Gurp City

It's like Vegas fool. San Francisco and the Bay Area rappers, producers and DJs all get together for one good cause, to get drunk as fuck and make good music. Gurp City consists of hip hop pioneers such as DJ Quest and DJ Eddie Def to underground legends like Bored Stiff and Sacred Hoop to freestyle champions TopR and Conceit...pretty much every alcoholic rapper in the Bay Area of California. The Gurp Fam keeps growing and innovating rap music with artists like Trunk Drank, Z-Man, Fist Fam, Grand Invincible, Fay Dog, G-Pek, Eddie K, DJ Marz, Bullet Proof Space Travelers, Bullet Proof Scratch Hampsters, DJ Cue, Brandon B, Luke Sick, Iron Fist, Thuggy Fresh, 6 Feet Deep, DJ Mathew Africa, 4oneFunk, DJ Teeko, DJ Max Kane, DJ Mista-B, DJ B. Cause, DNAE Beats, Boac, The Makai, Third Sight, The AlterBoys, MC Oroville, Illsquad, Live Human, Lords Crew, Alex Pardee, Zero Friends, Big Sammy, DJ Raw B and Fatees.

Bloomefit 2007

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Bloomefit Gurp City

A few weeks ago The Ranch got broken into. The only thing of importance stolen, besides a bag of stress, was our roommate Corey Bloom’s new laptop.

I have known Corey for over 12 years and, as many people can attest to, he is the most humble dude I have ever met. When we told him we were going to try and raise money to replace his laptop, he immediately said, “Its not right. What about all the other people whose houses were broken into? They deserve to have their things that were stolen back too.” What else would you expect Corey to say?

We are trying to get the homies together and get some scratch rounded up to get him on his way to another laptop. We will be having a HOUSE PARTY (1195 Hill View Way, Chico CA 95928, cross-street Neal Dow) on April 28th. We’re gonna get some kegs, press up some Gurp shirts, custom Gurp City hoodies and art donated from local artists, with all proceeds going to Bloom.

For instance, you could come with $20s and leave drunk with a brand new dope t-shirt, or come with $50 and leave drunker, with a custom Gurp City hoodie and an original piece of artwork by some amazing artists!

If you cannot make it you can still donate to the fund securely through www.paypal.com. All you have to do is go to www.paypal.com — click on SEND MONEY and then enter in the email address lydia@quannum.com and it will explain it from there. She is a very trustworthy person who is gathering money from a bunch of Corey’s Rapper/DJ/Producer/PR/Record Label contacts that he works with on a daily basis.

Please feel free to pass this on to any of your friends. Hope you all can make it and help out our rellie.

The 40 Oz Show: 04.18.07… The Bleezies & Heem Show!

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Listen to The 40 Oz Show, bitches!

It’s not like the Bleezies & Heem edition of The 40 Oz Show was a difficult thing to put together, I mean, had I put a bit more effort into it, I could have come up with a two- or three-hour show. Still, I think this hour nicely encompasses that whole smokin’ and drankin’ vibe…probably even better so when you’ve been smokin’ and drankin’. The Mac Dre cut was the obvious choice to lead off the show, partially because I ripped the title of the show from the title of this song, but among the rest, most of these tracks are pretty obvious candidates for inclusion here. So sit back, crack a tall can or pour a glass of Heem, fire up a bleezie and enjoy the show…oh yeah, and happy 4:20 to all the shameless stoners out there who, uh…wait…what were we talking about?

Eh, whatever… To download the whole show, click the boombox-bagged 40 bottle up there; to see the playlist and subscribe to the podcast, click over to AudioNarcotic.com…

Freestyle Olympics 2007

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Pictures From Faydogs Artshow.

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“Union” By Spark n’ Cinder (Jimmy Fay) Feat Faydog (right click “save as”)

Any of you out there who live close to the Eastbay should take the time to roll out to Lanesplitters on San Pablo and University in Berkeley. You would do yourself a great service to check out the art on display by one of Gurp City’s most talented individuals. Faydog is not only a pro when it comes to whipping out Sicilian style slices he’s also an awesome illustrator and painter. If you’ve ever had a stack of bills or scrap paper laying on a coffee table when Faydogs around then you know oh to well the little beastie colonies and singing monsters that come to life after Fay asks you for a pen. We’re all very proud of Fay for this is his first artshow and he’s almost completely sold out of all his hangin work. Good job homie. Faydog’s art is going to continue to hang thru the end of April so go see it while you still can.

Here’s a few pics from Fays official art show opening this past Monday, as well as a free Faydog song/collabo with father Jimmy Fay up top.

photos by Keith The Mammal

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F-A-Y-D-O-G, gettin that guac!

Freestyle Olympics coming Friday April 27th

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Heres a little promo for the upcoming Freestle Olympics on Friday April 27th. The Gurp fam will be represented in the hosting (TOPR) and judging duties (CONCEIT aka “The Gary Coleman of Rap”) this year. Peep the promo. Word to Ceit, good lookin on the Gurp City shout out but sorry about that hat you’re wearing.

The 40 Oz Show: 04.11.07…

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Listen to The 40 Oz Show, bitches!

This week’s edition of The 40 Oz Show is online and ready for download. Remember, if you live in San Francisco, in or near the Mission, you can catch this show every Wednesday night from 8 to 9 p.m. on Western Addition Radio, 93.7 FM. To download the whole show, click the boombox-bagged 40 bottle up above; or click over to AudioNarcotic.com to see the playlist and subscribe to the podcast…

NEXT WEEK: The Bleezies & Heem Show! All Weed & Booze Raps!

SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY…

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I dont know what you’re doing this weekend but it might be a good idea to come check this out. And If you dont know what up with Aids/LifeCycle then you needs to get learned. Come show love and watch Luke Sick be the drunkest guy there this Sunday.
Figure since Toph is showing the crew so much love lately we could at least return the favortoph flyer.jpg

5 Min flyer by thuggyfresh

Alex Pardee gets Used

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Lies for the Liars

Alex Pardee recently finished up the album artwork for The Used‘s next album, Lies for the Liars which drops May 22nd. Pardee is The Used‘s go to guy, as he designed their 2004 In Love and Death album artwork, then did their 2007 live album, Berth. Pardee also designed The Used’s new album single, “The Bird and The Worm.”
The Bird and The Worm Alex Pardee
You can see more art from Alex Pardee here (and here) on Gurp City dot.

Now be wary and keep your eye out for the Chadam. He has been spotted stalking The Used and may turn up in a few of their music videos!

DNAE Beats: The First Hundred is the Hardest, mixed by DJ B Cause in stores now!

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DNAE Beats dropped a new mixtape, blended by DJ B Cause of 4oneFunk, comprised of tracks DNAE produced throughout 2005 and 2006. The First Hundred is The Hardest has tracks featuring Z-Man, Gift Of Gab of Blackalicious, Pigeon John, Mr.Lif, Conceit, Boac, L’Roneous, Eddie K, Writers Block of The Visionaries, Otherwize, Lateef The Truthspeaker, N8 The Gr8 of The Cuf, Azeem, Lo Vision, Hasaan Salaam, MF Mez, MF Grimm and more. Album is in stores now.
DNAE BEATS photo by Amanda Lopez
Photo By Amanda Lopez

Not familiar with DNAE’s work? Don’t worry because hes on some shit, giving samples out of his work through his podcasts here. (For those who drink too many IRAKs, a podcast is an audio mix that is free to listen to through your computer.)
Other 2007 DNAE releases include:

Gift Of Gab : Supreme Lyricism vol.2 (all beats produced by: Dnae Beats)
Z-Man : Six Pack of Dynomite (all produced by: Dnae & Boac)
Boac & Dnae : free downloadable ep
Dnae Beats : Instrumental Ish Vol.1&2
Dnae Beats : Instrumental Ish Vol.3&4

More Gurp City Love in XLR8R

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I guess we need to up our magazine game because these two came in under the radar. Gurp City has had features in the last two issues of XLR8R magazine’s Lucky 13 section. Peep the shouts out to Sacred Hoop, The Live Human* Breakseven Remixes & Conceit aka “The Blue Meanie of Rap” in issues #105 & #106 respectively. Toph One proves once again that he has fine taste in all things awesome, shout out to Toph One for being one of the coolest cats around. And if you didnt already know XLR8R has downloadable versions of past issues in PDF format at their website www.xlr8r.com. Click the images for the larger versions.

**UPDATE**
Peep the Gwizski shout out in the issue 106 (#3 after Conceit,) for Z Man and Eddie K namedrops as well. MUCH LOVE TOPH!! Respect.

**UPDATE # 2**
Peep issue 103 for the Topr shout out as well as the Gurp Homies Max Kane and B-Cause. CLICK HERE
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* For those who dont know Live Human features The Legendary DJ Quest.

Live feed from no respect studios…

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Peep the streaming player over there in the right column tonite, we got Topr, Conceit, Eddie K with a possibility of Z Man and Luke Sick rollin thru the house tonite. Get yet live chat on homies.

Rest In Peace Evil B

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Evil B and Thuggy

Evil B and Me at the Gangsta Rap Superbowl Party

Brian LeVenton better known as “Evil B” to the Gurp City Collective is no longer with us. While we dont know all the details we know his body was found sometime yesterday evening near Butte Meadows. We send out our deepest condolences to his family.

I Met B when he was barbacking at the UBar up in Chico CA. I used to post up at the end of the bar and chop it with up with him about the nuances of everyday life. From women to A’s baseball, music to college life we always managed to get each other through the night til it was time to go home. When he got promoted to bartender B was always the jumpoff for G-Pek, Faydog and Myself. We were never “Going to the UBar,” we were always “Going to say whats up to Evil B.” We called him Evil because of the strong drinks he poured and the things we did after drinking them. But “Evil” was just an ironic name for there was not an ounce of evil in his soul. He was a huge fan of all things Gurp City and would come to or bartend at our shows whenever he could. He treated us like rock stars and we loved him for it. If you ever went to Chico to do a show and got wasted in the process, chances are it was Evil B who made the drink that took you to the next level. It was a tradition whenever we put out anything on a cd that Evil B had to get one of the first copies made. The song at the top of this post “Callin Shots” was written one slow night at the UBar. I was writing the raps and having B name off all the shots as I incorporated them into the lyrics of the song. Yeah its a Spice 1 ripoff but thats besides the point. B was the homie, without him my Chico experience would have been entirely different. Even after I had decided to break out and move on to bigger and better things I always made an effort to go say whats up to Evil B when I came to visit. But over time my trips up north became less and less frequent and we had begun to lose track of one another. I remember the last time I saw B we talked about hitting up A’s and Raider games when the seasons started. We made promises to not flake and that we were gonna “make it happen.” I had always assumed it was going to go down but I never thought I’d be typing this today. Rest In Peace B you were the best bartender and an even better friend. I’ll never forget you.
your homie,

elias

Leak of the Week:
Luke Sick & Z Man are “The Motel Crew”

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Luke Sick Feat: Z Man “The Turf”
Sacred Hoop’s Luke Sick and Z Man teaming up is nothing new, but for those who dont know the result is always uncut dope shit. Peep the classic Slim Goodworth produced cut “The Turf” from Luke’s 2002 underground album The Underbucket. Luke and Z have finally teamed up for a full length project called The Motel Crew. Powered by the production of Doug Surreal and featuring DJ’s Quest, Mike the 2600 King as well as Eddie K, Gurpers world wide are anxiously awaiting the completion of this project. Lets hear about the project from Luke and Z themselves.

The 40 Oz Show: 03.28.07…

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Listen to The 40 Oz Show, bitches!

Super Fresh, piping hot, next day service — it’s this week’s edition of The 40 Oz Show. Click the boombox-bagged 40 bottle to download the whole thing. To see the playlist and subscribe to the weekly podcast, CLICK HERE.

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