ATLLAS

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Atllas (born Lloyd Hopkins in Denver, Colorado) is a rapper based in Phoenix, Arizona. Self-proclaimed as the "King of AZ", Atllas is one of the most successful independent recording artists in Arizona, having sold tens of thousands of albums in the Southwest. Born in Denver, Atllas and his family moved to the Maryvale section of Phoenix, Arizona in the early 1990s. As a fan of Michael Jordan, Hopkins originally dreamt of being an NBA star. He began focusing on music while attending Maryvale High School. Atllas and a group of friends began booking shows around the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, but received little success. Atllas used the money from the bookings to invest in studio time, and began recording with his new local crew named the Phoenix Sector, also including Lyracist and Capum C. In 2003, Atllas started his own independent record company, Fire Flock Entertainment. His first independent album, The King of AZ, was released that year. The single "Hood Famous" became a local success, winning Power 92's "War at 4" eight consecutive times, making him the only Phoenix rapper played in competition with national artists. On the strength of the single, the King of AZ album was able to push over 8,000 units in Arizona. Atllas followed up in 2004 with a mixtape titled Let's Eat, which managed to sell over 7,000 copies throughout the Southwest. By 2005, Atllas had become one of the most popular local artists in Arizona. His second album, Hunger and Starvation, released in the

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Rawkus 50 Presents Arizona Ceasr

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Whats Good King??

Hunger and Starvation

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Rawkus 50 Mixtape Vol. 1

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Arizona Caesar

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Rawkus 50 Mixtape, Vol. 1

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DJ D New, DJ Black Jesus, DJ J Smiles, & DJ Ames - Can't Stop The Hustle

I'm Hood Famous: The Maryvale Story

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Atllas

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Rawkus 50 Presents Arizona Ceasr (Digital Only)

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BB presents: Global Warming

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