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Here is another heat rocket from the homie Curren$y, “Prioritize (Beeper Bill)” feat. Nesby Phips. This track is fire, adding to Spitta’s latest onslaught of tracks and videos proving why he is such a force in the game. Paying homage to some vintage Outkast in the hook, Prioritize is a smooth ride on the JETS plane.

And if you hadn’t noticed, this is ANOTHER killer video done by Creative Control TV. Their quality videos and editing are sitting high and above any of the lame editing that has been put out on the net lately. If you aren’t familiar with them yet, do yourself a favor… get from under that rock, and peep em here. If CC is listening, “Let’s do a 3rd ID interview video ASAP!!!” Hahaha!

“… Pay yo fuggin’ beeper bill, bitch!!!”

This past Friday, February 12th, Wale made his way down to Austin, Texas for a show at Republic Live. With opening acts by 3rd ID’s close partner, Problem Child (among others) the show was definitely on point. There was also a meet ‘n greet at Complete Clothing earlier in the day where he signed autographs, took pictures and chatted with fans. Peep some pictures at Complete’s website here. We were lucky enough to toss him some 3rd ID shirts and chopped it up with him for a few minutes.

Performing tracks off his debut “Attention Deficit” album as well as past jams from his older mixtapes, Wale put on a great show and showed Texas what DC hip-hop is all about. He also showed mad love for Texas and UT sports with plenty of player name drops in his lyrics like Colt McCoy and Wale’s own friend, and DC native, Kevin Durant.

To add some fun to the show, Wale was broadcasting the show live via his uStream account for all to see.

We’re looking forward to the next Wale show and maybe he will be back in town for this year’s SXSW festival.

Hit the jump for more pics from the show…

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One Neck, Two Chains Interview with the homie Curren$y after his show in Austin, TX at Aces lounge on 6th St. the other night. Pretty funny interview.

We were lucky enough to kick it with Spitta during his trip thru ATX and climbed many a tree together with him, the JETS and the SIKKISCLOTHING crew.

JETS x 3rd ID all day…

Great night!!

Madclassy, Frank151, Table Manners Crew among others bring another parlay for you music lovers, party animals and drunkards out there in Austin, Texas. Should be a good one! Get your Sunday-Funday on…you know you wanna!

With ACL (Austin City Limits) coming this week to Austin, TX, there is plenty to do around the town. Catch a (pricey) ticket to the main festival, or bounce around the downtown streets for some free shows all around.

A couple of events (outside of the festival) that we are highly anticipating:

1. Complete Clothing x Big Sean in-store at Complete’s new location - 1904 Guadalupe St. Sunday, October 4th from 2:30 - 4:30pm. Free Admission, so come by and get autographs, free mixtapes, pictures, and jam out to the listening party for some exclusive tracks and mixtapes from GOOD Music’s own Big Sean.

2. imeem x Keep It Local present the best ACL after-party going down this weekend. On Friday, October 2nd, imeem is taking over The Independent in Austin - 501 Brushy Street, Austin, TX, doors open at 9pm. Headlining will be The Knux along with Bird Peterson, Table Manners Crew and DJ Sober. This 18+ event is free to the public. Entry is RSVP only – sign up at www.imeem.com/live. Arrive early as space is limited; RSVP doesn’t guarantee entry.

Hope to see you all there!

Hit the jump for imeem’s & Keep It Local’s friday night event flier…

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3rd ID has been in the talks with a new emcee from our own home state of Texas. From rocking hole-in-the wall clubs across Texas to sitting in studios with some of today’s biggest household names, Bugsy is a hot up and coming hip-hop artist out of San Antonio, TX. Be on the look out.

Bugsy bum-rushed his way into the game by appearing on major mixtapes such as Paul Wall’s “Live From the Gridiron“, Lil’ Flip’s “Envy Me“, Lil Flip & Mr. Capon-E “Connected” the album, DJ 31 Degreez “Texas Massacre 6 & 7” and compilations across the nation.

Now, with the help of FCMG/2411 Mgmt LLC/Frequency Revolution, and “The Specialist” DJ Double R, Bugsy is sure to leave his mark on the great state of Texas and beyond. Bugsy understands what is takes to survive in todays industry, and has overcome great obstacles to get his young career off the ground. “This is no over-night story….. yet my persistence will pay-off….” says the kid, “It will all comeback around…. And I’ll be the one with the smile on my face….”

We are looking forward to working with Bugsy, and we plan to be working on his upcoming mixtape and album covers as well as some collab t-shirt projects. Keep ya’ll posted!

Props to World Star Hip-Hop for the video… and a bunch of other sites for the links.

Texas, stand up.

Last night I was alerted of some very good news… 3rd ID was spotted in the newest video for our very Houston’s own (and one of our personal favorites) Slim Thug’s “Thug” video. We were lucky enough to link up with the Boys In Blue through our homies over at Atomic Dog who hook them up with all of their dope pits. As seen in the shot with 3rd ID - 1:34 min. mark, Aces High/red, Buckshot & Saltrock shirt, shouts to the homie Drew!!!

Buy the newest Slim Thug album, “Boss of All Bosses” here out now i you haven’t already…every track is blazing!! And check out Atomic Dog for the hottest pits and other dogs in the game.

Peace!

We made our way to the House of Blues Houston for the Asher Roth x Kid Cudi concert this past Friday night. Opening for them was Pac Div and B.o.B. who both killed it. The place was packed and the hype that has been building around these artists was very evident.

Here is a video of a small portion of Asher Roth’s set while Bun B (who made a guest appearance) watches from the sidelines. Bun came out to spit his verse on “I’m The Man” with B.o.B. and shut the place down! H-Town loves their own and sure showed it for Bun. Watch as he gets very hype during the show. I personally watched him from the crowd jammin’ out, recording video, while singing along to every song Asher performed. I love watching a legend feeling that same “fan feeling” while watching new talent. You will see at the end of the video how strong Bun felt as he meets with Asher after the performance backstage.

Cudi’s set was good (no pun intended). I was a little brought back at how different the show was from his last Houston show at the same House of Blues venue (see previous post here). A huge lighting effect wall back drop along with a “New New Cudi” presence made for a very Kanye-ish feel. The direction of Mr. West is evident in his set and the people seemed to like the show. The crowd was lost at times due to the slow pace and nature of Cudi’s new tracks, but everyone was brought back to life whenever he dropped any hit from “A Kid Named Cudi”.

Overall, it was a great show and if you ever have a chance to see these acts in your city or town, do it. Anyone who didn’t know of B.o.B. is definitely now a fan, and anyone who doubts Asher Roth needs to go to one of his shows, you won’t be disappointed.

Hit the jump for links for more Houston video footage…

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Here’s a vid of Exile and DJ Day rehearsing their tribute to Michael Jackson in their hotel room. They would perform this later that night.

These vids of Exile making his music always put me in awe.

Props to NahRight.com for the info.

We had the honor of befriending FS Green, producer extraordinaire straight outta the cobblestone streets of Amsterdam.  He released a remix EP with fellow producer Sir OJ and showed the 3rd some love (peep the Flyin High he’s rockin’ on the cover). The remix is part of a project called CollabOrHate from a national radio station in the Netherlands. If you like opening your mind to new things download the EP (click “”klik daarvoor hier” to download). Get on that “Met Jou” and if you wanna hear the crack listen to this. Big ups to Frank!!!

Hit the jump for the back cover of the mixtape…

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