ATLANTA HIP HOP!!!

I'm so proud of my ATL Hip Hop Brethren & Sistren right now...here are a few reasons why....

To kick it off..we got Poodie The Byz's Tribute *God Bless the Dead*

Poodie the Byz is responsible for the powerhouse vocals behind Higher and Better off my Garden State Parkway, LP...

She's just dope man!

For more Poodie The Byz! Click Below...

http://www.facebook.com/TheByz 

http://PoodieTheByz.blogspot.com 

http://www.darkorangemagazine.com/?p=1964 

http://www.twitter.com/PoodieTheByz 

http://www.myspace.com/PoodieTheByz

Unsigned Hype bka Will Feagins Jr., of Highimpact Multimedia just shot a short called UNDEREXPOSED- INDIE HIP HOP IN ATLANTA

 Here are the bloopers...

Make sure you vote for Underexposed starting  this Friday...

Creative Loafin Short Film Contest

Will Feagins Jr., is a mainstay when it comes to Indie Videos in Atlanta. He shot, directed and Edited my video for Cheba Cheba ft. Methuzulah

Adrift Da Belle ft. Methuzulah "Cheba Cheba" Music Video from Will F on Vimeo.

For more Will Feagins Jr., Click below...

http://www.highimpactmultimedia.com 

http://www.akomabuttons.com 

http://www.akomamarketplace.com 

http://www.vimeo.com/highimpact 

http://www.vimeo.com/highimpactmultimedia 

http://www.youtube.com/highimpactmultimedia

Mrs. Hip Hop herself, STAHHR (The Hs are for Hip Hop) Blessed heads with a taste of her latest offering Mother NTR with a Molotov via listening party at Cloud IX this past week...

Here's a preview of the goodies to expect on Stahhr's forthcoming Mother NTR with a Molotov    

For more info on STAHHR ( I call her Stahhr[a] hahaha) and the new project...click below

http://www.stahhr.com/

http://www.facebook.com/easynowstahhr

http://stahhr.bandcamp.com 

http://stahhrmarketplace.bigcartel.com 

http://oicrochet.bigcartel.com 

As for me...Mixtape in Spring to heat up the Summer.... ONE!

Always Remeber...

No, not familiar...here ya go!

Still I Rise 

By Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history   

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt   

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?   

’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells   

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,   

With the certainty of tides,   

Just like hopes springing high,   

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?   

Bowed head and lowered eyes?   

Shoulders falling down like teardrops,   

Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?   

Don't you take it awful hard

’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines   

Diggin’ in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,   

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds   

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame

I rise

Up from a past that’s rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,   

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,   

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.   

I rise

I rise   

I rise.

1 MIC CYPHER!!!

Late last year my booking agent talked me into doing an audition for a TV Show... I know right..hahaha...I did it..they picked me ... STAY TUNED!!!

Check the site for more details... 1 Mic Cypher Television Show

Press!!

Check out the Vibe Vixen write - up on New Female Mcs from earlier this month...

I am one of Rawroots.com's Top Underground Artist of 2011

 

"The Dungeon Family femcee made waves when she dropped her newest EP “DNA” (Drugs N Adrift) over the summer. The project was a tribute to the east coast, where Adrift was born and raised and paid homage to the original boom bap hip hop. As well as dropping the visuals for track “More” fresh off the DNA EP, Adrift has been busy in the studio preparing to drop lyrical bombs over 2012. With Adrift, always expect the unexpected " - Rawroots.com

 

 

Not to mention, DNA 's honorable mention status for Top Albums of 2011

 

 

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Shystie – Blue Magic

Torae – For The Record

Moonchild – Love For The Music Part 2

L.E.P. Bogus Boys – Now or Neva

L.A. – The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality

Statik Selektah – Population Control

Adrift Da Belle – #DNA

Tyler The Creator – Goblin

(From Rawroots.com)

 

 

Click the pic to see the full stories

Behind the Scenes...

Being an artist is alot of work...take a look at this footage of Dynamite and I rehearsing at the legendary Mudnoc Studios for our Nov 2011 show at Apache...this is one out of the 2.7 Million times we went over our set that night...

NO PAIN NO GAIN!!!! YOU GET WHAT YOU WORK FOR!!!

What a difference ....

Happy New Year!!!

Some real stuff...

As 2011 winds down I find myself reflecting on how interesting this year has been. I've found strength at my weakest moments, and favor at my lowest. I've learned to discern without resentment for the things I saw that were unfavorable. In short, I grew up! Here are the scriptures that got me through this year... I hope they help you too...

"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down." Proverbs 14:1

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5

"No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD." Isaih 54:17

"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." 1 Corinthians 13:11

"Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is for you." Luke 9:50

"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6

There are more...these are the most important..Not preaching for I am humanly flawed...I just know and love my source... God will use anyone - remember that!

I wish you and yours a Happy, Blessed, Prosperous New Year ( Emotionally, Psychologically, Financially and Physically).

Peace!

XO, Driftee