Smoke Screen "Punch Drunk Melodies vol 2"

download my homies Smoke Screens new mixtape "Punch Drunk Melodies vol 2" presented by Kings Ransom Clothing.... none of my beats made the cut, but there still my people, so make sure u bump it!

DOWNLOAD HERE

check out Smoke Screen at www.myspace.com/smokescreen216

check out Kings Ransom Clothing at http://www.kingsransomclothing.com/

EYE Scream for IceCream

well for those of u who dont know... back in the day i always used to draw, that was all i did... waaaay b4 the producing when i was in gradeschool... my mom used to think i was gonna be a cartoonist when i grew up... but then i found music, and then it was bye-bye art... well when i started drawing designs for Kings Ransom Clothing, i kinda got back into cartooning, and comin up with creative ideas for shirts n shit... well heres 1 design idea i had for KR which didnt make the cut, which i dont blame them, cuz its not really a tight idea for a shirt... more so, just a drawing!

thanks to my neighbor steve, i got photoshop, n i started fuckin around in it... decided to upload my "eye screm for icecream" pic and mess around with it... its my 1st photoshop work, so dont judge... but i love it!! and i think i did a good job even tho im color blind (thats anouther story) ... but check it out! i did this about 3 weeks ago, thought id upload it now! leave me sum love!!

why i hate Nero

Nero is in Las Vegas this week for a bachlor party... this motherfucker goz n sends me a picture text of there room... and then he tells me hes got a pole in the shower and shit... fuck u nero!!! haha, its all good have fun playa...

not happy with iMeem right now...

i just noticed that every song on my imeem player is only a snippet... i guess imeem is doin that, so u have to go to the imeem website to listen to the full song... which is extremly stupid... so i gotta figure out how to get the full songs on the page... cuz thats the whole point of this website... to give u shit ive produced... not fuckin 30 secs!!

anouther 1 guy 1 cup reaction video

i was kickin with Wax Monkey again last night... so i had to get more reaction videos... the thing with this one is, they didnt even know that the glass broke... the funny thing about the video is the conversation not so much the reaction

Smoke Screen opening for Wale in the C.L.E. this friday

thanks to work i will not be able to attend the Wale concert and see my homies Smoke Screen tear it down... but that duznt mean u cant!! so make sure u take yo ass to the Grog this friday april 24th and represent! ... tell em Zup sent u, or dont tell em, it dont matter

oh sidenote Smoke Screen will be droppin there new mixtape that night as well... so go n get a copy!!!

www.myspace.com/smokescreen216

Rebel Army Radio in Murder Dog Magazine

HUUUUUUGE shout out to my homie Zaire over at Rebel Army Radio... he sent me a text about this shit a couple days ago... n since my internet is back up n running, i had to put this shit up on my site... RAR is up on the legendary Murder Dog Magazines website!!! good look on that!!

check out the magazine at:

http://www.murderdog.com/

and the radio station at:

http://www.rebelarmyradio.t83.net/

Noxtradamas ft Zup "Too COOL" behind the scenes video

back a couple months ago i went to Noxtradamas' to record sum tracks n shit... if u dig deep in the archives u can see pics from that day... well heres a video of us creatin that song... well actually Nox already had his verses done, i just helped with the hook... the videos actually pretty funny... it shows u how much fun were havin makin music, and like i always say, thats all that matters


www.hiphopfornerds.com

Nero 1 guy 1 cup reaction video

so i am back yet again with anouther reaction video... sharin the joy that is 1 guy 1 cup... i was watchin the 1st playoff game last sat at Neros... and i had my camera n i decided, what a perfect time to show them 1 guy 1 cup... so shout out to Nero, Murda, n Pat...

Wax Monkey; on some whole other shit

shout out to Wax Monkey Productions and the jazz band Body Massage... check em out playing live at Whole Foods grocery store in Cleveland Heights... shit is dope as fuck... jazz bands, STEP UR GAME UP!

ThatsWhatsZup.com Basketball Team

yes, i have officialy sponsored my 1st basketball team... i figured i need to get this site out more, and plus i love basketball... so there ya go! shout out to my boy Nero and my homie Soul Kryziz who are actually on the team!

theres a game every sat at:
Hilltopper Athletic Complex 7500 HUB Parkway Valley View, Ohio 44125

so make sure u come out this sat (april 18th) at 7pm and watch em dominate! every week ill be postin up video footage from the games... its should be dope... im buyin the shirts for the team, they obviously wont have them by sat, but they will by there next game in 2 weeks, since they have a bye week next week...!!

"Proph the Problem - Lions, Tigers, & Bears" music video

shout out to Proph and The Huston for this video



www.prophtheproblem.blogspot.com

My interview with 216thetakeover.com!!

Shout out to Kristy over at www.216thetakeover.com !!! head on over there and read the interview i did!! the direct link is:

http://216thetakeover.com/v1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&Itemid=1

so head over there and support ya boy and 216thetakeover!

Cali Miles - Hot N Heavy (RnB Z-MIX) (produced by Zup)

i wasnt gonna release this... but since Cali loved it so much she added it to her "Hot N Heavy sample disc"... so check it out! this will also be on my "The 25th Hour" mixtape... shout out to Cali Miles and Big Heff!!

Hot N Heavy (Z-MIX) (produced by Zup) - Cali Miles

Dubbs 1 Guy 1 Cup reaction video

So one of Lenas friends showed her this video, and she told me it was the most fucked up thing shes ever seen... so of course i had to watch it for myself, and she was not lieing, that shit is prob the most fucked up thing in the world... so, me being the man i am, i HAVE to make sure everyone sees this shit hahaha...

so i went to the studio last night to finish up "Love Letters from a Lobot" and i had to show Dubbs the video, but i decided to roll the good ol' camera, check it out, shits hilarious!!



people 18 and older go to google and search "1 guy 1 cup" and see 4 urself

Drastic - "Off Top" (produced by Zup)

here we go, EXCLUSIVE!... his 2nd single off his album "Lets Begin" ... the songs called "Off Top" by Drastic! STOP PLAYIN WIT EM!!!!!!!!

Off Top (produced by Zup) - Drastic

Thoughts from The Huston

Via: http://www.thehuston.blogspot.com/

Well as we head into 2009 it's time to make a mark on this music industry in Cleveland! There is way to much talent in this city for us not to get respect and recognition out here! Kid Cudi is making moves which is awesome but there are plenty of underground artists who have gone unrecognized and that is unacceptable! People need to do there research and realize we do have a city full of entertainers who deserve to be noticed in the music game if you don't believe me check out the artists I List below and you will come to realize what potential we have in Cleveland. "Cap Rap" is dying off and as the different labels look for new talent they will over look our city due to the fact that the only artists who have gotten any exposure have been cap rappers so all the lyrical talent is being over looked! We need to put a stop to it and get these artist the exposure they deserve! Was Nas right when he said Hip-Hop is dead...? I think Hip-Hop isn't dead i think the the industry has taken a 180 degree turn towards watered down club hits! Which isn't completely bad except that artists like Joe Budden DO NOT get recognition for what they do and a lot of underground emcees have no love from anyone even in there own cities! Then Nas released "Hero" which was an anthem for artists to give people a person to look up to and now the state of the country is in a lot of trouble. It is fine to have people who make music that makes you able to dance and have a good time in the club, I just ask for a balance!!! and especially in Cleveland "rappers" need to stop just following the form of what every other city is doing! Step back and think of it this way why would another city be fans of our artists if they have artists from there city doing the same type of music? Also, I believe Local Dj's need to spin local artist more than Gucci & Oj the Juice Man! There are an extremely huge group of talented producers in this city also! So to wrap everything up please Cleveland lets have a balance and make us come up and take over the industry because we have more talent than people know!

"IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY MAKIN' OR FAKING AN IMAGE, IT'S ABOUT LEAVING YOUR MARK ON THIS EARTH BEFORE YOUR TIMES FINISHED!" -JUS MIC

Artists for everyone to check out:

Jus Mic- myspace.com/goodshyt & Jus-Mic.blogspot.com

ProphtheProblem- myspace.com/prophtheproblem & prophtheproblem.blogspot.com

Twizted Mind- myspace.com/wasbuiltforme & Twiztedmind.com

King.Dom- myspace.com/kingdomodot

Drastic- myspace.com/drasticmusic

Soul Kryziz- myspace.com/soulkryzizmusic

Producers:

Doc Remedy- myspace.com/docrem & Prhymalrage.com

HellaMentals- www.myspace.com/hellament & Prhymalrage.com

YungZup- www.myspace.com/thatswhatszupent & thatswhatszup.com

Shatta- myspace.com/shattastarmusic

DRASTICS 1ST SINGLE OFF "LETS BEGIN" PRODUCED BY ME, DROPS TOMORROW!!

tomorrow Drastic is releasing his 1st single from his debut album "Lets Begin" on myspace... the song is called "Off Top" and its produced by me... ima be postin it up for listen tomorrow as well... and then next week it will be available for download everywhere... so u can hear it 1st here tomorrow!! no other blogs or websites or DJs will have it until next week!! so check back in tomorrow... the shit is a banger!

Kings Ransom online store up n running

even tho im not workin for Kings Ransom Clothing anymore, there still my people, i gotta support, and u should too... they finaly got there online store up n running! so head on over to http://www.kingsransomclothing.com/ and pull out ur credit card and click on "store"

Kings Ransom End of the Summer Blastoff/ Zup Bday 08 pictures!

well every year i try and have a big birthday/ end of the summer party... 3 years ago we had a party at my dude Alex's house, and we had a performance from Peezy S Thompson, B Dot, and myself... n then we ended up burnin the stage down...

then 2 yrs ago, we had the party at my house... we had 2 kegs, VIP room, performances from Noxtradamas, Mike Nice, Razor Blade, and Jesty Beatz outside, and then performances from James Cagney, Drastic, and Peezy inside... it was fun as fuck...

well last year we had it at Dave from Kings Ransom Clothings house... and we had lots of shit to drink, beer pong, a pool, Think DJin, performances from Nox, Mice Nice, and Soul Kryziz... it was dope, there was a lil bit of drama at one point, but it didnt take long for the party to start again... i designed the exclusive Kings Ransom event shirt too... well i finaly got the pics back, so check em out! SHOUT OUT TO KATRINA B PHOTOGRAPHY for takin the pics

...what will we do this year?????

check out Kings Ransom Clothing at:

http://www.kingsransomclothing.com/

and Katrina B Photography at:

www.myspace.com/katrinabphotography