We've been breaking artists since '05, and are always looking for the best up-and-coming MCs to showcase at A3C Festival & Conference. We listen to hundreds of hip-hop artists each week looking for talented indie artists from around the world.
Every Monday we select 6 of our favorite MCs and ask the hip-hop community to vote for their favorite. The top 2 vote-getting artists are invited to perform at 2018 A3C Festival & Conference.
Voting starts today and ends on Friday at 11pm EST. You can vote once a day.
If you are an artist and would like an opportunity to perform at the 2019 A3C Festival & Conference, you can submit today. Over 5,000 artists have performed on our stages including: A$AP Rocky, Action Bronson, J.I.D, Lil Pump, Danny Brown, G-Eazy, J.Cole, Lil Uzi Vert, Schoolboy Q, Ty Dolla $ign, Dave East, Vince Staples, 21 Savage, Rich The Kid, Wiz Khalifa, Rapsody, Young Thug and thousands more.
We review hundreds of artists each week (submission info) and pick 6 of our favorite artists... but we want the final decision to up to the fans. Come back each Monday and discover 6 dope underground hip-hop artists from across the world.
You can vote for your favorite artist every day. The two artists with the most votes will be invited to perform at #A3C19 in Atlanta! Voting ends on Friday at 11pm EST.
Get to know this week’s 6 New artists and vote for your favorite:
- Air GP - Phenix City, AL
- Clayt - Atlanta, GA
- Culdesac - Bel Air, MD
- Hatty Maines - Hollywood,CA
- Mac Backwards - Decatur, GA
- Rene Brown - Los Angeles, CA
Air GP - (@alliebaby)
B.B.E. proudly presents “AIR GP”!!!!
Air GP is a young, hot rapper out of Alabama. His Unique sound and Hot Flow is game changing!!!!
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Clayt - (@clayt)
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Culdesac Collective
MD natives culdesac is a hip hop act with a blend of many genres. Being inspired mainly by film, TV, and suburban life, culdesac is diverse in lyrics and sound.
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Hatty Maines - (@hattymaines)
Hatty Maines is ready to change the game, and we're excited to present his newest track "S.O.S." Standing for 'Same Ol Shit,' the track decides the take the young rappers lyrical prowess to the next game on a traditional trap beat, resulting in a song with unique style and prowess.
There's no word on what exactly his next moves are in terms of projects, but if "S.O.S" is any indication, he's definitely an artist to watch out for in 2016.
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Mac Backwards - (@macbackwards)
Songwriter. Rapper. Performer. Composer. Millennial Dreamer. Are only a few words that begin to describe the artist Mac Backwards. Over the past 10+ years Cam or Mac Backwards has not only written for and worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, but he has evolved into a solid lyricist in his own right. Knowing he is no where near reaching his full potential, MAC BACKWARDS is constantly in pursuit of greatness and everything this life has to offer.
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Rene Brown (@renebrown)
Every few years you come across an artist, and you wonder if you've been living under a rock, or how you've managed to miss their come up. By way of Jackson, Mississippi, Los Angeles hip hop artist Rene Brown is one of the dopest MC’s you’ve ever heard. Her love for rapping began at the young age of 10. Growing up with a single mother and the only mixed kid in the neighborhood, Rene found herself constantly fighting to defend her identity. She would lock herself in a room listening to Tupac, DMX, and Eminem.
When Rene moved to LA at 15, trouble had no problem finding her. She quickly made the decision to join the military when she turned 18, but even that didn’t stop her from her first love, music. Rene recorded her very first track titled “Home,” through a Skype headpiece and her laptop while being deployed in Afghanistan on a 15 month tour.
She began releasing tracks one by one on her MySpace, moving on to the now more popular Soundcloud, which garnered attention from all sorts of listeners. One of them being TDE’s very own Top Dawg. He invited her to open on the Oxymoron World Tour. She made her biggest impression with fans all over the world, touring alongside Schoolboy Q and Isaiah Rashad. Since then, Rene Brown has released her debut EP Keep To Myself and a weekly music series, "Who's Checkin Wednesdays."
Rene released The Wave EP, produced by Ducko McFli, Red McFly, and Tommy Ross. It's her most cohesive body of work, narrated solely by her mother, and gives her listeners a more personal look into her struggles growing up.
Be on the lookout for The Golden Hour Vol 1coming soon.
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A3C is a music, tech & culture festival and conference with over 30,000 attendees. Founded in 2005, A3C has grown from a local hip-hop showcase to become one of the most important events of the year. We connect, educate and inspire the artists, entrepreneurs and creatives that shape culture.
The A3C Festival (Oct 8-13) is a series of unforgettable concerts and experiences celebrating hip-hop's past, present and future at premier venues across Atlanta. The events highlight different elements of hip-hop culture and feature hundreds of artists, producers, DJs and creatives from around the world. Venues and schedule of events to be announced.
Conference Tracks: Music, Tech, Social Justice, Film/TV, Marketing, Branding, Podcast, Content Creators, Style, Gaming and more.
