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Status: Single
City: Grizzly City (559)
State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 1/5/2006

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Monday, March 23, 2009 
Sunday, January 04, 2009 

Current mood:  rejuvenated
1.Obama
2.Over a Hundred Beats from Exile for Boy Meets World
3.Rocking live at The House of Blues in Hollywood
4.The Still High Tour with Method man and Redman
5."Our Way" Ft. Evidence
6."The Far Left" Ft. The Alchemist and Evidence
7. Orisue
8.Go-Go Dancers
9.The Return of The Chuck Taylor
10. Last but not least...The Fans!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Current mood:  happy
Category: Music
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2008 was a great year with the release of "One Shot One Kill" brought to you by Orisue Clothing, Mick Boogie and Terry Urban. Well my good friends Mick and Terry just released "Unbelievable: The Notorious Edition" which pays tribute to the recently released "Notorious" film. You can hear me featured on the tape with the likes of Kanye West, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Nas and more. Click below for the tracklisting and download link.

Tracklist

1. Diddy Intro
2. Biggie and The Clipse: Blow
3. Biggie and Jay-Z: Brooklyn Go Hard
4. Biggie, Game, and Darien Brockington: On Top (Produced by The Kickdrums)
5. Biggie and AZ: Brooklyn
6. Biggie, Craig Mack and LL Cool J: The Flavor (produced by Frequency)
7. Biggie and Big L: Let The Games Begin
8. Biggie & Redman: Machine Gun Funk (produced by DJ Premier)
9. Diddy Interlude
10. Biggie and Fashawn: Going Back To Cali (produced by Remot)
11. Biggie and Kanye West: Kicks Open Doors
12. Biggie and Jadakiss: All Day Every Day
13. The Madd Rapper: Still Mad Interlude
14. Biggie and Lil Kim: Only One Thing
15. Biggie and Young Chris: Young G's Part 2 (Produced by Moss)
16. Diddy Interlude
17. Biggie and Jay-Z: The Commission
18. Biggie and Gravy: Ready To Die
19. Biggie and Nas: It Aint Hard To Tell
20. Biggie and Prodigy: Escape From NY
21. Biggie and Sheek: Things Change (produced by nVMe)
22. Diddy Interlude
23. Biggie and Lil Wayne: If You See Me (Produced by Garbs)
24. Biggie and Mobb Deep: Last Dayz.
25. Diddy Outro
26. Biggie, Big Daddy Kane, Ms. Jade: Set It Off

Download: Unbelievable: The Notorious Edition
http://www.zshare.net/download/54250733aa85ab29/
Sunday, September 21, 2008 

Hey world. It's me again. I finally took some time to speak to all of you directly.So talk to me.how ya'll been? as far as me, i just been caught up in the grind. Rocking crowds, traveling, i hardly sleep now a days .My life is becoming one big blur.

i did my first " in -store" in Visalia @ this store called The Majors. i've never perfomed in visalia so it was big for me. i was surprised by the amount of people who showed up for lil ol' me. I love my fans !



I  had  my  first Mixtape release party for my latest project titled " One Shot One Kill  " hosted by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban. Peace To Orisue Clothing for supplying the clothes. thanks to all the fans that came out. I hope you like the O.S.O.K Mixtape. here's a pic of me rocking on September 06' @ Starline.



The road trips, the publicity, the long nights in the studio, it's finally paying off. Since the last time we've spoke i've been Artist of  The Week on HHO (Hip Hop Official), The following week i was voted Artist of the month on G4 televisions Freestyle 101 .





Around the same time i link up with Evidence of dilated peoples. i end up at his house and to my surprise he was real humble and down to earth. i got an exclusive first listen to Cats and Dogs...Dope! I played him some songs off my debut album that i'm working on with Exile titled Boy Meets World. Before you know it "Our Way" was born.( video premier this October-Get Ready! )





i'm almost  done  with "Boy Meets World" so to my fans...just listen to O.S.O.K. it should hold you off untill the album Drops. Untill next time ONE LOVE!






-fashawn



Tuesday, April 01, 2008 

Current mood:  creative


Hey world,

For those who failed to make it to last weeks show, you missed an historical night. I had a blast rocking the stage as always, my band "The Fresh Boyz & Eva Scow" (respect to Eva Scow) did great and the crowd was hype. Everyone was rocking there flyest outfits like they should be. I was rocking that Orisue espiecally the new jeans they came out with. You know your boy got an early shipment of those (good looking out to the homie Vince). Anyways imma leave you with a video so you can check out how it went down. Thanks to those who came and supported and i’ll see you guys at the next one.




Last Friday was not only a special day because of the show but i also released my latest project "The Phenom 2". This project was a little different than my previous one "Grizzly City 2". I dug a little deeper as far as concepts, songs like "Missing You", "In Crowd" & "I’ll Take Everything" lets you see how i got to expirement a little bit more with my writing. You can go grab a copy Exclusively at FTK (Shout out to Bobby & Sam). Imma have something for all my online fans here soon. So stay tuned for that.

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Now on to the future. This past weekend was one to remember. Saturday me and my manager Heck headed out to LA to meet up with my man Exile (Blu & Exile). We had trouble finding his spot, until I saw this ill hand made cross that was made out of TV’s and throwback speakers (you had to have been there). I knew we had arrived. We chopped it up for a while and he ended up playing a boatload of untouched beats. Before you knew it i left Exile’s crib with enough beats for 3 Albums. All i can say is look out.

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After that we all headed out to Hollywood to Club LAX to see the legendary Pete Rock do his thing. The homie Blu was hosting the event as well. As soon as the horns on T.R.O.Y. hit the whole place going was going bananas. Long story short i woke up with one hell of a Hangover (lol). The next morning i popped 2 alieve and was back at it laying vocals for my new project with Exile. (Shout out to Darren for the plush studio.)

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Imma leave you guys with my man Exile putting me on game about Drink Snatching in the VIP. Shout out to him, that’s one crazy dude (lol). Stay tuned for more and look for the video for "Missing You" coming soon. Until the next episode. Peace

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P.S. Don’t forget about the show April 16th @ The Starline with Blu & Exile. Spead the Word

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Friday, February 29, 2008 

Current mood:  sick
Category: Music
yesterday i woke up feeling like crap, i had a cold, but i got my ass out of bed anyway and started writing to these dj exile beats he sent me for my upcoming project. (he just put out a project with a dope mc named blu..if you haven't copped that album do so..blu & exile "below the heavens" http://www.myspace.com/herfavcolor & www.myspace.com/alexile) anyways i was just trying to keep myself hydrated with soup and theraflu so i could make it to rehearsal later that night..by the time i got to practice i was feeling aight..everyone else's energy motivated me and helped get through practice..we added the new additions to the band with the vocalist desiree and matt.. those 2 got incredable voices.. patrick contrares fresh from Europe where he was touring came in and killed it with the violin..anyways rehearsal went great and i cant wait till our next practice..until next time imma leave you with a clip of my man kp of the fresh boyz the coldest drummer i know get something off his chest..check it out and talk you guys soon..

peace, fash

Friday, February 22, 2008 

Current mood:  imaginative
Category: Music
this morning i woke up, walked straight to the kitchen and grubbed on some cookie crisp. you know cookie crisp is my shit. anyways then i hopped in the shower than skated over to my homie p-cutta's house and twisted one up. then i watched how ridiculous rappers where on bet. that shit really ruined my high! anyways i had to keep it movin so i was on my way to the skate park but it was raining so i went back to the crib and watched the one and only "Good Fellas". gotta give it up to my nigga joe pesci. anyways last nights rehearsal went great. the horn players just got added and the band is starting to mesh right. My homies from Section 8 Bravo and Grafik showed up and checked out the practice. so anyways back to another night of doing my thing. check out the video clip of yesterdays rehearsal and get a little glance of how its going down.

till the next time,
Fash




The Fresh Boyz
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Grafik & Bravo
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 

Category: Music
Another Day in the studio. Hecktik on the 1 and 2's while F-plus serfs the internet.i 'm sitting here shuffling through beats trying to find something that sticks.i've been writng to a lot of Ratatat lately.Their shit is electro blended with Alternative,it's pretty weird stuff.I feel like the music is an exact representation of where i am at this point in my life.It's some of the most honest shit i've ever written.
My Favorite song out of all my new shit is "Excuses" which is another Ratatat record.i wrote it yesterday and recorded it right before rehearsal with the band.i even got my Mother on the record telling me to come to church .it's pretty crazy.
After i got done recording in the lab i went to rehearsal with the fresh boys and Eva Scow.Theirs nothing like watching and hearing live music;especially your own music.it gives me a whole different kind of energy oppose to being in the studio with the two speakers and my composition book.this wedsday we go back for another rehearsal.Can't wait !
for those who ask " when the next one dropping?" When it's Finished! lol
Peace

Fashawn



1ST REHEARSAL WITH THE FRESH BOYZ
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Sunday, April 08, 2007 

Category: Music
http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=fashawn

What's up?

I'm good, man. I'm hustling. Another day, another dollar.

Your first song on HipHopGame, "The City Is Mine," got a lot of positive feedback. "The City Is Mine" is a pretty cocky statement for you to make.

Yeah. I feel like that's where I'm at right now. I'm a young dude. I'm a new dude. The city is open for anyone and I'm just staking my claim. The city is mine.

What kind of response have you gotten from other Fresno artists like Planet Asia?

It's crazy. I met Asia when I was 14. I spit for him and he said I was nice. I've been doing my thing for a minute and he said he had a lot of respect for me. Diego Redd's another one. Hearing them say I'm nice means the world to me. It's been positive responses with anything.


If you said, "The city is mine" in New York, you would have problems. How come you don't have problems saying that in Fresno?

It's open land out here. Niggas are coming up the same. It's for anybody out here. The world is yours, the city is mine.

What's the Fresno scene like today?

Coming up in Fresno is crazy because we get overlooked a lot. The city itself gets overlooked a lot. You have to rhyme that much harder to get noticed. You have to have relentlessness just to get out and let the world hear what you have to say. I grew up here all my life and we have everything here. There's rich motherfuckers and poverty.


You talk about being a genius and not having to come with punchlines on "Back On the Block." Talk about that.

Nowadays there's this emphasis on punchlines. I'm more of a songwriter and poet. I don't need no fucking drumroll and punchline. I just want to speak to the people and let them feel where I'm coming from.

How was it recording the "We Takin' Over" freestyle with Planet Asia, Shake da Mayor and Diego Redd?

It was wonderful. These are legends out here. I'm the hottest of who I go to school with and I hear their names all the time. It's crazy to be put in the lane with them and for me to be able to hold my own was a great experience. It's crazy. I was kind of star-struck. We're all from Fresno and we're all connected even though we're from different 'hoods. It wasn't too foreign for me.

You had a line in that song where you said, "15 more years to go." What did you mean by that?

Everyone on that song is 10 years older than me. They're the big homies and I have 15 more years to go. I have a long way to go. You know how Muhammad was in his prime? He was chilling for a long time. I feel like I'm in my prime right now. I might have limited myself by saying 15 years, but it's what I meant though. A lot of niggas' careers don't even last the summer or a month. I plan to be around for awhile. That's why I said that. I plan to be around for at least 15 more years. I plan to be around for awhile and have that longevity.

What's the Grizzly City Movement?

That's my movement. Everybody calls it "'No" or "the 'No." I call it "Grizzly City." This is the youngest in Fresno and it's a new way of thinking. I'm bringing my area to the world. A lot of people in Fresno know where I'm from and they know my 'hood. They know when I say "Grizzly City" that it relates to me and my 'hood. That's my movement.

You've dropped two mixtapes recently. What's the response been?

It was good. The people said I was nice off the first one. Everybody was just grabbing for the second one. They loved it. The skaters, gangsters and chicks were loving it. It's a good look. Both mixtapes were a good look. I had mixtapes previous to those two but those were ones I did in the basement that nobody's heard. I have a lot of material.

Being 17 years-old has it's benefits in this game, but there's also a downside to it where people say, "What can he rhyme about? He's only 17." Have you experienced that?

What I've had to do is gain those people's respect. I have to be fresh and new. That's the hardest part. I love being young. I enjoy it.

Have you started working on your debut album?

I'm trying to put out an album, but I have to establish my fanbase first. I don't want to drop an album and only sell 1,000 copies. I have to get them strong with me first because I'm a new artist. I'm trying to hit every 'hood and reach the people.

What's going on with your crew Section 8?

We're working on a project right now called Government Cheese. We're trying to drop it nationwide. I've already done two mixtapes with my crew, For My People and The Young and the Reckless.

What's your focus going to be for the next couple of months?

I'm looking to do these shows and I'm trying to reach these people. I'm trying to get as much publicity as I possibly can and bring the town to the forefront. I'm trying to shine some light on the valley. That's my main focus right now.

Where do you want to be two years from now?

I want to have the same drive, hunger and determination. I don't want to be chilling and thinking about what I should be doing. I want to be on my hustle. I don't want to be sitting back.

What do you want to say to everybody?


Have open ears and feel where I'm coming from. Feel my story and embrace me because I'm going to be here for awhile. As long as I'm alive I'm going to be here, so embrace me.