Benjamin Laub or better known as Rhymesayers break out star Grieves found his story starting in the Pacific Northwest. Alone and in a new city, Benjamin secluded himself in his Seattle apartment where the only furniture was his bed, a TV, and an MPC 2000XL. Ben spent most of his time creating beats and writing songs as he reached out to other artists in the Northwest music scene. As he honed his craft, Grieves found opportunities to perform in small clubs and venues, and began funding and booking his own tours. In 2007, Grieves released his first LP, Irreversible, which earned him his first taste of national recognition as a touring musician. In 2008, Grieves partnered with Budo, an established local producer in Seattle to create what was going to be an online EP together. After a couple weeks in the studio, the project had developed into Grieves second full length release, 88 Keys and Counting. The two have since moved to Brooklyn, but spend most of their time in a van driving from city to city. Despite an unyielding tour schedule, the duo is constantly creating music, always pushing each other to go beyond genre lines to generate an extraordinary result. While the music Grieves writes is often riddled with heartbreak, pain and brutal self-truths, he’s not all gloom and doom. Grieves says that song writing is a process for him to deal with the problems and harmful events of his life, so most of what hits the paper is a way for him to recognize and cope with those feelings so that he doesn’t have to shoulder that burden time and again in his day to day life. Consequently, Grieves live show is one of the most captivating and energetic performances in hip hop – utilizing multiple instruments on stage and an excellent blend of high energy with skill and humor to create an enjoyable and memorable experience for the fans. In November 2009, Grieves signed to the Minneapolis based label, Rhymesayers Entertainment, and has begun work on his next studio album. Stay Current on Everything Fresh by Following Diamond Crew. It‘s More Then Just Clothing, It‘s a Culture.
Almost everyone at D.CREW loves Conan O’Brien aka Coco. Jay Ward’s been to the Tonight Show a few times, DC SG can’t go a day without talking about him, Kopac bust out in to random “String Dances” in the office, Billy the Kid can’t go to sleep without watching Conan, & didn’t Jenny name one of her kids Coco? Lol. Either way most of us have been a little crushed since Conan went off the air. But that all changed as of a few days ago. Conan O’Brien recently got a twitter account & we couldn’t be more excited. Even with only one tweet Coco’s twitter already has drawn in 269k fans, & who knows, it’s probably up to a billion by now. Conan’s Twitter Bio is quoted as saying “I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account.” Click on Conan’s name to check out his’ twitter & to see his first tweet. Now you have a little glimpse into the nonsensical craziness we get excited about, and pretty much what we do all day at work. Stay Current on Everything Fresh by Following Diamond Crew. It‘s More Then Just Clothing, It‘s a Culture.
Last night our friends at Doomtree invited Me, Billy the Kid & Kopac to come hang out with them at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California. Here’s everything you missed. Stay Current on Everything Fresh by Following Diamond Crew. It‘s More Then Just Clothing, It‘s a Culture.
