Routine

It has been quite a while since I made a post, so let me delve right in.

The National Poetry Slam went well. The Salt Lake City team came in fourth and second in our first and second bouts, respectively. Overall we finished 48th out of 76 teams, which is the best place ever for a Salt Lake City team.

I am back in Atlanta now, so I've been going to poetry events around here. I performed at Jazzman's on Thursday and Tilt Coffee Shop last night. Tonight I'm heading to Java Monkey for their weekly open mic. I finished writing a new poem that I will likely debut soon.

I've also been working on some new music. I've got a new concept album in the works. I only have a few songs to finish up before that one's done. I've also written a few separate tracks.

All-in-all, things are quite routine. I'm creating a lot of art, kicking ass at it, and rubbing it in peoples' faces.

As Knowledge Kills Beauty on iTunes

That's right, folks! Finally, As Knowledge Kills Beauty is finally on iTunes. I'm excited, and you should be, too. For your copy, you can click the link below:



It's an excellent CD. I know because my mother told me so. Buy it!

5/15/08

Today, As Knowledge Kills Beauty got another review.

"Gripp comes correct with a very complete release that eclipses the status quo rap disc."
-Justin "Tha Shiznute" Chandler for RapReviews.com
Read the full review...

I would like to note, though, that they made a mistake. They wrote that I produced, recorded, and mixed all of the tracks except I Rhyme Better Than You. I did record and mix everything, but I would be remiss if I didn't give credit to the producers that supplied beats.

• SoulKlap produced:
  Weaponry
  Spraypaint


• Surreal produced:
  Without You
  Over and Over


• Martamius produced:
  I Rhyme Better Than You


• E. D. Miles produced:
  Watching You Watching Me

Also, I got an e-mail from SLUG Magazine that alerted me of a pending review from them, too. I expect that in the June or July issue; keep an eye out for it. I'll post a link here when it's published...

On an entirely different note, I've been fighting with the technical support of a company I will not name, trying to get the CD into the iTunes music library. They assured me that it was being reviewed and would be up shortly. Once again, I'll post more information about that when I have it.

5/10/08

Today, I created a Blogger account to host glassEyeballs content while I'm redesigning the site. I backposted two poems that I wrote. There should be new content coming soon. I've been recording some new songs for my next CD—tentatively an EP called Pleonasty—and also doing some recording with members of the Salt City Slam team. Which reminds me. I made the Salt City Slam team. I've been working on some new slam pieces, and as soon as I've got recordings of said pieces, you can be sure that they will be posted to glassEyeballs. There is plenty to come. Stay tuned.