OkkkkkSooooo WRECKIN SquaDD #2DZ just dropped their "KARATE CHOP FREESTYLE"!!!! It's a dope video...to keep us satisfied til they drop their official album. Fresh off their trip from SXSW...WRECKIN SquaDD #2DZ is back in the booth, and still grinding!!!WRECKIN SquaDD #2DZ managed to flex on the Karate Chop beat... harder than its original originators.*Yup...I said Original originators CHECK OUT "KARATE CHOP FREESTYLE"!!! XOXO
It hasn't been a lil more than a month...since CLEVELAND'sLIL CED was killed. So of course...the wound is still deep...not jus because CLEVELAND lost 1 of the hardest mixtape KING's, not jus cuz CLEVELAND lost the ORIGINAL CEO of TYS NERDSWAG ENT, not jus cuz CLEVELAND lost 1 of the youngest, hottest, most motivated ,talented artist. The wound is still deep because of the situation surrounding the untimely death...of 1 of the coolest cats you could ever meet. If you didn't respect Lil Ced'sswagged out , celebrity type fashion (*yeah he stayed in the dopest fits), even if Lil Cedmade you envious of his charming way with the ladies (yeah...he had all the chics), or mad at him for just being....that damn great...if anything you had to respect Lil Ced's grind and determination. He spent damn near every day thanking GOD, and right after that...pushing his music. Video after video he would crank em out, mixtape after mixtape...the next 1 better than the last....Lil Ced paved the way for young talent in Cleveland. He was the originator of the blueprint for self promo. You can say what you want....but Lil Ced...mos def pursued his dream of making music, and putting his team on.
When Lil Ced was takin from the city, from his family and his friends....and hell...even his fans...for some reason it seemed like the whole city was heartbroken. Not just because Lil Ced was a good dude, but because if your from CLEVELAND...you knew that he was a young, black, talented man...representingWOODWORTH...actually putting his all to make his dream come true. Even if you didn't know him...the tragic tale of his death...and is backstory...will make you tear up. Lil Cedtaught us to make something out of your life, No matter where you are from. Lil Ced taught us that..no matter the hardships...grind til you can't grind anymore, and put it all towards your dream. Lil Ced taught us...that if you pursue your dream...if you are suddenly taken from this Earth...you will always leave behind a LEGACY.Lil Cedleft behind a legacy, he left behind hella videos, and hits after hits. People grieve in their own way, and 1 man can't weigh anothers man's grief...because you..are not that man...but this Lil Ced Dedication...made by WRECKEN MAN, STACKZ 9FRONT, and FRANK FLAIR the PRODUCER...was amazing! Just to hear Lil Ced saying some of his famous lines...it felt like he was really talking to you. Lil Ced sounds like he is right here...even tho he is up there. The production is insane, and you can tell...that a lot of love, and honesty was put into the dedication...and that huge wound...that seemed to never close...was mos def opened back up.Yet this time the wound didn't hurt so bad...this time with this dedication...it felt like the song opened up that fresh wound...and kinda filled it with honest love, and gratitude for Lil Ced. Lil Cedwill always be missed, but... "It's a Lil Thing". XOXO
OkkkkkSoooo I must say... that I was impressed by the the much anticipated #BIFC3!!! I mean...ok...I kinda knew that some artists were gonna be featured on it. I mean CLEVELAND has some serious artists that ...kinda have the Cleveland music scene on lock. Yet as the songs crawled down the playlist...I found myself suddenly transported to real classic trap music. When I searched the name of the artist I found that 1 of the dopest tracks on the #BIFC3...was from MICROWAVE RED Ft. RAY GRIZZEL"R.I.C.H". I really vibe out to this song cuz for 1, it's always dope to attach an artists promo, with a face and their music. I've seen MICROWAVE RED do major promo , just never had a chance to put it all together. It was trappingly refreshing*yeah I said it, headroll fingasnap...to hear "R.I.C.H" representing for CLEVELAND. Not to mention that J.P Did This 1, produced the track...making it all the way official!The video is dope! Kinda like a red light district, money, b*tchez, and hood representation through out it all. Good look for Kinsman, and mos def a "R.I.C.H" lifestyle!!! XOXO
I often stumble across hidden gems...scrollin thru twitter(@jennypooh2). Ya know...big booty chics on @Postbadbitches(*Gawd I love them), or even some dope music. It's seldom that I run across some dope fashion...cuz face it, these days most fashion...kinda looks the same. I mean...have you ever wondered what "hood fashion" would look like? Like... real street wear. *Not some yuppy "pretending to be urban" designing watered down hood wear, but someone who can relate to a certain urban culture. I randomly saw Urban Relaxation...with the #hashtag in front of its
name....begin to flood my timeline. I clicked on the site!!!
White Relax Beanie
DAMN!!!!! It was like a breath of fresh fashion air!!!! At first I thought...*fu*kkkkkkk, is this legal lol....only cuz the apparel was so authentic, simple and real. People usually try and censor real sh*t. Yet Urban Relaxation was all the way official. Soon as you click on the site....your eyes began to race all across the page. From the layout to the pics, and fits....your in some kinda hood heaven! With pieces from Hood Movie Classics, infamous sayings and slogans, and even unforgettable musicians, movie stars, and HOOD Visuals....Urban Relaxation has finally delivered real hood fashion. The website is ridiculous!!! I'm waiting o the baby line to come out...I'm dying to see what it will look like! Urban Relaxation is fresh, dope, and original. *I'm pretty sure some people that have no clue bout this life...will find it somewhat "offensive"....but for those who don't understand it....can't respect it. With simple pics and high quality fabricUrban Relaxation mos def has served up some classic fashion!!!!XOXO
Okkkk Sooooo it's not a big secret...that I rep #2Dz!!!! I mean I try and show love to everyone...well people that are most deserving of it. Yet WRECKIN SquaDD #2Dz...has quickly made me a fan of their music. Well mabe not just their music....but just their whole "swag"(*yuk I just used that word...I apologize). I mean WRECKIN SquaDD #2Dz, has put in hella work, and in a short amount of time has cemented their brand and name all over Cleveland. Besides being featured on the popular BIFC#3...sponsorship from the infamous clothing line Another Enemy, and having the hottest song out "ONLY", it was only right that WRECKIN SQuadd #2Dz hit the road to SXSW in Austin ,Texas recently.
I know....I was thinking...*awwww holy hell...not another "behind the scenes" shaky video. I mean how many "on the way to SXSW" videos can 1 watch. Yet...WRECKIN SQuaDD #2Dz, really proved that everything they do...is gritty cuz it's real, and in some way , shape or form they show unity, strength, and that yes...they really are fu*king INSANE!!!!! Just from the start of the footage...a nice "sucka punch"....leaves you thinking...DAMNNNNNN!!!!.....and then you see...#2Dz , and you automatically think..."whelp...he gon learn"*Tropikana voice. From rehearsal inside a tiny living room, with family, friends, and crew surrounding them...you see WRECKIN SQuaDD #2Dz...actually preparing for their takeover in SXSW. Most young people think they can jus jump on a stage, shake sum dreads, yell in a mic...and call it a day. It's super real to see WRECKIN SquaDD #2Dz show people that are tryna "make it"...that even tho it looks like they are jus "fu*kin around"...they take this music seriously. I mean there they are on a late night...practicing...yup...practicing. I shouldn't even call it practice, I'll say...grinding...cuz that's what WRECKIN SQuaDD #2dz has been doing non-stop.
Just from jumping into the rides back to back, your thinking...damn...*are these lil ni*gas *turnt tha fu*k up" all damn day? Just when you begin to question the unquestionable, they arrive in a store at 6:30 am, and attempt to purchase what looks like liquor, only to be told they must wait a few more mins. I mean, yikes! WRECKIN SQuaDD #2DZ shows they might turn up at any given moment....but they really show us that ...in the end...they are about their music. Hittin SXSW it's non-stop promo, smackin every car, radio promo on 97.1...where they played "ONLY", and huge S/o's from the beautiful Bella Nae, and Dj. Steph Floss ,WRECKIN SQuaDD #2Dz killed the Midwest Monster Showcase!!!! Here's the video!!! XOXO
OkkkkkkkSoooooo all I can say is BIFC!!!!! Man it feels good to say that sh*t!!!!!! No really....I really am from CLEVELAND!!! If your not from CLEVELAND...*which would totally suck...well then...BIFC...means "BITCH IM FROM CLEVELAND". *Now...please don't get me caught up in the "politics" of how the phrase was birthed, who owns it...blah blah blah...cuz in the end...BIFC...means..."BITCH IM FROM CLEVELAND". Dj-EV really has outdone his previous astronomical accomplishments with BIFC #3! I must admit, when I heard that BIFC#3 was about to be dropped....I was thinking...*how in the hell is this gonna work? I mean CLEVELAND has sooo many dope artists, it's almost impossible to put them all together, or should I say get them together. Honestly at this point in time...the music scene is bout the hottest it's ever been! I mean...if you and I keep it real...we all know that with fame and success, comes big "egos", empty shots of "hey I'm tha hottest", or "I rep CLEVELAND tha most", or "oh...so you think you all dat now", or maybe even... "they wouldn't be sh*t if it wasn't for - - - - - -", or even "man that dude been fell off, he aint hot no more". Yeah....music can kinda be a big ass soap opera,but DJ EV managed to work his magic....and get the hottest, dopest, most respected artists from CLEVELAND on BIFC#3!!!!!BIFC#3 right out the gate is full of surprises, loaded...if not over loaded(*we all love extra sh*t) with hit after hit, and features that you didn't even see coming! Please save me the bullish*t bout how CLEVELAND has "the same artists on every mixtape"...blah blah blah.After hearing BIFC#3, it's not difficult to understand why these certain artists have been chosen to rep our city.
BIFC#3 aint really a "beef" mixtape, it's not about labels, who's signed and who's not. BIFC#3 is a mixtape platform for CLEVELAND artists to show their growth, and my... have some of them grown into their own.DJ EVmakes room for the younger artists that are making a name for themselves in CLEVELAND. That alone is refreshing! It shows that CLEVELAND music is evolving. I find alot of things incredible about DJ EVBIFC#3. Even though all of these CLEVELAND artists are busy , doin hella hot sh*t all across the country...when BIFC is about to drop...it's like all CLEVELAND artists wanna be featured! It's like a stamp of validation in CLEVELAND. People may be like "yooo why would such n such wanna be featured on a mixtape, when they already selling out show, areans, signed, bout to be signed, or already got mad dough". Only someone that isn't from CLEVELAND would ask such a ridiculous question like that one. No matter who you have become, or where you are going....to be able to still rep your hometown of CLEVELAND, with respect and love from your friends, and fans...especially in 1 of the hardest cities to make it in or out of...is right up there with winning any award, or sold out show.
BIFC#3 has soooo many dope artists and songs, that we would sit here all day and try and "pick it apart", or do a full blown run down of exactly what BIFC is....like I said...*I'm just "sparkplugent"...and so...I invite you to listen to DJ EV'sBIFC#3...with me....
Wait...hold tha FU*K up!!!! Is this Al Fatz!!!! Hell yeah!!! This is the dopest intro I've heard since old No Limit...man....Al Fatz got me FSKW over here, damn he jus let the world into his mind and his heart. I lightweight gotta tear in my eye, AL FATZ ...is tha realist for this intro...ya'll betta respect this man...
Thinkin bout it Al Fatz started this flashy sh*t in CLEVELAND.....
Haaaaaaa RAY JR, is a fu*kin fool!!!!!! Haaaaaa damn off rip he's setting things straight...Def Jam who....lol...man....you'd be stupid to underestimate Ray Jr....."you can sayyyyyy what you wanttttttttt, just can't say I don't put onnnnnnnn" RIGHT!!!!!!!!
People gossip bout Ray Jr, but they always be dappin him up...he's WORKIN!
MGK....my how have you grown into your own, EST got NEXT!!! Man.....MGK doesn't ever make me feel like he's "fronton", jus cuz I know fo fact how hard he grinded to get to where he is...I literally saw it with my own eyes....I can feel his anger...but I can also feel his confidence....let that man have his shine.....
KING CHIP...sometimes I wanna say "Chip Tha Ripper"...but...KING CHIP...is most deserving....when I hear a KING CHIP song, you can automatically tell he's seasoned, he's been doin this sh*t for a long time....you gotta understand his frustration...but he's always gonna be "classic"...he doesn't yell, and be extra pumped....he's so classy....
I wish I had half the set of big balls that KING CHIP has... to take my dream into my own hands, flip it, smack it, and make it work for me and not give a f*ck bout wat anyone has to say
KING CHIP is mos def CLEVELAND
It's amazing that DjEv managed to pull off this dope ass mixtape BIFC#3 with all these "egos"
When you really listen....CLEVELAND has the dopest artists
Hahahahah everyone is showing tha FU*K out on this BIFC#, they are all goin hard reppin CEVELAND...like "THIS MY CITY"....
I LOVE THIS SH*T!!!!
YOUNG SHANK is tha muth-fuc*in man.....you can't have a mixtape without Young Shank...he always look so fresh when I see him out, but he Shank a track on a mixtape....damn!!!!
Ok TEZO!!!!! Layin tha smack down!!!!
RATCHETT!!!!!!!!!!! *twerk twerk terk....man...ppl hate on this song...undercover ratchet haters...production on this song is insane..."BITCH IM FROM CLEVELAND"
My Iphone chirpin....my young bit*h twerkin...HAHAHAHAHAHAH RAY JR, mos def deserves a grammy for dis!!!
Ray Jr. is a creative genius on tha low...he always try and play that "smooth role", I've been on the rapid and heard "I'm Workin" on like white-collar business workers....no lie!
I respect "Dinner Date"...sh*t always makes me sad a lil when I hear it...hate when people start to really shine when they are gone. RIP Kenn Ball....
Soon as "Dinner Date" beat drops the whole ride shakes....YES!!!!
Big Sean and Juicy J aint even from Cleveland....but I can't blame on...I'd wanna mos def be on BIFC...even if I wasn't...that's a serious accomplishment on a resume
Mannnn bout damn time producers finally get a chance to get their shine on....RAMI BEATZ tries to act so damn humble all the time....probably 1 of the dopest producers out here...
Clockwork is the glue to this CLEVELAND music!!!!
RAY CASH!!!!!! Damn MGK is makin hella hits with CLEVELAND...I like this...it's like passing the torch kinda...or passing tha mic.....
I wanna a tat on my hand that says "100"
Hope it doesn't hurt when I get it
Dj Ev is probaly patting himself on the back in Mexico somewhere...got damn GENIUS!!!
TEZO....bout to lock down tha game
MAN this TEZO and DUB-O, is rockin my ears!!!!!
I FU*K FO FREE!!!! *pause lol, they said It...I didn't.....
POOH GUTTA IN DIS BIT*H!!!!!
Man Pooh Gutta sounds like he's ready to jus takeover...Pooh Gutta puts in so much work
Pooh Gutta mos def is on a mission!
JP Did This 1...and that 1...and that 1...damn he's on fire!
FRANC WEST!!! Get's my panites wet!!!! I'd ride and listen to him all day....he's so freakin sexy with his delivery "TAKE MY MONEY"
AL FATZ....is like...silly you for sleeping on me...I aint fall off....I jus got back on....*headroll fingasnap...
PROD By DEZ!!!!! UNEMPLOYED...is bout to be a national anthem....yup I said it...
2DZ#
I'm glad both 1D and 2D'z are on BIFC#3...that way I don't feel "guilty" for liking em both
I really fu*ks with this 2Dz "ONLY" tho......man....this song beats so hard
Don't let me be in the club and "ONLY" comes on...I'ma beat yo ass lol....
Not really...but it makes me feel like that
RAY JR with 1Dz, I respect it....
DjEV is so freakin awesome for doing this!!!!
1D
It's crazy how 1 D, separates 2 groups...
We all kickin it on BIFC#3 tho...we aint got time for the b.s
Ohhhh this "On Her Mind" sounds soooooo pretty....Sean McGee can get it too...
Sean McGee has been grindin for a longtime...he deserves his moment
It's sooooo cool to hear Rip Flamez!!!!! Jus cuz I see him do heavy promo..cool to put a voice wit tha flicks
RICH IS A MINDSET!!!! Haaaaaa Microwave Red...makes me wanna ride, wit tha damn doors open...I love this RICH!!!!
Yeah Microwave Red is up next!!!!!!!
I'm a fan!!!!
Aint nuttin like DIDDY talkin sh*t on a track...you gotta respect DIDDY....cuz everything he's talkin bout is REAL!!!
Is this really MGK wit DIDDY?
HELL YEAH IT IS!!!!!!!!!!
WTFFFFFF!!!!!!!
MGK puts a lil motivation in ya life...he does for me...
FLY TYE!!!!!!
Haaaaa it's people all over the world saying BIFC now!!!!
DJ EVshould have included a lil fine print clause on this BIFC#3 mixtape. Something that advises you that after listening to it just 1 time you will become addicted. BIFC#3 still left me with some unanswered questions. Like....who really started this...and does it really matter? I mean after listening ...I would hate to have to pick a "winner". It'd be almost impossible. BIFC#3 is 1... if the not the greatest collaboration of CLEVELAND artists. Despite all the egos, and twitter wars, labels, and gossip...BIFC#3 makes us realize...that CEVELAND has birthed some of the greatest hip hop artists in the game. Everyone has their own style, everyone has had their own struggles in this music game....and I think that's what brings the unity in BIFC#3. DJ EV has accomplished an amazing task of building a platform for CLEVELAND to be recognized!!!! Ya'll can say what you want...but listen to BIFC, and you will understand why so many of the people rep this city so hard.I don't know where you are from...but..."BITCH IM FROM CLEVELAND"!!!XOXO
OkkkkkkSoooooo it's not uncommon to hear random people scream "LACE THA FU*K UP"!!! I mean... I have been in the most random of random places and have heard people scream the infamous phrase. I'm talkin rapid station, middle of movie, standing in line at the grocery store, and mos def late at night on W.6th in downtown CLEVELAND! I mean over the past few years, "LACE THE FU*K UP" has become a part of everyday life....like drinking water, reading sparkplugent*headroll fingasnap, or flexin in XL. "EST"is a movement, and with any movement there is an army...sure we've all heard of MGK, and while he is well respected, LACE UP has a new solider moving up to to the forefront.DUB-O has patiently waited his turn for the mic, and now he is ready to be introduced...meet DUB-O!!!!
Q.Sooooooo Where in Cleveland are you from? A.I'm from all over Cleveland...E.131, Harvard area, Quincy....
Q.What High School did you attend? A.East High and Kennedy
Q.Where was the video footage for "Same OL" shot? A.Haaaaaaaa most of the footage came from when the whole Lace Up took a party bus to Detroit for an event. It was the 1st time we had a big ass party bus so we were clowning.
Q.How did you hook up with Cody Films? A.Honestly....I saw him on twitter and I hit him up, back then he was shooting videos for tha low...like $50....but now...lololol....yeah he's probably taxin a lil bit more.
Q.You seem like you have a lil twang when you sang, how'd you get that singing voice? Where you part of a church choir or something lol? A.Ha! Mannnnn actually....I was! Growing up I had no choice but to go to church, my mama mos def made sure I went to church. I grew into like weird sounds, I was always kinda singing. My grandfather is actually partof a real life music group...called The Rance Allen Group....oh yeah...go on head in google em.
Q.Where is the best place you look forward to going when you come home to Cleveland? A.My mama's house!!!!! Yup I'm straight to my mama's house. I mean I like to ride thru the streets in jus kinda get a feel...ya kno....
Q.What were you doing before music? A.I was actually doing factory jobs, I worked in a steel factory...or should I say I was slaving away in a steel factory, lifting heavy coils and metals ....
Q.How do you keep your independence within EST.? A.I mean we are a family, but ya kno, I jus started doing my own shows, my own events, the whole EST label supports each other tho...
Q.You could have had hella features on your new mixtape. Why didn't you? A.I wanted to jus showcase mysef and my talent. I mean yeah I could have had MGK all over it, or other people as well, but I really wanted people to know me, hear me.....I mean of course Kells jumped on a track cuz that's my brother...but yeah I wanted ya'll to hear me. Show the world that I can stand on my own 2 feet, all attention on me lol, I wanted to expose myself.
Q.How do you feel about male groupies? A.Haaaaaaa well....ok i aint gon front like I don't know what you are talkin bout.I mean especially with the EST movement, we get guys that try and be seen, or kinda ride with us...but you know, I don't really be that mad cuz I remember once when those same dudes were us, tryna get our music played...so I can kida feel em....it's awkward but I get what they are tryna do....
Q.Do you think Cleveland music is divided? A.No, not really the music...more like the people are divided, but it's been that way for awhile...people need to be united, the more people, the more power.
Q.1 Of your lines is "Gotta couple fans in the bleachers now"? What do you mean? A.HA! I us mean, people know me now, I actually have fans, my own fans....I've got people cheering for me...this is all new to me....people like me lol!
Q.What does the tat across your chest say? A.CLEVELAND BOUND
Q.What's your favorite music to ride and smoke to? A. Uhhhhhhh....ummmmmm...damn that's a good question.....naw fuck dat...my music lol...yeah my mixtape, I think to myself...damn...I sound good!
Q.What's your favorite shell to roll up with? A. SWISHER SWEET, maybe White Owl...I started with Swishers...so I kinda stuck with them....
Q.Swishers dont rip easy to you? A.Nawwwww you be gettin those stale shells lol, you gotta go to Dairymart off 123rd, or SPEEDY's...yeah those 2 places will get you right, they keep fresh shells on deck.
Q.You just recently had a show at the GROG SHOP, how was that? A.Mannnnnnn it was fucking awesome!!!! I mean it was packed, Ray was there, I had Canadians, people flew in from Miami, and Kells came thru....nobody knew he was even in the building, it was insane, we showed out! I mean...the show felt good, I had alot of support!
Q.How would you describe team loyalty? A.NEVER BACKING DOWN! Aint no switching jerseys, even if shit fails, you cant switch jerseys. If your friend becomes handicapped, then it's up to you to wipe their ass...no homo..flat out!
Q.If you had to form your own Rap Dream Team who would have? Past or Present? A.Get Rich Or Die Trying 5o cent, Underground Chamillonaire, and T.I., man underground Chamillionaire used to bang...I respect that dude to tha fullest..
Q.Have you always been into fashion? A.Yeah I mean I dig fashion, but I jus kinda got into my own fashion.
Q.How did FOOLIE T-s concept come about? A.I really did it for the fans, to give them something. I never really knew it would take off like it did....
Q.What does "FOOLIE" represent? A.It's like a lil saying we all say, its going by what life brings me, it's sum cool shit I kinda ran with. Like a freestyle lifestyle....
Q. I heard you say "I'm sauced up in that A-1? Do you like it saucy? A.Hahahahahahahah hell yeah lol, I say that cuz it's like extra swag, like I walk in like "who's dat nigga for the special steak"....A-1 is like the extra swag on a steak lololol...that's me, matter fact...I've got steak cooking in the kitchen right now lol...... DUB-O....is Laced Up, and ready to show the world exactly who he is. With his whole EST fam behind him, and the support of his die hard fans, DUB-O is mos def deserving of all the success off of his mixtape "Do I Know You"...strategically orchestrated, sealed and polishedDUB-O...is sauced up in that A-1!!! His catchy delivery, witty laid back personality, patience, and original artistic talent cant be denied. Holding down his whole mixtape, by himself....he proves he jus may be able to lead his army. That's that "Same Ol"....XOXO