All posts by G. Gordon Gritty

“Deep Ghetto On Lock”

I used to compose hip-hop songs back in ninth grade. I had a MySpace page. I remember distributing CDs of my material in the hallways. I was cleaning out my room today in search of some remnants of my past work. All was lost, I thought. I couldn’t remember what I called myself. GMONEY, Gmags, gspinit? Ah, yes, G-Spin-It. I knew I reached some level of notoriety when a senior at the Homecoming Dance asked me if I could do a live performance of my Spanglish hit “Orgullo de Rappers”. Well in between September 2005 and September 2006, my voice changed from pre-pubescent Hispanic wanna-be to just about what a 15 year old should sound like. I know this because I recorded myself rapping over an instrumental of “Shake Your Money Maker”. These were the days. Here are the words to an unreleased, lost song from 2006.

No need for me to enter club scene
Being fifteen, I rock ya mic
Like I’m a big bad machine
Like the yellow submarine
I sink you, blink once I’ll out-think you
That’s right foo, join my crew or screw
I pull through
To pursue my dream to the extreme
I light ya beam, with whipped cream
I don’t care if I didn’t make the B-ball team
I still exhibit my scheme

I ain’t no Chamillionaire or Kanye
What I do is under pay my way to success
Suppress my progress is to recess
But what I got to confess is my guess
To be number one, without a gun
You poke fun, you’z be outdone
This is what I begun
I ain’t leavin’, believin’ that I’m achievin’
No deceiving’, rather retrieving my diamond and gold
Proven, I don’t need to be told
Let alone be controlled about how I rhyme
It’s a matter of time before I turn platinum
And succumb to a mystery
Without a doubt I’m the best rhymer
In History!

Link To G-Spin-It Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gspinit

NOBUNNY Opening For Girls!/Meet NOBUNNY

@ Paramount In Boston On Sat. Sept. 24and…the rest:

September
14 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse*
13 Asheville, NC Orange Peel*
16 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge*
17 Chapel Hill, NC Cat’s Cradle*
19 DC 9:30 Club*
20 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts*
22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
23 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
24 Boston, MA Paramount Theatre*
25 Montreal, QUE Corona Cabaret*
27 Toronto, ONT Mod Club Theatre*
29 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
30 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre*
October
01 Minneapolis, MN First Ave Nightclub*

Also, check out a feature on NOBUNNY (which I guess has been online for a while I just have never seen it…) HERE: http://www.noisey.com/#!/feature/meet-nobunny

Upcoming Releases: Mark Sultan, KK+BBQ, Thee Oh Sees

Mark Sultan might just top Thee Oh Sees in terms of amount of releases in one year. Either way, the good news is that both artists have new records coming out soon.

Sultan has two full-length LPs due out on In The Red — Whenever I Want and Whatever I Want — as well as an EP Livin’ My Life coming via his own label, Sultan Records.

Livin' My Life EP
Whenever I Want LP
Whatever I Want LP

That’s not all for Sultan-related stuff. King Khan & BBQ is releasing its first material in nearly two years: a 7″ that features an original “We Are The Ocean” and a Syd Barrett cover “Terrapin”. Recorded at Moon Studios this past spring. Sultan Records.

King Khan & BBQ Show 7"

And how could a year go by without a Ding-Dongs release? This is Sultan + Bloodshot Bill as you all know. Sultan Records is putting out Lucky Day EP.

Lucky Day EP

Here is the Sultan Records link before I forget.

Now, Thee Oh Sees. Earlier this year, they released Castlemania, which is awesome! Well, In The Red will be soon releasing Thee Oh Sees latest: Carrion Crawler/The Dream LP.

Carrion Crawler/The Dream

Here is the link to In The Red.