More adventures in Miami

This was the last show I did in Miami when I opened up for Del The Funky Homosapian with my boy Michelangelo and The Cornerstoners.  Photography by Tracey Ahrendt.  Props to the Cornerstoners, Michelangelo, Del, Nastie, Eve, and PKG of course.

A track off of Generation A

So just got the mix done right.  At least as right as it’s going to be.  It’s all RJD2 beats and this one is featuring Pean The Hustla from Philly.  I’m releasing the full mix for free download in a few weeks. It should be interesting as always.

Next Grizzly Show in Miami

Got to do a robot Grizzly set for this one.  It’s more of an electronic crowd so I’m a be packing heavy bass.  Make sure to check out some of the other dudes on the flyer if you’re into the lows.

Adventures in Orlando

This was an impromptu show/battle/cookout in Orlando, FL.  We basically set up some monitors, a drum set, and amps in the parking lot of Jusincredible Cutz and went hamburger.  This was when I first started doing shows and sharing my music around the country so it’s cool to see.  Not to sure why the video is just surfacing now but better late than never.  Props to Jusincredible Cutz, Big Butta Beats, Alukard, Am I Am and everybody in Orlando who showed us love.  Me and Am I am ended up sharing the battle winnings so it was a good night for us.

Cover art for the next mix

Art for the next mix brought to you by PKG.  Looks like it will get pushed back to early April but it’s all good.  The release will be interesting like always.

More Blog Love

This addition of blog love goes out to imveryape.com for showing me some love on my track Shark Hunter Quint.  It’s super appreciated man.  Feel free to click away on their link above.  They also got a hidden gem section for those sneaky tracks that get lost in the world wide web.  Good stuff!

I’M VERY GUERRILLA

E. GRIZZLY – SHARK HUNTER QUINT

For Fans of: Lateef the Truthspeaker, Buck 65, MF Doom, Heems,

I’d like to welcome you to the Adventures of E. Grizzly, the entertaining website of one of the most raspy and rambunctious MCs out there. It is a mix of hilarious artwork (check out the painting) and youtube videos, but also live shows, songs, and lyrics from the gravelly-voiced, Miami-based rapper E. Grizzly (aka Eric). The highlight for me so far has been finding the indie-rock tinged track Shark Hunter Quint off his newest mixtape – The Nah Mixtape. As stated in Grizzly’s site, the album was produced by the drummer of the punk band 1994, and the influence made for a great marriage. Industrial drums and rock reverb get layered with whirling synth to created a My Bloody Valentine-esque wall of noise that sounds completely novel for a hip hop track. Grizzly’s weathered but energetic delivery adds sand to that storm as he belts out thoughtful and unique lyrics  - “I’m about the new religion of free thinkin’, without the superstition”. And all the sounds blend together perfectly in the earworm of a chorus “I-I-I-I-I’m an American Guerrilla”. This is a stellar concoction of new ideas and solid rapping that has me saying, at least for today, IMVERYGUERRILLA.

I’m a sing my fight song everyday

 

and I’m a fight how you say the good fight,
until my last breath, until death, until I say goodnight,
and I would like some help, wealth, or what have you,
but I’ll do it all by myself if I have to,
it’s not fair but I don’t care if I take a beating,
every night, I’m a fight until I make it even,
my fist is going make a meeting with their face,
and I’ll get jumped, dumped on or get erased,
because I can’t stop the bleeding, but that’s not the reason,
I fight I just never stopped believing,
in my purpose, in my mission, in my goals,
in this circus, in this prison, and my role,
was given a long time ago I have to fight,
I have to fight, that’s all I know so I have to write,
I have to sing, I have to swing, I have to make a grown man,
out myself but it’s hard to break the program damn,

but I don’t give a fuck what they say,
I’m a sing my fight song everyday,
I don’t give a fuck what they say,
I’m a fight every night baby,

I got to fight, I got to fight,
I got to fight, and I don’t got the right,
to surrender when I remember the secrets revealed,
to me in past and I can’t keep it sealed,
Oh no I got to fight, I got to fight,
I got to fight and I got to strike,
first before it gets worst I’ll sucker punch,
the curse with this verse while these mother fuckers lunch,
because I got to fight, I got to fight,
I got to fight, I got a light,
in my head, I have to spread the word by letting my voice,
be heard and using logic as my weapon of choice,
Oh yes I got to fight, I got to fight,
I got to fight, and I got to light,
the fire and inspire a platoons,
desire to get higher so we can fly to the moon,

until then I don’t give a fuck what they say,
I’m a sing my fight song everyday,
I don’t give a fuck what they say,
I’m a fight every night baby.

Another Radio Ghost Sighting

More mysterious recordings from your neighborhood Radio Ghost kids in Philly.  This one is with me, Yikes, and Tommy Tucker.  Always entertaining stuff.

More PKG Photo Shoot Stuff

Philadelphia is so dirty that it’s a work of art.  It’s grunge background heaven.  I would much rather have a cleaner Philly but you take the good with the bad.  Big props to PKG of course.  You can check them out at PKG215.com.  You can check out 9th Element (the dude beside me) at 9thelement.com and you can check out photographer Jalil Simpson at wegonemakeit.blogspot.com.  All good peoples.

More blog love

This weeks love goes to Picknicka at todayssongis.wordpress.com.

They show love so I show love back.  Check out their blog for good musica.

 

E. Grizzly – Meanstreak Remix (In 2 Parts)

Today’s song is exceptionally no video because the quality on Soundcloud was much better. It’s from E. Grizzly, a MC and songwriter from Miami / USA. His Genre is Hip Hop or how he self call it nerd rap. I also added the YouTube-Version in the weekly playlist.

• Site: egrizzly305.wordpress.com
• SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/egrizzly
• MySpace: myspace.com/erikgrizzly
• Facebook: facebook.com/egrizzly305
• YouTube: youtube.com/user/ErikGrizzly
• Twitter: twitter.com/EGrizzly305