Dope On Arrival

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And catch her live THIS SATURDAY at !

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Ion know bout y'all, but when I plan an event, no matter how much attention I pay to detail, I always forget the same thing. For me, that thing is "Who gon work the door?" Like seriously, for the first few years, I'd scramble to find somebody to do it with an hour before showtime. Enter Ketsueki Aryūru & T Rochelle Taylor! I was like shiiiiiid, y'all always coming to the shows, volunteering to help. Y'all just wanna work the door officially? Then BOOM! Door Baes! When I tell y'all I don't keep up with ticket cash at all! I be busy hosting & turning up. They leave the money in a safe place with a note giving me details about how much we made. And the math ALWAYS be mathing lbvs. They also help decorate & bring delicious desserts to sell & give away. They've witnessed all my pre-show tantrums & been like, girl whatever. These my dawgs mane! Thank y'all so much! ❤️💪🏾😎 -

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Happy Birthday 🎉🎉🎉
Headed out to celebrate a real one!

Fat Daddy MFin Dope! If it wasn't for this man, we wouldn't have a live band nothing at ! Lbvs! Every idea I come up with, he's like "ok." And BOOM! It's done! In addition to his band leader duties, he's given me instrumentals for promo & done special mixes for the shows. In fact, he has a FYE mix coming for y'all next weekend! (And I know he ain't started on it yet because he a n***a. I love him anyway tho.🙄) And above everything previously mentioned, he's been my friend through it all. We had a BIG miscommunication in '21 & I felt bad about it. But his only concerns were me & the show. Hell, I'm sure he don't even remember what I'm talking about lol. He's been by my side all TEN years mane! I literally can't thank him enough!🥰🤞🏾DOA10 is next Saturday mane! Slide through mane! Ticket link in bio! ❤️💪🏾😎

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I have recently realized that I don't talk about without bringing up And it's really hard for me not to. While I had done a few shows before I met her, I've been inspired by her during this entire journey. Our first interaction was arguing about Yo Gotti lol. And we laughed the whole back & forth. That's how I knew she was a real one. Watching her & her wife pull off Dreamfest (the Super Bowl of independent music in Memphis) every year is nothing short of amazing. If they can do what they do, I can certainly do what I do. Whenever I've needed advice, financial help, emotional support, a drinking buddy, she has been there!

Most people act like 2 dope ass Black women can't exist in the same space. People have definitely tried to pit us against each other for that reason. But Shay never folded, never entertained the dumb s**t. Shahidah the realest n***a alive mane, frfr. Shay, I really can't verbalize what you mean to me. I'd do damn near anything for you. Thank you for EVERYTHING! And I love you real bad!🥰🤞🏾
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One thing you learn really fast in this event game is that no one is obligated to support you. The people you start out with ain't always the people in the current picture. attended one in 2016 & was like "Yup, this dope. Ima support it forever." Literally lol. He's at every show he's available to attend. He promotes the show like it's his without asking. He's the first to get a sponsorship every year. The mane frfr sends sponsorship funds before I can send him any details about it. And with all that support, he does just that. Support. He ain't all in your event, trying to take over what you got going on, telling you what to do & whatnot. He really loves Memphis & the beautiful music that comes from the city. I don't deserve him. We don't deserve him. God blessed us with him anyway. Tim, thank you for everything. Frfr. 🥰🤞🏾 ❤️💪🏾😎 -

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is such a melting pot of lifestyles, culture, & ideologies! With falling in June, it was important to me to come up with a design that celebrated DOA, Juneteenth, Pride, & just being fly AF! Shout out Heather Mo for always coming through with the vision! Shirts start at $25! Hit us up mane! ❤️💪🏾😎

Happy Birthday to one of the livest performers in the city! 🎉🎉🎉

Happy Birthday to the shooter mane! 🔫📸
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So for those of you who've been down with for a while now, you know that it went from "Crisis901 presents DOA" to "The Agency presents DOA." The Agency was a collective of the dopest artists, producers, & creatives in the city! From 2015-2018 we were the MFin MOB! Lbvs😅 They contributed to DOA in sooooo many aspects. Basically anything that took place with the show during that time frame had their handprints all over it! Shout out & thanks to the A mane! ❤️💪🏾😎 -

We stay a "Dae" late on these birthday posts, don't it?😅 Happy Birthday to one of our biggest supporters & sponsors 🎉🎉🎉 If you need loc care, customized merch, paint & sip canvases, or practically anything because she's the hustler of the century, hit her up ASAP! ❤️💪🏾😎

Idk if y'all have ever had to book a venue but lemme tell you! Most of these folks want all your money, your soul, & your first born just to rent out their space with no amenities.😩 It's hard out here. Especially when you're trying to put on anything Rap/Hip Hop related. But these four venues ALWAYS made space for us! They always worked with our budget & allowed us to do our thing with very little oversight. They trusted us to throw profitable, no drama events & we delivered every time. There's no without the venues! Thank you so much!❤️💪🏾😎 -

DOA10 is June 22!
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*Also special shout outs to Dutchland, TONE, Hernando's Hideaway, Millionaire Grind, Height Wings, & Hip Hop Lounge for having us as well!

What a way to close out NINE years of DOA! The lineup was FIRE! A lot of new faces (new to DOA that is) mixed in with a couple of vets to round it out. We thank y'all so much for killing the stage! Don't be strangers mane! There were a lot of new people in the crowd too! Don't y'all be strangers either! We enter Year 10 June 22! Slide through mane! ❤️💪🏾😎

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What a way to close out NINE years of DOA! The lineup was FIRE! A lot of new faces (new to DOA that is) mixed in with a couple of vets to round it out. We thank y'all so much for killing the stage! Don't be strangers mane! There were a lot of new people in the crowd too! Don't y'all be strangers either! We enter Year 10 June 22! Slide through mane! ❤️💪🏾😎

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Can't tell the story of without addressing the elephant in the room! There's no DOA without Crisis901/Jakub Trunk. Before we met, I never was interested in independent music of any kind, let alone Rap in Memphis. When he started to get back into making music, I noticed there weren't many reoccurring platforms to showcase Rap & Hip Hop. And I was like shiiiiiid, "We ain't broke. We can put on a show!"😅 And that's exactly what we did. I don't think either one of us understood the greatness we were creating at the time. I'm just glad we did. He knew way more about music & sound than I'll ever know. Hell, he knew the rappers cuz I for damn sure didn't know em. And he was a helluva performer. If you've ever complimented the quality of DOA performances over the years, it's because of him. He set standard & set that MF high! Despite how everything ended, I'm glad it began in the first place. There's no DOA without Terrance Pollard. Thank you. ❤️💪🏾😎 -

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Happy Birthday producer/DJ/whatever hell else he do, 🎉🎉🎉
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Happy Birthday Fullersbad! He'll also be making his return to June 22 for ! 🎉🎉🎉

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Of course is a sponsor! It's the Super Bowl of music in Memphis! And it's all FREE & FAMILY FRIENDLY! Tomorrow night will be at Minglewood Hall. Saturday & Sunday will be at Overton Park Shell! Leggo! ❤️💪🏾😎

It was a birthday yesterday! Happy birthday Champ! 🎉🎉🎉 ❤️💪🏾😎

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Tonight's show has a lot of new faces! So we bringing out a vet to round out the lineup! The Crowd Pleasing Bandit will be performing live at ! Y'all still got a few hours to get those advanced tix! See y'all later on!
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Another performance that's been a long time coming! performed at our virtual show in 2020. As we know, that was during the pandemic, so we couldn't invite people. He's overdue for a live performance in front of a real audience. Let's make sure we show him that real DOA love! ❤️💪🏾😎

This has been a loooonnnnggggg time coming frfr! Ace Picasso his debut in 2016 as part of the dynamic duo that is . And has performed numerous times as part of the tandem & as a feature on songs. But never as a solo act. We change all of that Saturday night! So while technically this is Ace DOA debut, the real know he ain't new to this, he true to this!
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We have a new sponsor! has been attending our shows for years & finally realized she could actually save money by becoming a sponsor! She's the owner of &
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Now that birthday shenanigans has wrapped up, it's back to bidness! Shout out to our long time sponsors & Alumni/HOF & 🎉🎉🎉

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