Hip-Hop icon Too $hort will celebrate an impressive 30 years in the rap game with a special live performance for his fans that will also mark the first ever Global Live Streaming Event at SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. Too $hort and friends, including George Clinton, IamSu, Trae Tha Truth and more, will take the stage to jam with a live band, broadcasting live from Empire Control Room on Wednesday, March 16^th from 4-6pm (CT), hosted by Hip-Hop Nation’s DJ Nina 9. Fans across the globe will have the opportunity to join in on this iconic SXSW performance simply by subscribing for a $2.99 fee to watch the Live Stream from anywhere online at www.TooShort.tv.

The rap superstar is also celebrating the official launch of his new Digital BoomBox Studios, a fully equipped, digital creative facility located in Downtown Los Angeles. The new location features two state of the art recording studios, a performance stage and venue, radio station, digital gaming cove and much more.  Too $hort also announced the launch of www.TooShort.tv where he’ll continue to reinvent himself in today’s digital world with exclusive events that will be live streamed across the nation.

In addition to Too $hort’s 30^th Anniversary Global Live Streaming event onMarch 16^th, fans will also get to witness the Hip-Hop trailblazer on an official SXSW Stage on Saturday, March 19^th at The Belmont, located at 305 West 6^th Street in Austin. $hort will join a star-studded lineup including Big KRIT, Trae Tha Truth, Scotty ATL, Nick Grant, Earth Gang, Dougie F, Rich The Kid and more.

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Scotty ATL, Trae The Truth and Ink link up for something fresh with “Last Breed.” On the 3:33 minute the three come together to showcase why they are the few still representing a dying breed. Peep the V12 The Hit Man-produced track below.

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“Nomadic” thus means anything that involves moving around a lot. Nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes follow the animals they hunt, carrying tents with them. You don’t have to be a nomad to live a nomadic lifestyle. Some may call this the hustle spirit of a rapper in the game today. But when Charlotte native Duru Tha King teamed up with Atlanta upstart Scotty ATL, people couldn’t help but notice. When #NewCharlotte meets #NewAtlanta . Tracked produced by Detroit native Joe Hodges.

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Peep it below.

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In 2014 B.o.B embarked on the No Genre Tour. The tour served as not only promotion for the Grand Hustle artist but as promotion for the artists on his No Genre imprint. B.o.B took this promotion a step further with release of the mixtape No Genre: The Label earlier today.

The 16-track mixtape features appearances from five of his artists: Scotty ATL, Jake Lambo, JaqueBeatz, London Jae, and Lin-Z. T.I. even hopped on a track.

Listen to the mixtape below, and comment with what you think below.

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