Che Grand is one of my favorite rappers out. Not because I’ve known him for years or because we released Limited Edition: The Fixtape back in 2007 or because we’ve performed at shows across the country together. It’s because Che Grand is a BEAST on the mic, period. On The Fixtape Two: In It For The Drink Ticket, Che blacks out on everything from synthy funk beats to prog rock to club ish like he was born to do it, all while maintaining that Airtight Grizzy sound we all know and love. The tape features guest spots from the Lessondary, Uzoy, Theo, Peter Hadar, Jay Electronica and more, while the production lineup includes Brian Brizzo, Von Pea, Nottz, Apple Juice Kid, Suhburb, Illmind, Cook Classics, The Stuyvesants & Boom Clap Bachelors. Shouts to Spec Boogie on the cover. The tracklist and download links are below, enjoy.
1. Fixed Tapes 2. Smoke Circles 3. Standin’ Too Close feat. Spec Boogie 4. Von Pea feat. Che Grand & Elucid - Thanks For Your Children 5. King x Grand 6. Drink Ticket (Oh Baby) 7. Confident feat. Uzoy 8. TJ Hooker Verse 9. Streets 10. Salute (The Solution) (Dub) 11. Man Myth Legend 12. Get On Your Job feat. Boom Clap Bachelors 13. Donny Goines feat. Che Grand & Izza Kizza - She Likes 14. Work Harder (Lawwd Listen) 15. Donwill & Von Pea feat. Che Grand - Headphone Rock 16. The Mood (Jungle Sounds) 17. Cook Classics feat. Che Grand, Donwill, Theo & Peter Hadar - Pitch Me To You 18. My Style feat. Miky & AKIR 19. Brizzo & Cizzo feat. Che Grand - Never Be The Same 20. Jay Electronica feat. Che Grand - Hagler 21. Von Pea Kung Fu Grip Interlude 22. Star (Pimps In Canada in 3D) w/ The Lessondary 23. Antonio Fargas 24. Swing (Original 2006 Demo) 25. The Stew Fuzz Theme 26. Rock N Roll Pussy 27. Thru Wit It 28. Love Is The Motivation 29. Outro
Me and insanely talented, Philadelphia-based producer Aeon are linking up for a mixtape in the coming months (unless the NL east race ends our friendship…LOL). You might know him from Aeon Got Beats Vol. 1 or his work with TanyaMorgan, Che Grand and the rest of the Lessondary. Anyways, here’s a quick preview of what you can expect on the tape, enjoy…
From DenverSolution.com: Thursday, 9/2 at 8PM -> We’re linking up with renowned Colorado producers Boonie Mayfield aka Boon Doc and Xperiment, as well as one of our good friend DJ Dozen, for a special fundraiser called Boonie’s Solution at the Rex Lounge (2936 Fox Street, by Coors Field & the Metro Apartments). One of favorite local producers, Boonie Mayfield, had his robbed back in May and we’re trying to pitch in on his studio rebuilding efforts.
The party starts at 8 with a producer showcase featuring Boonie, Xperiment, Stro, DJ Vajra, Kid Hum, DJ Psycho, Dealz, DJ Matt Cassidy, Fat Trak and several other premier local producers (to be announced here and on our twitter), followed by both of us and DJ Dozen (youngest in charge!!!) rocking the best in hip hop as the event switches into party mode. We’re also celebrating ridiculous beat prodigy Xperiment’s recent signing to Humble Beast (the label’s roster included some dope artists such as Othello, Braille and Theory Hazit) and his upcoming move to Portland; consider it his going away party. Last but not least, we’ll be celebrating our homie DJ Dozen’s birthday and well-deserved Solution debut. Entry is a minimum $5 donation with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Boonie to help rebuild his studio. Also, online donations can be made here. $3 Margaritas /// $2 Canned Beers /// $7 pitchers all night /// 21+.
(”Gold, the charm works like it/No animals were harmed except the shark biters”)
Here’s two more new Che Grand joints from our upcoming mixtape, Che Grand & DJ Low Key - The Fixtape Two:In It For The Drink Ticket…The tape drops next week, I can’t wait for y’all to hear it…
Von Pea’s official solo debut album, Pea’s Gotta Have It, drops on October 12th. It comes complete with a track featuring my name in the title (thanks Von), so you know you gotta cop it. Anyways, below is a taste of what it sounds like, complete with some words from Peazy himself.
From VonPea.com: 1st leak from my official debut solo album. the artwork is by Joe Buckingham (the back cover/inside is AWESOME)
and the album is not inspired by the movie! I didn’t make a concept album about sleeping with 2 women lol
bonus for vonpea.com readers: random lines from each track for no reason (haha)
1-”pop one in his moms and gun-butt Bambi”
2-breakfast at the bodega (skit)
3-”i tell em im the letterman, the bomber, parka, i cover em, no other than, the armor author”
4-”rappers talk tough…they really Julie Newmars”
5-part 1:”met her on craigslist, said she look like Halle…she was lying”
6-part 2:”we got the whole summer and she got the whole plumber thing, showing me her back via mac and its on my screen”
7-iron horse (skit)
8-”funk! (rhythm!) my people are instinctive, not formally trained but still broaden and change”
9-”Jada trying to get my data while im sittin next to Will, told her ‘chilllll’”
10-”took the 500 to school to make beats and they tried to take it away…i ran straight to the gate”
11-”when i entered the room it was just 7 and 2…”
12-”yall eat the lunch food i have chefs cook”
13-”imma ‘go see the doctorrrr’ dr jays, yes general release, no hyper beasts”
14-”with no itenerary i can tell you trippin”
15-”Von Pea & Aeon? Rush & Rick Rubin…”
16-”Staten Island, yall be getting love late…so im f*cking with yall first, Linda Lovelace”
17-”that seems to be the plans B thru Z, cause I aint trying to help the world eat through me”
In Che’s words: I’m hoping I don’t alienate my current listeners with this mixtape, I told Von Pea I’m ready to lose a few fans lol. I’ve just been having fun lately recording and engineering for myself and others, learning how to use Pro Tools. With that said expect the rest of this random collection of music new (old to some) and newer soon….
My 2 cents: Che MURDERS a variety of styles on here, everything from dub to prog rock to boom bap. No matter how familiar you are with Che Grand’s music, you’re gonna be impressed. In the meantime, definitely check out the original Fixtape if you haven’t already.
SATURDAY, 8/21 -> I’m all sorts of excited to be joining the legendary Dazz Band, the infamous Dwele G, Lee England Jr, Jonathan Bryant and some of Denver’s top R&B/soul DJs in Vail for the first Vail Soul Music Festival. The festival goes all weekend long but catch me spinning on Saturday night at Larkspur for the official afterparty and also at Samana Lounge after that. I’d recommend you make a weekend of it; especially since one of the best soul musicians of my lifetime, Raphael Saadiq, will be headlining the festival on Friday night, alongside the lovely Chrisette Michelle and Liv Warfield. Hopefully I’ll see you up there, head over to VailSoulMusicFest.com or your local King Soopers for ticket sales and more info on the whole weekend.
THURSDAY, 8/12 -> I’ve been DJing at nightclubs for a living for almost a decade now and these days I get excited for events that are a little different than the standard night club fare (take Hapa Life for instance). Well not too long ago, the folks over at Bigg Dizzy hit me up about getting involved in their recently launched adult game night/networking events; we met, knocked out some specifics and I’m looking forward to being involved in my first one on 8/12. Just to clarify, we’re talking about adults drinking and playing games here, not adult game night on some adult movie night ish, LOL.
Anyways, there will be numerous games on hand, everything from poker to taboo to connect four to dominos to wii on a projecter and more. Plus, we’ve got a dope collection of prizes too, including Rockies tickets, a bar tab at the Lobby, gift certificates to a few local restaurants, a couple of Akomplice tees and more. Also, we’ve got some complimentary snacks and a late night happy hour going with specials on food and drink, courtesy of the Lobby (P.S. I just checked the spot out for the first time recently and it’s super fresh). Last but not least, in case it’s not clear, I’ll be playing all the dope shit throughout the night to compliment your game playing experience, don’t miss it. 9:30 - midnight / $5 / Downtown at 22nd & Arapahoe.
FRIDAY, 7/30 -> The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme is still on Summer break, but you know we had to come back to celebrate Sounds’ birthday. We’ll be teaming up with Shag (15th & Champa downtown) again to give you your fix of what a hip hop party’s supposed to sound like. The homie Whygee (of Dispensary Music & Hype Killz* fame) will be the evening’s host and you already know we’re going in with the music. We’ll also have some copies of the new Frank151 (the Seventh Letter issue) and 2 for 1 Red Bull/Vodkas til midnight. No cover/ 21+/Music at 9/Bring cake.
SUNDAY, 7/18 -> Summertime’s not official without a park jam or two, right? Catch me and some of Denver’s top talent (including Vajra, Lazy Eyez, Cysko Rokwel, B Money, Dent, Johnny 5 from the Flo-Bots & more) rocking from 11am - 6pm at La Raza Park (38th & Navajo) for the Spirit of Hip Hop Park Jam. Expect dope music all day long and some of the top b-boys in town getting down. The event is all ages, free and there’s gonna be free food, what’s better than that? Shouts to Spenser & Hip Hop Congress for putting the jam together. Then afterwards, don’t miss me spinning the best in R&B and soul music at Hapa Life from 8:30 - 11pm (2nd & Detroit in Cherry Creek).
