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"Exclusive Interview with Grizz Lee"

(From gentlemanslodge.blogspot.com)

Currently residing in OC, this San Diego native has produced it all. Rap, Rock, Indie, Metal, and even folk. It wasn't easy to get an interview, seeing as how Grizz Lee cranks out multiple beats a day, and works with 3 artists a week, so we are doing the interview over the phone. He requested that we rescheduled it for today due to the massive work load he's currently handling and overflow of groupies on his jock. But if you asked him, he'd probably tell you he's chillin' working on some things, doin' nothing too crazy. I have know Grizz for years, and I always love a person's reaction when they hear his music, people trip. Going to a private college in OC (Chapman University) it's not always the easiest to draw inspiration from a bunch of preppy white kids in their parents mercedes. He has done exactly that, by bringing the inspiration closer to him. By working with people from south central, long beach, inglewood, etc... it has provided him with the raw talent that sounds so phenomenal over his hip-hop beats. Whatever he has done over the last year, he needs to keep doing. Best believe Grizz Lee will claw his way to the top shortly.


Grizz puts me on hold as he converses with an indistinct voice in the background. He tells the voice to hurry up with the delivery of something (inaudible background chatter).


J.E.: what is your real name?

Grizz Lee: Alex

J.E.: would it be safe to say we are friends?

Grizz Lee: yeah I would say we're more than friends, there is a deeper spiritual connection there.

J.E.: cool, I just wanted girls to see that so when they hear your music I can say I know you.
You started with heavier music yeah? like rock?

Grizz Lee: I don't even know if I would call it rock, in fact I wouldn't call it rock. I was in a punk band in the beginning. Played a lot of shows and pretty much learned how to play guitar while in this band. Then was into metal core and hardcore music. That was the most fun I've ever had playing music period.

J.E.: what got you into hip-hop?

Grizz Lee: the progression started about 4 years ago with punk and metal.....I really feel all these genres are really closely knit together. I don't know what it is, for some reason there seems to be a flow between the two (hardcore & hip-hop). It may sound weird.

J.E.: where do you draw inspiration from?

Grizz Lee: obviously, other music, other musicians. As far as the music I create, I want to break down walls. I'm talking about transcending genres. I feel that all music is the same nowadays, society has been dealing with the same handful of styles for how long now? There needs to be the creation of new kind of music. And when I say music I'm talking about popular music, not music people are creating in their garages and at home.

J.E.: you have grown tremendously over the last 2 years, what do you attribute to your successes?

Grizz Lee: I would not consider myself successful, just think at this point, I'm still doing the groundwork.

J.E. when was the last time you had sushi?

Grizz Lee: A week ago, its my favorite sushi place in the world called Nozomi. I went with my buddy Payam who is a sushi aficionado. I ordered my favorite roll the "Twister". I have re-occuring dreams about this roll. It's certainly made a lasting impression.

J.E.: traveling lately? at all soon?

Grizz Lee: Yeah, this summer there is going to be a lot of stuff going on. I'm in the process of booking the Florida Music Festival, they have really strong grassroots movement. I'm really pushing for that right now. I'm also tentatively going to be living in Hawaii for a month. I'm going to really try and see what kind of music we can make.

J.E.: is there a reason for Hawaii?

Grizz Lee: It's a place I call to for inspiration from time to time. Hawaii has always been that way for me.

J.E.: any shows you want to tell us about?

Grizz Lee: March 14th at the Blue Cafe. Barikuda & One Love Community are the promotors. Artists; Piff Herrera, Ham San, Makeshift, Tony Tigerstyle, and then the headline; you know them as Sunny and Strife (Natti Hip-hop Gnostix).

J.E.: plugs?

Grizz Lee: Alpha Alpha, DJ Jazzberry Jam, Lo is also an artist im looking forward to working with. Armani Cooper & YB, ZDubbs, I gotta shout out AMM (Albert Mason & Meinzer). - J.E. Albert for "The Gentleman's Lodge"


"iJACK PLAYLIST MIXTAPE"

(From http://akigoeshard.blogspot.com/)

iJACK PLAYLIST MIXTAPE
ready for download,the iJACK playlist mixtape jus recently dropped!, Sunny Jac is bringing a new sound and voice to the mic and music game ,this is a forsure to give a listen, the Los angeles native in my book is forsure somthing to look out for, especially when you looking for somthin else to listen to thats real. oh and he can kill you in a game of S.K.A.T.E!! trust and believe. - Aki Turner


"Get To Know: Sunny Jackson"


Sunny Jackson is from Southeast Los Angeles, California and brings a smooth calm to is somewhat a rocky industry. With the West Coast dropping a collage of great talent it comes to no surprise that one more Left Coast resident comes out of the wood work. Take some time and download his newest piece of work,The iJack Playlist.

http://illroots.com/2009/04/23/get-to-know-sunny-jackson/
- ILLROOTS.COM


"Sunny Jackson"

[[VIDEO]]

http://shakethehand.com/2009/04/19/sunny-jackson/
- SHAKING HANDS & KISSING BABIES


Discography

SINGLES:
"Revolution Now!" (ft. Strife Lord Da God)
[[[Off of The iJac Playlist]]]

"Fly-Ness" (ft. Kush Axum)
[[[Off of The Live-Ness Monster]]]

These songs & more are featured on several online radio stations including:

Da-Break Radio w/ DJ Blitz & Thunderground Show...

SUNNY JACKSON DISCOGRAPHY:
"Willie Beamith" (Mixtape)
"Afro-Sheen" (Mixtape)
"The iJac Playlist" (Mixtape)
"Live-Ness Monster" (Mixtape) (Coming Summer 2009)

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It may seem like fate, but it was really just two artists making their own way in this world that brought Grizz & Sunny together. "For some reason, we've always known we were out to commit pop music assassination from the moment our sounds collided." Although Sunny Jackson's "Willie Beamith Mixtape sat on the bar in Grizz Lee's studio, "The Cave" for two months before these two even met, the hit was out from the beginning.

"Yes, I had been producing Hip-Hop for a year already", Grizz recalls, "but it was still new & fresh to me as I had just emerged from the punk/hardcore scene... Sunny introduced me to jazz & funk and I've never looked back."

With a mixtape released last month (The iJac Playlist) and an upcoming Summer mixtape release (The Live-Ness Monster), the takeover has begun, not with a bullet, but with a bomb with the words "100% FUNK" slapped on the side.........

EPK VIDEO AVAILABLE ON VIMEO///
http://vimeo.com/4195062

& ON YOUTUBE///
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXi0SMukeQ4