This show was EPIC! Rec League, Rec League Flag, Dry Ice….yeah that’s just how we roll now

Grip Grand recieves the Great Artist Award. Not to scale: T-shirt.

Listening to: Eminem–Cleanin’ Out My Closet

I am not really listening to that song. I don’t even own that album. But it seemed like an appropriate intro to this article, which finds me airing out the old rap-vault. If you’re an artist, you probably have one, too…a dusty storehouse for all your almost rans and never weres. Not every song makes it out of the lab, and that’s probably for the best. Nevertheless, here I am, disinterring tunes that might have been better off buried. But who can really say? Only you, dear reader. Only you. So, with that in mind, here’s three loosies. You owe me a dollar fifty. 

(Music after the jump, chump!!)

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North Beach, San Francisco.

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Grip Grand — Jupiter (prod. by Seprock)

There just hasn’t been a post on here in so long, I had to lace the site with something. This is a song I made a little while back on a lovely beat from my man Seprock. I was so inspired after I heard it, I wrote the rhyme and recorded it over the MP3 before Sep could even send me the wave file to rock it right. In fact, I still haven’t swapped it…so this is a rough version, for your ears only (“your” meaning, in this case, the entire world).

In other rap-related news, me and Shalem are steady stackin’ songs for our upcoming album-project-thing, so watch out world. Rec League is in the building.

Also, I still buy comics, and today I’ll be buying these: Secret Warriors #4, Wolverine #73…and maybe a third one. Who can say? I’ll probably flip through the new issue of ToyFare, see what new toys are coming out, that kind of thing. I don’t really buy toys, but…some part of me would like to. I wonder if my inner child gets bullied by my inner rapper.

Alright, brothers and sisters. Thanks for listening to my work in progress. I sure do hope you have a great night, y’all. Now be easy.

I think very deeply,

Grip Grand

More music from the team in TX.  Produced by Lone as well.  Kid is a beast.  Might recognize some of the bars from when Fab Deuce was on The Drum.  Now you can hear the real deal.

Lone – Ape Shit

“Make it downloadable too cause my music is free til I’m famous”

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Trevor Traynor takes way better pictures than your friend who does photography. His show at D-Structure in SF on Friday went OFF. Ren The Vinyl Archaeologist took to the 1’s and 2’s and Melina Jones and yours truly took to the mics. Rec-League was in there pretty tough. Check out Trevor’s blog and site if you haven’t already. There’s some really dope stuff on both. Buy a t-shirt too.