A3C is here! It’s what I call hip-hop Christmas or Raptoberfest. For five days, Atlanta will host some of the finest, MCs, DJs, filmmakers, dancers, writers, journalists, commentators, panelists – all dedicated to celebrating one of the world’s most incredible art forms.
I plan to take it all in and tell you about it.
Among all the many superstars set to light up the fest, I’m checking for:
Boog Brown, StaHHr, Schoolboy Q, Talib Kweli, DJ Red Alert and the incomparable Questlove of the legendary Roots crew.
Yes!
See the full schedule here.
Also, last weekend, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on publicity for the International Music Conference.
I lead an interesting discussion on the challenges of covering the music biz with journalists Maurice Garland, Jonathan Landrum, Yinka Adegoke and publicist, Tresa Sanders
See the highlight photos here.
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