Neema's The essence Record Release Party

Neema, Jay Barz, Aro The MC, tearing up the stage with the song "i do".

Sorry...(if anyone cares)

I will get back on here someday soon just tryin to decide if I wanna stay making this way more personal/ asshole-ish...


I will be back soon...



On A Mission....

Grynch...

Back in IM guessing 2004 or maybe 05 I was at the vera project for Sonny Bonoho's "Madden Mic" show he put on I don't remember anything from that show at all besides seeing this dorky short lil white guy pacing backstage in a nervous manor...I wasnt even sure who he was or what he was there for...a little while later Sonny gets up on stage to introduce the next act...On stage appears that same kid... and IM HONESTLY thinking ohhhh jesus this dudes gonna suck!...but from the very first line I heard outta his mouth I was proven very wrong...with a voice that doesnt match his looks nor stature this guys was a beast on the mic already at that time. Fast forward to May 2010 Grynch and myself are really good friends have been on multiple road trips together and have built a bond also outside of music. IM a lucky guy to be able to see Grynch grow as an artist and a person over the years...From him trying to punk me in my own house (funny story)...too him writing and dropping a verse on Unexpected Arrival's "get your mind straight" in less then a 24 hour period (i didnt know this until recently but he road the bus from PLU in tacoma) just so he could make the session I would of came and picked you up Grynch lol) "put the mic down and pipe down" To releasing his first video ever for his song "my volvo" and it having over 100,000 hits in the first 11 days...I recall having a conversation with Grynch once I think it was as he was trying to decide if he should go back to college or not...I gave him the typical advice of of course you should go to school and get a degree incase this rap shit doesnt work then you'll have something to fall back on...Well as I sit here in 2010 I can say with all my confidence that he will not need that degree. Here is his video and a picture that remind me of the "old Grynch"



Also please make sure you come out this thursday its only a dollar one crispy dollar 4 quarters however you roll 100 pennies come on out and sing alonggggg V-O-L-V-O

Rappin 4 Tay in Renton

As soon as I heard about this show I knew I was gonna go. I didnt care how wack/unknown the venue was or where the show was. I remember the very first time I ever heard Rappin 4 Tay. My homie Brad came over and had Doug and I come outside to listen to this new cd he had just bought...he was with one of our older homies in his car that had a system it had to be 94. He had just bought "Dont fight the feeling" I sat in the back seat and we scanned through the cd until it hit "Playaz Club" fast forward to 2010 and i finally got to see 4 Tay perform it live...Now IM not gonna sit here lie and say it was a super dope show...No as a matter of fact it was pretty damn wack...the venue was cool but it didnt have a stage...so he turned the situation around he performed in the bar area while the crowd stood where the stage should of been. He rapped over his vocals on every song and messed up a lot. Honestly i wasnt expecting a dope ass show from him just wanted to hear/see him do the classic as 4 Tay songs and as you can see from the videos he did ONLY those songs. So with all that being said this still was an epic night in the life of Ryan(On A Mission) Oh yeah and punk ass Krue did sock Kountry (security at that spot) in the face!...

Blue Scholars/NW Hip Hop Fan I wish there was more of them out there...

Blue Scholars/Macklemore/Bambu/Grynch Eugene & Portland

Here are some video's and pictures of our weekend trip in Oregon...I am VERY disappointed I did not get any video footage of Bambu dude is very dope...puts on a great show also...If you get a chance to check the dude out please do. Both shows ended up selling out before the doors even opened. Blue Scholars fans love these guys like they are Justin Beiber and the fans are 15 y/o girls. What's crazy is there are 15 y/o girls packed in at the shows and along with all the other age ranges race's and different types of people they all know every single lyric too every single song...and they support (buy merch) like crazy...It was a very awesome experience being able to finally witness Blue Scholars perform outside of Seattle. Macklemore also tore the roof off each venue that man knows how to put on a show. Happy-ness Sadness Ups and Downs a Macklemore set is and electric rollercoster of emotions. Bambu is a mix between a street bred rapper and a conscious rapper. Just from the 3 show's I've seen him perform I can tell he's had/has one foot in the streets and his eyes in a book (meaning he knows what's going on out here in the world and projects it through his music and still puts on a super dope show in the meantime. With songs like "My Volvo" and "Chemistry" Grynch was the perfect person to warm up the crowd for the rest of the show. More and more people are hearing about not only Grynch but everything we are all doing up here in Seattle. Its a great time to be a part of this hip hop scene of ours...

SXSW FOOTAGE AND PICTURE'S

South By Southwest Through my camera! SXSW was a lot of fun, A lot of walking, a lot of good food, a lot of good show's, some bad shows, a lot of people from the town were there. Check out a few videos and pictures I took...

First video up is Dyme Def killing it at the South By Seattle Party I was still drunk from the night before and feeling like shit so I didn't get any other footage from this show. Unfortunately due to timing Dyme Def's set got cut very short as you can see in the video. I was very disappointed because the trio really had the crowd goin crazy...

Next up I got D Black rocking an "in store" at a record shop but as you can see it turned out to be an "outta store" in an alley way. Even though this event was really small maybe only 50 people the vibes in the air were extremely hip hop to me. Great music everyone killed it. Well almost everyone there was this one cat there that wasn't tight at all but everyone else was dope!

Fatal,Grynch,Spaceman "Speak On It" I am sorry this video sucks...I wasnt still at all...my bad!...Dope song though...

Jay Barz opening for Twista at the Vault Olympia Washington

Grynch "My Volvo" Video Shoot Bentley edition...

My 31st Birthday Drunken Rant!

I was already drunk before I even got my dinner that night...check out my drunken rant! I lol'ed at myself cause I really don't remember taking this video of myself...lol

Grynch "My Volvo" Video Shoot (Behind the scenes)

A day and half of shooting saturday 7am till almost 7pm...First location was Ballard High School where Grynch day dreamt about having an apartment above Ballard High School...Where "lolz" were plentyfull... "WOW" and Ahhhh what's that smell" were one of the funniest moments of that morning...then we shot down too downtown Ballard were Myself Doug Larry and Nphared were on crowd control duties...

Over all great time's i can't wait too see this video...

Spaceman's show at CHOP SUEY a while back...

@jaybarz and @Spac3man link up on this Juga Hill joint for his mixtape...Jay Barz came out and got the already hyped crowed even more hyped up...check it out...



The homie @YoungGhangas (aka logics) linked up with @Spac3man @Grynch206 and Brainstorm of Dyme Def for the Forever Northwest Remix...tracks dope...(Brainstorm was nowhere too be found that night though)

and too Round out my week...

I went back too Nuemos once again and seen my ex co workers band Post Harbor...

Thee worst "performance/funniest" i've ever seen

My Homie Grynch hosted a Haiti Benefit show the opening act was this dude...He was completely wasted at least I hope he was so he has and excuse for being soooooo terrible...The dude freestyled his entire set...this is the final 40 some odd seconds of the torturous set...I laughed myself into almost tears at some point I got soooo angry I wanted too go snatch the mic out his hand and tell him too kick rocks...

Ladies night Nuemos

Welcome too Ladies Night people...Dope Hip Hop mixed with some extra weirdo stuff...But it all was very entertaining and well done...here are a couple videos for your enjoyment...so enjoy...

Sol's Haiti Benefit Nuemos

GRYNCH GRYNCH GRYNCH

Here are a few videos of Grynch all from this past week...

1 is Grynch rocking the stage with EVT's one Ripynt

Then DJ Grynch dj'ing for Neema at Toast (check the convo i had with Lace Cadence)

Then there is a video of Grynch failing on stage...he never really does mess up...so thats the only reason im posting this blog...and it was hella funny...

Enjoy!

Fatal's latest show

Fatal headlined at the HIGH DIVE the other night...if you have not ever seen this guy perform...well go see him in the mean while do the next best thing and checkout this video...

Neema Recording the Intro for the essence...

Neema is hopefully dropping is long overdue cd The Essence sometime this year... Here he is recording the intro at Undercaste

Get a taste of what the 40 Bar Dash pt 2 is gonna be like

@Notioning

Neema 1/9/10

Macklemore at the Triple Door 01/06/10

About a week ago I seen a tweet Macklemore posted talking about meeting up with the band too rehearse for a show he had coming up at the Triple Door. Macklemore alone on stage is a sight too see in its self. So I knew Macklemore with a Band would be something I had too see. I already assumed the triple door was some what of a classy venue. So I headed off in some decent clothes. Got too the venue went up too the ticket counter where the lady ask me for my name Last then first (i thought that was kinda weird still not sure why they ask for your name) then she asked "are you alone" i was the only person at the counter...so I said yeah its just me. Then she said do you want to be seated with anyone else? IM thinking what the heck is going on here...Um no IM good i can just sit alone...so I paid her...Then a guy came and escorted me inside...as we are walking toward to door too the venue he again says "soooo your here alone" IM thinkin then why in the heck is it such a big deal that IM here all alone...As that thought passes I walk through the doors entering the venue and its a dinner place/concert venue...So there's close too prob 300 people sitting at tables drinking eating and chatting it up. I get escorted by everyone obviously alone...I start feeling more and more awkward...So I do what anyone would do in that situation bust out my trust phone and tweet about it...As I was putting my phone down after tweeting how it was so awkward I look up and too my left and my good buddy Grynch is being escorted to his seat a seat away from mine. Saved the day and out impromptu "bro date" started....pause and no homo...


So here is the third song Macklemore performed last night...
I shouldt need to tell you how is was because you can just watch the video. Macklemore Killed it and he was definitely the main attraction that night...

Jay Barz performing at the New Hells Kitchen

Had to go down and checkout the New Hells Kitchen last week. The new venue is set up kinda weird the bar and the "dance floor"/stage area are separated by a chain linked fence. Its a lot like El Corazon.

Nectar 01/03/10

Adrian Sims this was my first time ever seeing him. Him and his band are some very talented people. He did a cover of a maxwell song and killed it. IM looking forward too seeing him perform on the 9th along with Neema Jay Barz and Notion.

Zack Tandum first time I've ever heard of him. This guy can sang his ass off and his band was really good also. Follow this guy on twitter and support him you'll be impressed. @TheZackT

Sean Carson I've seen him once before at last supper club. This dude has ton's of talent also...follow him at @seancarson

Melissa Roork is the lil homie I've known here for years. This is the first time I've ever seen her perform a solo set too her own songs. Ive gotta say I was impressed she did good @melissarnb