Welcome home, Jr.! Finally, a huge plus for Seattle sports. Ken Griffey Jr. is returning to the Seattle Mariners this season, and I’m happy as hell. Somewhere, Neema is crying tears of joy. I can’t front, though. I wanted to be The Kid when I was a kid. Peep the Seattle Times article here.

My joint “It’s Go Time” which was released on the net a couple weeks ago is featured on KEXP’s latest Music That Matters podcast! If you haven’t heard “It’s Go Time” yet, be sure to go here to get it. Here’s more info on the podcast:

Music That Matters
Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters bi-weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.

Currently you’ll hear:

Music That Matters, Vol. 135 – Local Variety Dance Party Mix
Audioasis Producer Sharlese and her assistant Reese have a lot in common, including a shared appreciation for cupcakes and pounding the pavement in search of new and exciting bands from the Northwest. Indulge your sweet tooth in some of their favorite Northwest finds of the beginning of 2009.

Tracklist:
1. Fresh Espresso – Show Me How You Do
2. The Beats, Man – Freedomtown
3. Photosynthesis – 9th Street
4. KHV (Katharine Hepburn’s Voice) – Crushin’ Out
5. Weekend – Tait Toi Sois Belle
6. Grynch – It’s Go Time
7. TacocaT – Volcano
8. Dyme Def – 3 Bad Brothaaas (remix)
9. The Last Slice of Butter – Family
10. D. Black – On The Go
11. CMYK – Last Dance

You can either download the podcast off iTunes for free by clicking here or if you want a direct link to the MP3 click here. Enjoy!

Here’s another entry for the In-Case-You-Didn’t-Already-Know Archives. Last month, a bunch of us Seattle Hip-Hop artists got together to eat, drink and perform songs for each other. It was bar none of the coolest experiences I’ve had being a part of the scene thus far. There was a real dope handful of artists present, including Jake One, DV One, Stahi Bros, Fatal Lucciauno, Spaceman, The Saturday Knights, Grayskul, Cancer Rising, Nite Owls, J.Pinder, Dyme Def, GMK, Blue Scholars, Macklemore, Common Market, Piece Kelly, The Physics, Mad Rad, and yours truly.

Shout out to Chase Jarvis, Michael Hebberoy & Sabzi for putting the event together! Click here to check out a bunch of photos, and I’ll leave the four videos currently available from it below (more are on the way).

Macklemore

Geologic of Blue Scholars

JFK of Grayskul

Fatal Lucciauno

In case you didn’t already know, Dub MD and Illmind recently released the second installment in the Blaps, Rhymes & Life mixtape series which showcases talent over Illmind’s production, and yours truly had the honor of being featured on it! Here’s an excerpt from the press release:

“The official “Blaps, Rhymes & Life” mixtape series is back! Dub MD and super producer Illmind re-connect for a second time to bring you another exclusive free mixtape project, “Blaps, Rhymes & Life Vol. II” is a 22 track digi-zip packed full of classic illmind production. This time around the mixtape features established artists such as 50 Cent, Eminem, Scarface, Talib Kweli and Heltah Skeltah, as well as featuring a whole host of up and coming artists from the likes of Bambu, Megaciph, Above Ave and Grynch just to list a few.”

Hit the link below to download the mixtape. It’s definitely dope from front to back. Also, be sure to check out Illmind’s blog here. Enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/?yidmn3gj0t2

Peace,
Grynch