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T-Pain, Dorrough and Young Cash "I'm A Champion" Video Shoot

By: Rea Davis @IamReaDavisCategory: Features

Earlier this week, T-Pain, Dorrough and Young Cash held a video shoot at Jonesboro High School in Atlanta for “I’m A Champion,” the first single from the FULL COURT PRESS, Vol 1 album. T-Pain was spotted shooting his performance shots in the schools gymnasium sporting a red t-shirt, jeans and Retro Jordans, along with an iced out NB chain. The rapper/singer showed off a few basketball tricks for the video and was overheard showing his support for the upcoming album and praising the songs positive message. The hard hitting cut “I’m A Champion” also features an appearance by basketball star, Shawn Marion, who will shoot his portion of the video soon. CEO of Full Court Press Records/creator of “Full Court Press Vol. 1” Shannon “Slam” Ridley and record label executive Joseph Charles were on set, alongside director Randy Marshall & G Visuals. FULL COURT PRESS Vol. 1 features 10 brand new tracks including “Welcome to NY” with Iman Shumpert & Ma$e,“Winning Streak” with Twista, Willie Taylor & Carlos B#####, “Go Hard” featuring Bun B & Stephen Jackson, “We Hoopin’ (Yeah Boy)” with Charlie Villanueva & Royce Da 5’9 , “Bang ‘em Down Low” featuring Soulja Boy, Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Maurice ‘MoPete’ Peterson, “Airtime”featuring Future, Sean Garrett, Rocko & Lou Williams and much more to be announced soon. The album will be released later this year in collaboration with The Cherry Party, a newly formed record label in joint venture with Sony Music. Full Court Press has also partnered with the ‘nPlay Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to win the fight against childhood obesity, to host play events in selects schools across the country. AllHipHop caught up with T-Pain, Dorrough, Young Cash, and Slam to discuss the project and what fans can expect. Check out the recap video below. Please enable Javascript to watch this video Also check out these photos from the video shoot below. Photos by Thaddaeus McAdams, Exclusive Access.net

VH1's "ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta's Rise in the Rap Game" Red Carpet Recap

By: Rea Davis @IamReaDavisCategory: Features

By Rea Melissa Davis and Ashley Marietta Sunday night Atlanta music legends, media, music executives and tastemakers packed out the Rialto Theater in Atlanta , Georgia to attend the advance screening of “ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta’s Rise in the Rap Game”. Also referred to as ATL Rise, the special is a 90-minute documentary for VH1 that explores how Atlanta earned the mantle of hip-hop dominance, a fascinating ride to the top of the rap game that pioneered a seismic shift in American music as well as well as allowed Atlanta to command the reputation as hip-hop’s center of gravity. Ludacris, Usher, T.I., Future, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri, and Jeezy are among the Atlanta based music stars that will appear in the doc. Pioneers of the Atlanta rap game Kilo Ali, Raheem the Dream, MoJo, MC Shy D and the producers of Organized Noize also appear in the documentary. For a while now, Atlanta has emerged as one of the south’s trendiest and most influential entertainment hubs so it was only right for VH1 to pay a visit to the Dirty South. The documentary will air tonight on VH1 at 10 p.m. AllHipHop caught up with Ludacris, Pastor Troy, Shanti Das, Killer Mike, Chaka Zulu, Kawan Prather, DJ Nabs and more to discuss Atlanta’s contribution to Hip Hop over the years, their favorite classic Atlanta rap moment, and whether or not Atlanta is accurately represented in the documentary. Check out the red carpet recap below. Please enable Javascript to watch this video