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Season’s Greetings, y’all. “Make a Joyful Noise” is a set of songs I compiled as a Christmas gift for a family friend — a little something from the heart and soul for the holidays. Often, it seems like the difference between soul music and gospel is that one says “baby” where the other says “Jesus”. In a number of these songs (O.V. Wright’s “Without You” is a stirring example), the artist could be singing about either. I found this to be appropriate for the season. » Read the full post
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Grip Grand on November 26, 2011 |
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True indeed. The new Grip Grand & DJ MF Shalem album, “Rewinder,” was released on Black Friday by Fifth Element (Rhymesayers Entertainment). You can buy the CD here:
Also available at:
www.fifthelementonline.com
iTunes
www.djmfshalem.com
…and more!
Roll that shit, light that shit, smoke it.
I go numb,
Grip Grand
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Grip Grand on November 12, 2011 |
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You heard right. I have a new album out this month. It’s called Rewinder. It was produced by DJ MF Shalem. And it’s amazing. But don’t take my word for it. Here’s a little info from the fine folks who are putting it out, Fifth Element (a division of Rhymesayers Entertainment).
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Well, mine anyway. For many, today is just the Day of the Dead. But for my wife and myself, it’s our anniversary (insert joke here). My wife and my son are the best, most important things in my life (my family, friends, music and loyal listeners are next, don’t fret). So I thought I’d hop in the old time machine on this, my day of days, to tell you a little story about how I met my wife. » Read the full post
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Grip Grand on October 31, 2011 |
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“OK, people?/Straight up, like the fuckin’ Space Needle”
For those unaware (which is everyone except about three of you), that line is from one of the first rap songs I recorded as Grip Grand. I was living in Portland, OR, at the time, so referencing landmarks of the American Northwest made sense. Little did I know I would one day reside in the Emerald city. But that day has come. It is now.
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Grip Grand on September 1, 2011 |
No commentsSee what I did there? I took the name of a famous Biggie song and I flipped it so that it was about beef jerky instead of whatever it was about originally. Why, you ask? Because my man Matthew Klapper at Green Light Jerky recently sent me a sample of his fine wares and asked me a few questions about life along the way. Check it HERE.
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Grip Grand on August 18, 2011 |
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My man Seprock sent me this beat, straight outta New Orleans where he resides. I responded appropriately. Download now, free.
MP3 (192kbps)
High-Quality Formats (Donations gladly accepted here!)
Or just watch it on YouTube.
Pose for the camera,
Grip Grand
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Grip Grand on July 30, 2011 |
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After a small hiatus, Grip Grand is back at it with this jam to keep you guys satisfied until his next full length project is finished. If you’re a fan of Grip’s grittier four track recordings then this is the jam for you, and if you’re not, then you can take a hike. New Grip Grandito!
Grip Grand – “Subject Matter” | Download
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Grip Grand on May 13, 2011 |
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First version of the ESAE album art, fresh out the studio. The art studio, that is. I painted it myself.
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I know what you’re thinking: “Uh…is that supposed to mean something?” Well, it means something to me. Isn’t that enough? Why don’t you just stare at it for a while and let your mind wander? You can listen to an interlude that may or may not make the final cut while you do so (see above). Fantastic.
If you got this far, you might be one of those people who actually supports what I’m doing here. I definitely appreciate it, so thanks very much to you all. I’ll have new albums for you before the year is out. The music is more or less done, now it’s the “How much time do I waste shopping this record before I just drop it online?” portion of our program. Stay tuned.
Your friendly neighborhood Writer-Man,
Grip Grand
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Grip Grand on April 26, 2011 |
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Legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist Phoebe Snow passed away today. In her honor, here’s an unfinished beat I made a while back that samples one of her songs. Raise your glass to a classy lady and a lovely voice.
