar show on Thursday! The winner will be chosen on Jayforce’s birthday Wednesday March 30th & will be posted on this blog & notified via email so make sure you list your real name in association with your email. GO!
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop | Tags: Aleon Craft, Concert, Contest, Kendrick Lamar, Nesby Phips | 5 Comments »
Boog Brown’s ‘U.P.S.’ Video Release Premier @ Cloud IX Lounge
March 24, 2011
DJ Rasta Root put together a special mix of some of Boog Brown’s songs in anticipation for her event tonight at Cloud IX here in Atlanta. Check out the mix & special interview after the jump & if you happen to be in Atlanta tonight swing through to Cloud IX for the debut of her new video ‘U.P.S.’
The Unique Squared Mobile Recording Studio Trailer (Video)
March 7, 2011
If you happen to be in Miami for the Winter Music Conference, SXSW next week, or any of the many other music festivals taking place this year be sure you are on the lookout for the brand new Unique Squared Mobile recording studio! UniqueSquared.com is the primary sponsor of our ‘Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go’ mixtape that we dropped last year & we’re proud to do it again this year. Make sure you check out the website for the list of cities & festivals the bus will be making stops in….. Tell them Jayforce sent ya!
The Unique Squared Mobile Recording Studio Bus Schedule For 2011
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Rick Ross & The Maybach Music Group Invade CIAA In North Carolina (NSFW Video)
March 6, 2011
There were alot of people in Atlanta that made the 3 hour drive up to Charlotte North Carolina for all of the CIAA events that were taking place. To give you a quick glimpse of some of what went on I thought this Rick Ross vlog would be interesting to some of you. Some of the video above is NSFW. The video under the hood most definitely is NSFW!
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Charlotte, CIAA, Maybach Music Group, Meek Mill, North Carolina, Rick Ross, Wale | No Comments »
Unique Squared Launching Their Mobile Recording Studio In Atlanta
March 2, 2011
Unique Squared was our primary sponsor for the ‘Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go’ Mixtape during the A3C festival. With their help we were able to outfit an RV with over $25,000 worth of equipment for the entire recording process outside of the A3C event. Unique Squared has decided to make things bigger & better as they plan to unveil their new RV this Thursday night in Atlanta at Engine 11 located near the intersection of North Ave & Peachtree. Engine 11 is more specifically located between Peachtree & W. Peachtree Streets. If you happen to be in Atlanta please feel free to come through between 8pm-10pm for the unveiling.
The BLITZ – 2/21/11: Presidents Day Edition
February 21, 2011
Reagan Was The Prez but we voted for Shirley Chisholm. Yeah it’s President’s Day. Ain’t nathan changed……Egg Whites, Turkey Bacon, Grits….It’s Monday….Jump Into the BLITZ!
2011 NBA Allstar Dunk Contest (Video)
February 20, 2011
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NBA Allstar Weekend: Snoop Dogg Celebrity Basketball Tournament (Video)
February 20, 2011
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