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Atlanta rapper and activist Killer Mike has been taking the internet by storm with provocative comments on public schools, Jesus, entrepreneurship and other topics lately.
You may know Killer Mike, aka, Michael Render, is one-half of the rap group Run The Jewels. But he’s also known to Atlantans as part of the Dungeon Family. He’s rapped on numerous projects with Big Boi, Outkast and the whole clique for over two decades now.
Killer Mike Interview: Videos you didn’t see
But Killer Mike has gotten much praise and adulation — and criticism — for what he’s said lately about public education vs. private education. His commentary on Atlanta Public Schools, and the confidence it gave him is a huge shout-out to public school education.
“I’m saying to put confident children into the world … We always love that copout of ‘I sent my children here to get a better education’ … Oh it’s a great education, the education don’t even teach you Egypt is in Africa, don’t teach you to be proud about nothing about yourself, it only teaches you to take tests well,”he said.
Killer Mike interview: Breakfast Club
Killer Mike also went on Sway Calloway’s “Sway in the Morning” show, where he doubled down on the education system and also spoke about religion.
“I want to sit down with President Trump on the next season of ‘Trigger Warnings,” he said. “I’m coming to talk to you about reparations, real reparations.”
Killer Mike also went on Joe Rogan’s show and discussed black Jesus and race. “I don’t think people trust the divinity in themselves. … Ithink we’re scared to turn off the lights and see something devine within ourselves because once we do that, it requires that we act differently.”
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Atlanta entrepreneur Candice McCoy has been able to turn tragedy into triumph in a big way. The New York native is the creator of Juicee, a beauty app that allows you to request beauty products & professional services to your home.
Candice is a successful businesswoman now, but at one time in her life, she found herself in a terrible rut because of some unfortunate events. “When I was 17 years old, my mother and siblings were killed and I was the only survivor,” she told AtlantaFi.com.
Introducing Juicee: An On-Demand Beauty Services App
Under such pressure, she soldiered on to college in Washington D.C., determined to make the best of her situation. But soon things began to take their toll. “When I started my freshman year at Howard University two months later, I was diagnosed with depression and PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder],” she said.
It was during that dark time, that Candice realized a need: “I WANTED to get out of the bed and get my hair, nails and makeup done but my mental illnesses would not allow it. I had no desire to be around people,” she said. Candice wanted to give others what she didn’t have: the ability to get the beauty and cosmetic services they needed even if they were shut inside their home.
Candice, who originally wanted to be a forensic psychiatrist, knew with her newfound perspective in life, she had to make a difference in other people’s lives.
“I created Juicee with people like me in mind — new moms, disabled persons and WOC [women of color],” she said.
The app is primarily designed for people who either can’t physically visit a salon or the salon does not cater to their needs. It works like this: Go to MeetJuicee.com and you can order on-call, in-home beauty services from licensed, talented cosmetologists. Men can also get haircuts via Juicee. Women can order custom wigs as well.
Candice, who has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, said her motivation continues to be her family. “The only reason I was able to finish college and graduate with honors was my desire to make my mom proud and make sure my family’s deaths weren’t in vain.”
Now she’s found her calling by delivering a much-needed service to people who aren’t able to make it to the salon.
The Juice mobile app is scheduled to be released in early 2019. The web version launched recently and soon customers will be able to order online.
Learn more at meetjuicee.com & instagram.com/meetjuicee.
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The 14th annual AC3 Festival will take place this fall in West Midtown Atlanta. The Georgia Freight Depot will be the hub for the festival, which will bring several major artists to the ATL Sat, Oct 6 + Sun, Oct 7.
The annual event, which has grown from being a music insider’s convention to a major music festival, will still feature workshops and other beneficial networking opportunities for aspiring and new artists.
AC3 Festival Comes To Atlanta: Oct. 6, 7, 2018
Confirmed performers as of April 24 are Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Wayne, The Diplomats, Curren$y, Young MA, PRhyme, Mannie Fresh, Westside Gunn + Conway along with J.I.D, Childish Major and Deante Hitchcock.
The A3C Festival will have an outdoor stage as well as other performing set-ups. The music lineups for the indoor stage and DJ stage will be announced soon.
The A3C Festival features 3 stages with dozens of performances, food trucks, live art and more. The event is billed as breeding ground for the next generation of stars while honoring the legends and trailblazers of hip-hop. The indoor stage will feature some of the most exciting hip-hop artists on the rise while the DJ stage will be curated by ATL’s WERC Crew and Controllerise.
Additional artists will be announced on the outdoor stage as we get closer to the event, the organizers said.
This event is just one among many Atlanta happenings going on weekly in the city. See all the Atlanta festivals this year.
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Atlanta rap group Migos have been the hottest names in rap for the past couple years, and it’s no wonder. With star collaborations with major acts like Drake, and most recently, Beyonce, the rappers know how to make a hit.
The group performed at the BET Awards recently, hyping the crowd on their hits “Walk It Like I Talk It,” and “Stir Fry.”
On June 21, 2018, Migos will receive the ASCAP Vanguard Award at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards In Los Angeles, California.
Migos exploded on the national scene in 2016 with their hit, “Bad and Boujee.” Since then, they have been a mainstay on the Billboard charts. The trio is touring with Drake as part of the Aubrey and the 3 Amigos tour.
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Adam & Kizzie joined together on a mission to give music their absolute best. Their music is a tribute to everything that is genuinely great about music. Without a genre-specific box to pin their music to, they are now affectionately known as The Originators of EEDO, their own non-genre genre.
Nick Rosen has made a name as one of the most sought after musicians in the southeast, performing all over the country with Col. Bruce Hampton, The Shadowboxers, Russell Gunn and more. His debut album Step Into the Light was released on Ropeadope Records in 2015 featuring appearances by grammy winners Oteil Burbridge and Saunders Sermons. His latest endeavors include opening for Justin Timberlake on his Man of the Woods tour.
Red Light Cafe: Adam & Kizzie & Nick Rosen
553-1 Amsterdam Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30306
$10 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM
Mon, June 18, 2018
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT
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Janelle Monae recently released the film that goes with her new album “Dirty Computer.” The movie, which is aptly described as an “emotion picture,” tells the tale of what happens when androids are considered “unclean” if they have freeness of thought and original notions. The film features cuts from her album amid a dystopian imagery and themes.
Monae’s unique brand of afrofuturism, R&B and pop interwoven with social commentary puts her on the vanguard not only in music, but in entertainment as a whole. Now she’s ready to take on the world.
She has seen success on a large scale this time around, with her third full album about to pop. Her new single “I Like That,” has received critical acclaim, especially for its Prince influence.
Watch ‘Dirty Computer’ by Janelle Monáe
The Atlanta-based singer also announced a North American tour in support of her album. See the deets here.
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On Monday, April 16, Atlanta’s futuristic songstress Janelle Monae released the new audio, the song “I Like That,” from her upcoming “Dirty Computer” album. The sultry ballad is poised to be a spring anthem for Monae, whose newest project is highly anticipated.
Look: Janelle Monae’s ‘I Like That’
The album’s first two singles, “Django Jane” and “Make Me Feel,” have fans in a frenzy for the full project, which is set to be released on April 27, 2018. For those of us who’ve been checking for Monae for minute, her first EP, “Metropolis: A Suite (The Chase),” showed that she has long been married to afrofuturism.
Read more: Janelle Monae announces ‘Dirty Computer’ tour
Read more: Janelle Monae’s afrofuturistic dark fantasyAs for the music, Monae is now more confident in her sonic space than ever before, in large part to her fallen mentor, Prince.
“It’s difficult for me to even speak about this because Prince was helping me with the album, before he passed on to another frequency,” she told The Guardian in February.
She said that the Purple One helped her to shed any inhibitions that crimped her creativity — and for that, she is forever grateful. “I wouldn’t be as comfortable with who I am if it had not been for Prince. I mean, my label Wondaland would not exist without Paisley Park coming before us.”
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Pouya, the Florida rapper with a gift of words, is coming to Atlanta. In support of his The Five Five Tour, Pouya will visit the city on July 5, 2018.
He will perform at Buckhead Theatre. Pre-sale tickets began Thursday, April 12 at 10 a.m. (use passcode: DANCE). Tickets went on sale to the public Friday, April 13 at 10 a.m.
Pouya is known for such headbangers as “Get Buck,” and “Scrubs” and “Void.” His latest album “Five Five” was released in early March 2018.
There are several artists coming to ATL this spring and summer. Here are a few:
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The ATL will be the place where tens of thousands of film professionals converge as the Atlanta Film Festival gets underway this week. The event, now in its fourth decade, is one of the longest-running festivals of its kind in the United States.
More than 25,000 people, including filmmakers of independent, international, animated, documentary, and short films,are expected to be on hand.
Atlanta Film Festival 2018: What you need to know
What gives this year’s festival even more power is the fact that Georgia is No. 1 as far as film production. Atlanta is now an official movie mecca with crews, talent and production agencies growing by leaps and bounds.
This year’s film entries, more than 7,600, broke a record. The final movie lineup consists of 58 feature length films and 150 short films from 56 countries.Many of this year’s movies will be by firsttime filmmakers and women.“Now is an exciting time to be making films and telling these stories, because there aren’t as many expectations of rejection or pressures to be polite,” says Atlanta writer/director Katie Orr, told The AJC. “Women are empowered right now and instead of nicely asking for a chance, we’re saying, ‘No, you will listen to our stories and we will be the ones doing the storytelling.’”The films will be screened at various locations around Midtown Atlanta. See the complete 2018 schedule here.Wednesday, April 11 — 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Thursday, April 12 — 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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Lost in the excellent performances of Donald Glover, Lakeith Stanfield and the other stars of the FX hit Atlanta, is the awesome music. Robbin’ Season is not only the sophomore campaign of the show, but the title of a soundtrack as good as any bangin’ album from city royalty like T.I., Gucci Mane or Migos.
Standout cuts include songs from various groups, all of them big fans of the show and its maestro, Glover, aka Childish Gambino.
Listen To The Atlanta FX Robbin’ Season Soundtrack
When you think about it, much of “Atlanta” revolves around music. One of the main protagonists, Paper Boi, is a rapper. And Earn, his cohort, has taken on the mantle of trying to manage him and navigate the industry.
Check out the Robbin Season discography right here, a track listing of ATL goodness.
Final Thoughts
AtlantaFX is obviously one of the greatest comedy series on cable TV in the last 20 years, but the show isn’t the only hot commodity filmed here. The city of Atlanta is also a movie production powerhouse.
If you want to get in your AtlantaFX fix on TV, here’s where to watch the show.
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
See our Movies Page for more.With more than 900 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
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