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"Hotness"

Beat and flow go good together. Hot music.
Rythm is good. Hot hook.
Voice is good
Verse has good words
Chorus is real catchy.
- tkillakilla2 from Ashley, Pennsylvania on 22Jan2008 - garageband.com


"Not bad at all!!"

This Track Is Almost Perfect, Great Beat, Great Production, Great Lyrics, Great Track 5 Stars!!!
- MrNoName from Cleveland, Ohio on 9Feb2008 - garageband.com


"Congrats"

Congrats! Upstate Weight is now number 1 on our featured charts! A lot of people want to see if you are a one-hit wonder or if you have other tracks to back up your "Explosive" hit.

I hope to see you get signed soon, and congrats on being featured as #1,

Aaron
YouBeats.com

- Youbeats.com


"Awards from garage Band"

Awards! Track of the Day on 28Jan2008 in Rap
Best Male Vocals in Rap, Jan,Feb2008
Best Production in Rap, Jan2008
Best Lyrics in Rap, Jan2008
Best Beat in Rap, Feb2008

- Garageband.com


Discography

demo coming june 09' with full band.

Featured on:
DJ Kool Kid "Ear to the Streets Vol.1"
Song: Main Components. Featuring Rob(i.e.) it's Rich and Chef C
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streamed audio can be found at:
www.myspace.com/upstateweight
Garageband.com
Youbeats.com

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Bio

Upstate Weight is made up of MC's "Rob(i.e.)" and "it's Rich" Based out of Binghamton, NY. Grabbing their musical influences from all different elements such as Hip Hop, Rap, Rock, Funk, Punk and more. Rob and Rich met while they were in School(1998) when they were about 15 years old. Rob would ryhme for fun while he and rich would spend most of there days and nights skateboarding.

The Group formed when (i.e.) was living in Oneonta, NY in 2004. He and his friend Conor aka "Chef C" put together a mixtape for their friends " the drunken masters mixtape vol.1" The spent many sessions freestyling at parties and on corners and it was clear people wanted more. They then decided to take it further. They started working with a label called "2012 industries" and "dj 2012" based out of Queens, NY. who still spins UPSW vocals around the world as he tours" Conor decided to take a break from music and pursue other careers. (i.e.) decided that he wanted to keep moving foward with his music.

Around 2006 Rob met back up with Rich who was living in Endicott, NY at the time. Rob and Rich Started Recording out of Rich's apartment in less then one week the duo already recorded 5 new tracks. Which drew the attention of Steven Kocich of Monkey Tree Records. Steven immediately started working with the 2 mc's. Helping with promotion and production of their music.

Early 2007 things began to take off for "Upstate Weight" Featured as the number 1 artist on "youbeats.com" for 5 weeks in a row. Also "Track of the day" featured at Garageband.com for the songs titled "explosive" and "walk with me" also gaining credit for "best lyrics in rap" "best male vocals" and " best production in rap", they also had a spot on the DJ Kool Kid Mixtape titled "Ear to the Streets Vol.1" unsigned hype". With various apperances around the Upstate, NY region, "Upstate Weight" proved they aren't your everday rap group. Possessing unique styles and ryhmes. The fans are true and willing. With big plans in their future such as releasing their debut album. Recently they added to the group. They no longer are using a DJ for sound, now they have Ryan on guitar and vocals, along with Thrasher on bass and Matt on drums. The live band brings a whole new experiece to Upstate Weight. The new sound makes for a real funky/rockin pretty jammin experience, so be sure to keep close to the name.