A3C Hip Hop Festival Releases First Single from A3C Volume 6
By Rapstation Editor for Rapstation.com
With the 2016 A3C Hip Hop Festival now officially underway in Atlanta (October 5-9), iHipHop Distribution and the A3C have announced their renewed partnership for A3C Volume 6. The first single comes from the young Los Angeles lyricist, A-F-R-O, short for "All Flows Reach Out."
The 18-year old prodigious MC first gained notoriety in 2014 with an audio submission to R.A The Rugged Man’s ‘Definition of a Rap Flow’ contest, which quickly went viral. A-F-R-O then captured the attention of heavy hitters in the music industry, including Questlove, who said, “A-F-R-O is the future of Hip-Hop.” A-F-R-O released his debut EP with producer Marco Polo, appropriately titled A-F-R-O Polo in July.
According to a press release, "We Got That" exemplifies A-F-R-O's signature style of boom-bap mastery and is produced by the illustrious Mr. Green, equally known for his production for hip-hop luminaries like R.A. The Rugged Man, Jedi Mind Tricks, Freddie Gibbs, and The Outsidaz as he is for his Noisey web series Live From the Streets. On the hook, Scrooge insists, "you say you got bars, well let me hear something" and A-F-R-O gladly obliges with an array of lyrical acrobatics that will have fans listening on repeat to catch each line.
A3C Volume 6 marks the sixth year that the A3C Hip-Hop Festival and iHipHop Distribution have joined forces to bring a diverse array of new hip-hop to fans across the globe. The A3C compilation series has included G-Eazy, Curren$y, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T, Vince Staples, Ab-Soul, A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown, Underachievers, Smoke DZA, Trademark Da Skydiver, Rockie Fresh, Bodega Bamz, Freddie Gibbs, Sir Michael Rocks, Alex Wiley, Mick Jenkins, Chris Webby, Dave East, OCD: Moosh & Twist, Scotty ATL, Robb Bank$, Michael Christmas, Tunji Ige, Manolo Rose, Locksmith, and Trinidad James, and many more.
This year's A3C Volume 6 offers a more refined overview of emerging hip-hop artists, and boasts approximately 30 artists. A3C Volume 6 hit stores worldwide on October 28th via A3C / iHipHop Distribution
By Kyle Eustice for RAPstation.com
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