Twizted Mind "Ugly" (produced by Zup)

a few months back i made this beat, and as i was making it i started hearing Twizted Mind over it... and prob as soon as i finished it, i called him and said "check ur email"... and here we r a couple months later...

this track is absolute crack! no wonder y this dude gets nominated every year for Best Lyricst at the Ohio Hip Hop Awards... this track alone might earn him anouther award

Twizted Mind - Ugly (produced by Zup)

MJK spinning at Kent State

last night we had that "Fathers Thank you for Your Daughters" party to DJ... besides the Kent State police tellin us to turn down our music at 9:30pm! and then shutting down the whole party at 11pm, the shit was fun, haha... shout out to my homie Ryan, shit was still coo!

VOTE here for Soul Kryziz as best new artist

i think i need to give u a remindeeeer, here it is...

VOTE Soul Kryziz "Best New Artist" at the Ohio Hip Hop Awards!!

Proph the Problem - Do It Anyway

via: The Huston Blog

Shout out to my man Proph the Problem! he hit the nail on the head with this one... he lets people know what its like to be puttin in 25 hours a day in the studio makin ur music perfect but yet people dont care to even listen... one of the worst feelings ever!!

peep the "zup" shout out in the second verse... he put u straight in my shoes 4real... download this shit NOW!

Proph the Problem - Do It Anyway

Paparazzi: Zup in a scream band?...

haha thats what i look like in this pic! haha

thanks to Katrina B Photography!!

216thetakeover.com, DJ Jack Da Ripper, & Goodshyt Ent present On the Rise vol 2

216thetakeover.com has done it again with the help of Dj Jack Da Ripper and Goodshyt Ent... On the Rise vol 2 is out!!! my homie Soul Kryziz has a hot unreleased exclusive track on there called "33 missed Calls" produced by myself... check it out!

Soul Kryziz - 33 Missed Calls (produced by Zup)


and make sure u download the whole album, the shit is hot as fuck! cant wait til vol 3!
download here!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RDSSCQRQ

The Royaltons "Evil Eye"

everyone thats knows me knows that i LOVE good music... no matter if its rap, country, techno, or alternative...

my long time friend Dale Delong has been makin music for the past 5 years, he used to come over to my spot and record when he was just gettin started... now hes got himself a damn good... scratch that... a damn GREAT band called The Royaltons!

They have finished up there debut album called Secret Codes and it is bein mixed in Chicago right now as we speak by Erik Widman... with Dale on lead vocals they r bringin a great sound to music, and its proof in there 1st single "Evil Eye"... check it out and please let ur friends know!

The Royaltons - Evil Eye

and if u wanna see them live, The Royaltons r opening up for Shwayze at Peabodys on Sept 25th, around the same time Secret Codes will be dropping! so check them out!

Mike Nice Live on ZRL

about 10 mins ago Mike Nice and myself just wrapped up our ZRL interview... Mike plays tracks from his cd, talks about his album, his release party, local artists, cleveland sports, and even asks me questions!! peep the interview here if u missed

D.Roof/ Mike Nice/ BBT Release Party Aug 28th at The Grog Shop

D.roof, Mike Nice, Big Bang Triple CD Release Party

Birthday bash for mike & jay/clothing drive for goodwill

Donate clothes and enter to win $100 gift card to Krush clothing

Good music, good cause

ALL AGE EVENT
$10 FOR ADVANCE TICKETS
$12 AT THE DOOR
$2 EXTRA FOR UNDER 21

+EVENT GIVE AWAYS:
(10-20) $15 GIFT CARDS FOR ADIDAS shoe store FOR THE FIRST 10-15 PEOPLE TO MAKE IT DOWN
1 PAIR OF NIKE DUNKS,
(3) 50/50 PRO MODEL BALL CAPS,
(1) $100 GIFT CARD TO KRUSH CLOTHING,
(1) PAIR OF SONY HEADPHONES
FREE FOOD (CHICKEN, PIZZA, FRUIT, and snacks like cookies etc.) ... so come hungry
25 GIFT BAGS FOR THE FIRST 25 PEOPLE
MIKE NICE AND JAY DUE BIRTHDAY CAKE
(2) D.ROOF T-SHIRTS (THINK GREEN)
3 POUNDS OF STARBUCKS COFFEE

PERFORMING ON THIS NIGHT:
D.ROOF (9:30) (10-12 mins)
vinnie (9:45) (10-12 mins)
.NAPOLEONstevewil (10:00) (10-12 mins)
Smoke screen (10:15) (10-12 mins)
Rhyme and reason (10:30) (10-12 mins)
Soul kryziz (10:45) (10-12 mins)
Jesty beatz (11:00) (10-12 mins)
Klassic and proph the problem (11:15) (12-15 mins)
mike nice (11:30) (30-35 mins)
d.roof (12:10) (20-25 mins)
kurzed (12:35) (10-12 mins)
big bang theory (12:50) (1 hour-1:15

Fathers Thank You For Your Daughters 2009

Thursday August 27th 2009... MJK will be DJing and i will be MCing the nightime festivities around 10pm at Kent State University for the "Fathers Thank You for Your Daughters" party!!

taken from the facebook page:
"...were welcoming in the new freshmen class at Kent State University!! As some of you know 208 is located on South Lincoln a road that thousands of freshmen must drive on to move into their dorms. SO!!!! What are we going to do? Were going to party the whole day they move in and welcome them in!! Bring your lawn chairs and kegs because were going to drink all day and play all night as we kick off our Senior Year!!!!

Schedule for the day...
10am - Kegs and Eggs
12pm - Cornhole Tournament
3:30pm - Beer pong Tournament
($2 a team, 64 team max, Winner and Runnerup win cash)
8:30pm - Wet T-Shirt Contest (Prizes will be awarded)
10pm - DJ / Danceparty!"

$20 studio time with great Pro-Tools quality

my homie Kurzed is opening up his studio to the public... hes chargin $20 an hour for recording and mixing... dude duz a great job, he recorded the "No Cameras" song by Soul Kryziz that i uploaded to my site a couple weeks ago, and he also just recorded the whole D.Roof album "Age of the Hipster"...

so like i said, he records with Pro-Tools, its $20 an hour, u can either get the tracks emailed to u, or burned on the spot!! not only can u purchase studio time, he also has a beat bank of about 50 beats to choose from too!

so hit him up on his cell (440)-821-3881 or u can email him JDuckgully@yahoo.com for more info or to set up an apointment!

he wanted me to post this to give u a sneak of what hes mixin down right now

Razor Blade "Give My All" (produced by Zup)

Razor Blade is one of my fav artists and producers in this city 4 sure... very rarly do u see sumone who loves music as much as this dude! check out the secret weapons new track that i produced called "Give My All", oh yeah and download that bitch too!

Razor Blade - Give My All (produced by Zup)

District 9

so lets get sci-fi nerdy for a second... i saw the movie District 9 on sunday and let me just say, for an alien movie, this shit is actually a great film... and dot get it twizted, i love alien movies, but im speakin for everyone else... sure the story is about aliens bein fenced off from humans in a 3rd world country, but the story line is deeper than that if u think about it... theres a bigger picture that sorta opens ur eyes on not "aliens" but on us as humans and how we may have and still do view other people... the way the movie was shot was brilliant and i think its a must see film... if ur not into sci-fi, ull prob hate the movie for the 1st 20 mins, but after that, ull forget theres even aliens in the film!! go see District 9...

...back to the beats!

Drastic "Enjoy (I Feel Good)" (produced by Zup)

Drastic is droppin anouther banger produced by myself off his debut "Lets Begin" ... great to play on hot summer dayz!!! download it n bump it in the whip while the weather is still hot! STOP PLAYIN WIT EM!!!!!!!!

Drastic - Enjoy (I Feel Good) (produced by Zup)

Jus Mic "Wasnt Spose To Be" (produced by Zup)

Every person ive played this song to was either like "play it again" or "burn that shit 4 me right now" haha... but ive had to keep this in the archive for a min... but Jus Mic hit me up today and said its time to kill em... so lets kill em

Jus Mic - Wasnt Spose To Be (produced by Zup)

Soul Kryziz nominated for Best New Artist at The Ohio Hip-Hop Awards 09

Congrats to my homie Soul Kryziz and his nomination for Best New Artist for The Ohio Hip-Hop Awards 09... thats a real real good look! im proud of that dude...

once again i didnt get the nod this year, but u know what... i aint mad at it, cuz a year ago today none of you knew who Soul Kryziz was and now in his 1st year out the gate hes already grabbed himself a nomination, and im glad to say im one of the reasons hes up there!

and a huge shout to the homie Proph, Jus Mic, Twizted Mind and all the millions of other people i fuck with who got nominated!! lets bring home sum plaques this year

VOTE HERE!!

Journey

i wasnt gonna put this up... but 1, its hilariously redunk, and 2, i know lena dont want me to post it... haha... me neighbor got married last weekend n i was filmin the whole wedding, so i decided to take a moment to plug my website... the problem was, i was hammered... and ask anyone if ur drunk and Journey comes on... oh, its game fuckin over!! "born n raised in soooooooooooooooooutttttth clevelaaaaaaand!" haha enjoy

Donkey Kong shelves

i was browzin, and i stumbled across this shit... i saw it and i was like "YO I GOT TO HAVE THIS" ... but im not gonna cuz i got no need 4 it, but 1 day i will and 1 day it shall be mine!

SOURCE

Shout to Nox and www.revibethemovement.com

Noxtradamas wrote a great blog about me over at http://www.hiphopfornerds.com/ , talkin about my online beat store and just basicaly a lil backround about me!

well the homies over at http://www.revibethemovement.com/ reposted the blog, and also added sum of there fav beats that i produced!!! so head on over there and check them both out!!

D. Roof LIVE on ZRL

i had D. Roof in the buildin today, we talked about Nox's release show, Roof album, and Roofs release show on Aug 28th!! check it out! (sidenote: my spot light died, so sorry 4 the lighting bein so dim)

Noxtradamas Release Party ZRL RECAP!!

last night Noxtradamas had his release show at The Rockstar in Cleveland... shit was alot of fun... great performances, a ton of give aways, just a great release show 4 nox!! congrats man, the cd is awesome!!

Interview with Nox hours b4 the show


Noxtradamas LIVE


to see more of Nox's performance along with Mike Nices performance go to www.ustream.tv/channel/zrl

NEW BEATS/ LEASE 10 beats for $100, AUGUST deal!!!

yes indeedy, i just uploaded new beats for the month of August (my birthday month)... and in celebration of my RAR Award for BEST PRODUCER of 09... i am doin a deal over at my beat store.... now normaly it is $100 to own a beat, and $30 to lease a beat... well starting today up until August 31st... u can lease 10... yes TEN beats for $100!!! ...so ur leasin 10 beats for $10 each! ...normaly u cant even lease 4 beats for that price!!! so head on over to www.soundclick.com/zup and listen n pick out sum bangers!