Headland & Delowe

Documenting Atlanta Rap With DOM BRADY IG: @dombrady404 Twitter: @atlrapdoc Soundcloud: @atlrapdoc

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Maaaan…Look at Nique shawty.

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MIGOS WIN THE SUMMER. HERE’S HOW THEY DID IT.

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I talked to Migos earlier this summer for The Fader.

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Early iPod prototype, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, 1985.

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DJ Burn One explains how a chance encounter with one cassette tape helped lead him to his career and passion.

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It was one culture

Sol Messiah describes the 4 elements of Hip Hop within the ATL party scene as all one culture.

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Zapper of HBO crew explains his introduction to ATL breakdancing and breakdancing culture in the early 1980's

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Mc Shy D is a pioneer of Atlanta Hip Hop. But after arriving to Atlanta from the Bronx River Projects he and fellow ATL rap pioneer Tony MF Rock became fans of an established ATL rapper.

In this clip Shy D explains what it was like to attend Mojo's live show in 1983 at Morris Brown's Herndon Stadium

Below is YouTube audio one of Mojo's more popular tracks. Battman, Let Mojo Handle It  (1982). 

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Photographer Shannon McCollum explains watching his school mate Lil Jon mature from a quiet student to a Hip Hop super producer.

Photo: A random Sunday at Mosely Park in Atlanta, Ga. (2008) by Dom Brady. See more vintage ATL scene photos at my Instagram page: @dombrady404

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Peabo Bryson Saves DJ Jelly's Job. 

A young DJ Jelly is looking to break into the Atlanta Rap scene. He gets his chance as an intern at Bobby Brown's studio. But a surly co-owner of the studio nearly knocks DJ Jelly off course. That tension creates opportunity. 

Photo: DJ Jelly at A3C in Atlanta. 2008 by Dom Brady. See more vintage ATL scene photos on my Instagram page: @dombrady404

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(via ATLANTA REVISITED)

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Headland & Delowe

The full original series (2010-2011). Each episode tackles different aspects of the growth of ATL Hip Hop from the 1970's up until the moment Outkast arrives on the scene.  

All soundtrack music is from the city of Atlanta's Hip Hop scene. All interview audio is my own. 

Click through to the SoundCloud page for more info and where to find soundtrack information. 

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Flux explains how Atlanta underground rap group BINKIS got its name. The story starts from the unlikely source of the moniker to hanging out on Clark Atlanta's campus and playing video games at DJ Drama's crib.

Flux also tells about the crew N.E.B.L.O.S that included BINKIS, Tuki Carter, Miya Bailey (tattoo artist). 

Photo: Flux, Jax and Killa Kalm of BINKIS at Art Beats and Lyrics at The W in Midtown by Dom Brady. See more vintage ATL scene photos at my Instagram page: @dombrady404 

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A series of viral videos helped propel Jeezy back onto the music map. Decatur Dan explains the impromptu video shoot that sparked it all.

(photo: Decatur Dan (right) & Photographer Hannibal Matthews at Vinyl by Dom Brady. See more vintage ATL scene photos IG: dombrady404)

The video Dan references: 

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Jump x Jumpman

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Brian Lassiter of World Premier records describes what it was like recording Rap music in Atlanta during the early and mid 80's. 

The soundtrack features Master Rocker Kid Finesse and DJ Fonzo, an Atlanta rap group recorded by Brian Lassiter in 1987. (Discogs link)

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Night and day.

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