FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19th
Mega Clothing Presents: The Blind Faith Tour
Portland Hip-Hop Show at Club Calabash
Featuring Bad Habitat, X-Kid, Artofacts
Calabash 885SW 2nd/Taylor Portland, Oregon
21+ – $5 – 9PM – Drink Specials
ABOUT MTA:
MTA is made up of 2 Lyrisists/Producers and 1 DJ/Producer: James Gwoove & Skin Grafik aka NUMB1ne and DJ RocSteady. Formally they were known as 10 Cent Depozit along with original members Slyder and Fritz (lives on the westcoast)…..still repping 10 Cent/Resa.P and Lake AFX James and Skin now carry the name MTA. MTA stands for many different things … MEGA Triflin Army, MEGA-Ton-AGE, Money and Times Alternative, Marching Through Armageddin, Masacre of Time and Art, Mental Telepathic Artisens, Medication Through Art …(Just to name a few). MTA is currently working on recording a new album “Masacre of Time and Art” that will be mostly produced by themselves and partner KevONE. They are also releasing a Mix CD that will include some exclusive tracks and REmastered REreleases.
James Gwoove was part of Traverse City original hip hop trio in the mid 90’s the Funky Ante’s, with Slyder and RocSteady, they were performing at the Loading Dock when it was still known as JRR’s wearhouse back in 93/94. Joining forces with Lake AFX in 1998 to to make two albums. A couple years later branching off to become 10 Cent Depozit with Kuzn Fritz and Slyder. They toured the midwest selling “5$ Limit” in 03 later losing Fritz to the westcoast but still creating “Revenge of the Nerds” in 06. Skin also released is first solo album in 06 and another in 07, later joining forces with BIC (who can be heard on “5$ Limit, “Revenge of the Nerds” and “NUMB”) creating Resa.P and released the nationaly distributed album “Food For Thought” in 08, they toured the west coast promoting this album. All albums were released under there own independent label MEGAcore Records, named after there friend who passed on Don MEGA.
MTA is a new form of hip hop with a unique sound that sets them apart from the rest of the hip hop scene. MTA has tapped into various nation wide markets, while keeping their home base Traverse City, Michigan. MTA has been carving out their unique style over the past 15 years. James has been rapping since the young age of 6 and Skin since around 14, they also have both been producing there own beats for the past 5 or so years better helping to create there own brand to this giant hip hop scene. MTA’s style varies with each song but still carries the significant sound they created that can be on either the heavier or on the lighter side of things. That sound is a witty combination of humor and seriousness with lyrics that touch on everything from rocking parties to politics to family.
MTA has performed at the 2003 Van’s Warped Tour and were invited back for the 2004 Vans Warped Tour where they performed at such major venues as: the Pontiac Sliverdome (Mi.), Riverbend Music Theatre (Oh.), Germaine Music Theatre (Oh.), Tweeter Center (Ill.) & Verizon Wireless Theatre (In.)- Also including these Michigan venues: Emerald Theatre, the Blind Pig, Orbit Room, the Temple Club, After Shock, Streeters, Shimmers, Saginaw Valley Auditorium, Loading Dock, Union Street Station & Weathly Street Theatre. MTA and members of MTA have shared the stage with major artists like: Cappadonna (Wu Tang), Digital Underground, 2 Live Crew, Rob Base and DJ Eazy Rock, Eyedea, Digable Planets, Keith Murray, 2mex, Life Rexall, Existereo, LA JAE (Shape Shifters), El Da Sensei (Artifacts), Brother Ali, MC Breed, Dice, Non Phixion, Petey Pablo, Binary Star and more….
Presented by Mega Clothing Company – Portland, Oregon
About MEGAcore Records:
There has been a massive exsplosion on the surface of earth. There is only a few survivors, some have which have taken the name MEGAcore the MEGAforce. Taking base within the planets biggest water supply these marvels have only one purpose – to conquer and rebuild. Taken shape of many human and nonhuman forms these spirits of the past and the future are here only to be heard not herd. Pergatory and Galaxy ¢ommunicatons form up the stations that create the images of the sound. 10 ¢ent Depozit, Resa.P, Dark Movement (Army of Darkness) with infinate shapes they can become. Continuosly at war with the stars they can also be known under the alias’ – Skin Grafik, James Gwoove, Slyder, Knowledge Sun, Kraze Karak, Bic, Devious, the Common Kurse and other allies in with in this universe. With a few CDs under there belt and plenty more on the way, these morphs plan to go as far as this atmosphere lets them. They’ve spent most of the earlier millineum years mastering the styles they have been crafting for over 12 or so years. These artisens are true form of this kind. “We are not bringing hip hop back, were taking it to that next level.” Not only by the feeling, were creating a new fucking genre within its limitless walls: MEGAcore! To make this long story short, we make hip hop sound how we think it should!
About Skin Grafik the NUMB1ne:
The year was about 92 when Skin started puting his thoughts on paper in song format. Allthough the stuff wrote was never brought to light, only recorded the format of recording a 4 bar loop on a cassette rewind fastforward record the loop till you have enough to kick a verse over. The prossess diminished quickly. Skin didnt record properly till the summer of 97 when he linked up with old homies from Traverse after moving back from San Diego on Felony Probation. With other kids from around the way wich later became know as Lake AFX. LA dropped 2 albums “Chapter 1″ (1999), “Chapter 2″ (2001). Rocking shows and a few MC Battles around Michigan the name started becoming known and is still know around Michigan. Later in 2004 10 Cent Depozit was formed with a few of the Lake AFX members and Fritzo, Skins homie since around 95. WIth the ability to record his/there own stuff Skin Recorded 2 albums with 10 Cent “5$ Limit” (2004) and “Revenge of the Nerds”(2006), 2 solo projects “NUMB” (2006) and “Spaced Out EARth Pollution” (2007), along with countless other tracks. The name Resa.P was brought out in 2006, with Skin and his little brother Jay aka B.I.C. They have been working on tracks since 2002 when the first met, then in 2006 forming with DJ Fungus. The year 2009 the two standing members of 10 Cent (James and Skin) joined with DJ RocSteady to become MTA.
The year is 2008 and Skin has been busy touring and getting Resa.P’s newest album out “Food For Thought. The Album features: 2mex (Visionaries), El Da Sensei (Artifacts), Finale, Dante, G Smooth, James Gwoove (10 Cent), 4NZIX and Ashley VelMarie. With Produciton from: Panik (Molemen), Maker (Glue), J Sharp, Rudy Williams, G. stiltzSKIN, DJ Fungus, KevOne, Raw Dawg and more..
Skin has shared the stage with artists like: Cappadonna (Wu Tang), Too $hort, Redman, Keith Murray, Non Phixon, 2mex (Visionaries), Existereo, Life Rexall and LAE J (Shape Shifters), Brother Ali, Digital Underground, El Da Sensei (Artifacts), Blueprint, Phat Kat, M.C. Breed, Dice, 2 Live Crew. Doodle Bug (Digable Planets),Along with countless other shows ranging from the midwest to the westcoast. and Midwest dates on the Vans Warped Tour.
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