With an energetic combination of rock, hip-hop, R&B and pop, the Atlanta-based T!Katz are primed to set the music scene ablaze. Murder, Inc. mogul Irv Gotti has signed many influential urban acts in his career, from rapper Ja Rule to R&B songstress Ashanti. Now, he’s taking on the T!Katz. Producers Mel & Mus jump on board the group’s new pop-urban single, 3 AM; an up-tempo club number mixing electric, ’80s throwback synths with sultry piano notes. Looking to create a musical confection worthy of their far more famous labelmates, the sextet’s electro-punk influences combined with a ghetto savvy make for pure listening pleasure. Watch for the group’s debut, 19hundred80something, which…

Heavy Mojo is a six-piece genre-bending hip hop and rock outfit from Atlanta, Georgia. Their sound combines mainstream melodies (Maroon 5) with urban beats (The Roots) and classic guitar riffs (Led Zeppelin) that is fused together with 70′s soul (Sly and the Family Stone). The group is fronted by three MC’s and backed by a powerful band on guitar, keys/bass and drums. Heavy Mojo has been compared to Gym Class Heroes and was discovered by Steve Rifkind, the mastermind behind such groundbreaking artists as Akon, Wu-Tang Clan and Big Pun. Their upcoming LP release, “Blow Out The Sound”, produced by Billy Hume (“Party Like A Rock Star”) is set to…

Hollywood Undead can’t be pigeonholed into one genre, and that’s the last thing they’d want. A group of guys from the streets of Hollywood, California that bring everything to the table i hip-hop, rock and metal -masterfully creating a style and sound that’s uniquely their own. Deuce, Johnny 3 Tears, J-Dog, Charlie Scene, Funny Man and Da Kurlzz are set to drop a musical bomb with their forthcoming debut album on A&M/Octone. The album, with songs produced by Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), Don Gilmore (Linkin Park) and Deuce, includes album opener “Undead,” which sets the tone, firing off a big melody and buoyant beats while track “No. 5″ dissects…

Watch a promo clip titled “Shoulda Known” from MTV’s reality series 52 Bands 52 Weeks featuring the Hip-Hop Duo Atmosphere. Band Biography: Atmosphere formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1993. Members include Slug (Sean Daley), the rhymer, and Ant (Anthony Davis), the producer. The duo has received much critical acclaim throughout the years, with Rolling Stone commenting, “One can feel Atmosphere loosening modern hip-hop from its moorings and yanking it into some weirder and far more interesting place.” Atmosphere’s most recent album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, was released on April 22. The album sold 36,000 copies in its first week and landed at number five…

Watch a promo clip from MTV’s reality series 52 Bands 52 Weeks featuring the Hip-Hop Duo Atmosphere. Band Biography: Atmosphere formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1993. Members include Slug (Sean Daley), the rhymer, and Ant (Anthony Davis), the producer. The duo has received much critical acclaim throughout the years, with Rolling Stone commenting, “One can feel Atmosphere loosening modern hip-hop from its moorings and yanking it into some weirder and far more interesting place.” Atmosphere’s most recent album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, was released on April 22. The album sold 36,000 copies in its first week and landed at number five on the U.S….