If you’re in the hip hop business, you have to be down with A3C. Part festival, part conference, it’s been called hip hop’s family reunion. It’s part of the reason Atlanta is the culture’s capital. Mike Walbert is A3C's executive director. On a recent trip to LA, he stopped by the Rebel Radio studios to give us the lowdown on what it’s like being at the center of hip hop culture in 2017. He gives us some tips from his journey from college radio DJ to entrepreneur, and how he was inspired by SXSW to build something meaningful to the local community and beyond. Mike's secrets to success: - Take better notes. Write your ideas down. - Use Hubspot. If you don’t know what that is, you better find out. - Do your homework before you learn on the fly. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode! If you liked this episode, check out our interview with rapper AMG: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/ep-5-rapper-amg-on-how-the-rap-game-is-all-a-show-but-he-had-fun-doing-it EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/hd-peso-prod-mvlik-bnjmn

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