Artist of the Week


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Salem Psalms teams up with The Beatz & Lyrics show with Jayforce to release the 3rd in their A3C mixtape series, Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go Vol 2. The mixtape was recorded entirely during the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, GA on site at the venue in the Unique Squared Mobile Studio and also at Salem Psalms Library, an earshot away from the festival grounds. The project is once again executive produced by production duo The Bros Dynamite and features some of the most talented and notable independent hip hop artists around.

The 22 track mixtape is a mash-up of new collaborations between artists and producers that previously may not have worked together. The project features notables MC: J-Live, Reks, Termanology, Sha Stimuli, Focus…, Boog Brown, Stanza, Ultra Beast (Senor Kaos & 4ize), Laws, and many more. There is also a stellar line-up of producers featured on the project. Beats from Focus…, Illastrate, King I Divine, D.R.U.G.S., Shade Cobain, Nefarious!, and many more!

((FREE DOWNLOAD)) ALBUM VERSION + RADIO VERSION + (22) MAXI-SINGLES (Dirty, Radio, Instrumental, Acapella)

That’s right!!! All 22 tracks have free (Dirty, Radio, Instrumental, Acapella) versions available.

                 

BEAT BASHERS COMPETITION: A3C Edition

Listen. Download. Vote & Win.

When you are checking out the mixtape this year pay close attention to which verse, beat, and album artwork you like the best. Your vote in our Beat Bashers competition could win you Spark Microphone courtesy of Blue Microphones and our prize pack filled with gear and albums.
In the Beat Bashers Competition you get to chose which artist had best verse, which producer had the best beat, and which one of the 22 song covers was the best. The winning artist and producer both get a Spark Microphone courtesy of Blue Microphones and a Mudguard from Auralex, the industry leader in studio acoustic treatment products. In addition the producer voted best will receive a copy of Ozone 5‘Mastering System’ by iZotope. The best cover art wins the artist a pair of BEATS™ by Dre “Tours”.

Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go: (Offical) Interactive Photo Journal – A3C 2011

Mannnnnn! What ever happened to the thumbing through photos inside my favorite jewel case? Well… we felt the same way.

This interactive, 74 page full-color photo flipbook by Lens of Life Photography and Salem Psalms was captured entirely during the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, GA, on Oct. 6-8, 2011. Lens of Life followed the B&L2GOV2 Team to Salem Psalms Library and the Unique Squared Mobile Studio to document all the behind-the-scenes action of the recording process for all three days. In addition, the includes exclusive “live on stage” photos of Elzhi, M.O.P., Dead Prez, 4IZE, and more.

You can scroll over the icons to find out more about the people in the photo. We have included links to Twitter, Music Pages and songs from Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go Vol. 2. All photos by: Lens of Life Photography, “Capturing the beauty I see within you”

C.Flux.Sing + Goldi Gold + Mister Soul: Connect with 10 visual artists to create the artwork for the album

C.Flux.Sing, Goldi Gold, and Mister Soul combined to form our team of art directors. They gathered an additional ten of the dopest visual artists around to create 22 separate pieces of amazing cover art. They went a step further in coordinating the teams efforts to sculpt the themes of both SalemPsalmsLibrary.com and the Salem Psalms Bandcamp sites to make the project an unforgettable experience. The team was good enough to bless us with a wallpaper version of each of the 22 singles. They are included in your free download of every maxi-single. – 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200

Sha Stimuli – The Calling (prod Focus) Official Music Video [Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go Vol. 2]

Directed, Filmed & Edited by W. Feagins, Jr. of High Impact Multimedia. Artwork by: Dan The Man of Denominator Graphics. (CLICK HERE)

Presented by “STUDIO 8”. May 8th it’s going down at the:

Mattress Factory Studios

300 Martin Luther King S.E.

Atlanta, Ga 30321

” A NIGHT FOR THE ARTS “

Visuals by

HEBRU BRANTLEY

and

ESTEBAN PATINO

Performance by

“GRAND PRIZE WINNERS FROM LAST YEAR”

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Allison Gay, one of the illist photographers here in Atlanta but she doesn’t act like it. Funky Fresh Professional that will turn feelings into pictures and those same pictures into feelings of multiple levels. Word real people, you need to check her out. Sometinmes words aren’t enough so lets explore the great work shell we. BLAMMM: 
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Artist of the week is my big homie, Miya Bailey. This brother is part owner of “City of Ink” tattoo Parlor/Art Gallery and has been illustrating all his life. Starting early doing professional work since Junior High School so you know… he has impeccable skills. From Illustration, Digital Illustration, Painting, Tattoo Art and Graphic Design my man here does it all. He was recently featured in “Urban Ink”(tattoo mag.) and currently working on book displaying many new works and some background about the braddah. You can check him out at: www.myspace.com/miyasart to see some of his other work as well as the most original tattoo art you have ever seen(they are the best on black skin).miyasart2.jpg 

 l_191c8904973e0250e9011963d928fbdf.jpgThis is my young homie on the rise, Corey Davis. This braddah is tearin shit up. I mean… an artist from every angle. Designer, illustrator, Tattoo artist, Painter, Fashion designer… everything! BLAMMM! He is also founder of the new Fashion line “Plush.357″. Not to mention he and his crew are about to open Plush.357 store in downtown Atlanta. I first met home boy at my braddahs world renowned ” City of Ink” tattoo shop working as an apprentice for Miya Bailey and Tuki Carter(founders). They told me his was nice and I believed it but mannnn… homie is about his business. Check hem out at : www.myspace.com/ohighonerd. BLAM, BLAMMMM!