GRIM REALITY ENTERTAINMENT

JP Tha HUSTLER (also known as Jason "JP" Pearl) has been producing professionally since 2001, beginning with featured production on Houston rapper Po' White Trash's nationally distributed release "Po' Like Dis." In 2001, he hooked up with Insane Poetry frontman Cyco, co-founded Grim Reality Entertainment, and re-formed Insane Poetry for its third incarnation releasing the underground cult classic "Faith In Chaos." In 2005, he released his first mixtape which was a collection of production work from 1995 through 2005. The mixtape featured tracks with San Diego rapper Freaks, Los Angeles rap group Dat A.L.C., Michigan Horrorcore rapper KGP, unreleased Insane Poetry material, and early demo and basement tracks. From 2005 through 2008, JP was busy providing tracks for various mid-west and west coast artists, touring, and appearing on compilation CDs for Detroit label, Long Range Distribution. In late 2007, JP released "Hustle & Grind: Tha EP" which was a collection of 6 songs recorded between 2005 and 2007 and acted as the pre-curser to the full-length Hustle & Grind album. In 2008, Cyco and JP released Insane Poetry's third full-length album, "Fallen From Grace," which is currently distributed nationwide and has already been proclaimed as another classic Insane Poetry album. In February of 2008, JP released his first full-length album, "Hustle & Grind," which features appearances by West Coast legend Sly Boogy, San Diego's Freaks, Compton's Cisco Locc, Anaheim's Lowdown & Spark, and Cyco from Insane Poetry. The CD highlights JP's production while also displaying his vocal prowess on a few tracks.

In 2009, JP dropped his follow up CD "Definition..." which features show favorites "Darkside" and "Fuck Em All," both featuring Insane Poetry.  other features on this album include McNastee, Scum, Omowale Payne, Jay Spark, and Taab Frio.

In April of 2010, JP & Cyco dropped the Grim Reality Entertainment compilation CD, featuring new songs by JP, including: "Man On The Mic," "Break Ya Face," and "No Mercy."  In late 2010, he released the digital single "Superfly."

In 2011, JP released the video and single "Insane Hustler" from his upcoming album "Rebirth & Revenge."

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In 2006, VD began writing and recording music with fellow IE artist Nekro G, featuring on his songs and various mixtapes. A few years later, he joined a local IE independent record label called Mob Zombie Records, which folded after one year.   During this time, he performed numerous shows, opening up for and performing along side: Mars, Kungfu Vampire, ABK, Intrinzik, Scum and Project Born, to name a few.

In 2010, he released his first album. "Red Bumps" under the  Brain Damage record label. This album was in the genre of horrorcore/gore, and featured extremely violent and explicit lyrical content.

In 2011, VD was approached by Dog Bite HG lager company to do a theme song for their beer for use at bars and clubs as they toured the nation to promote their product.  VD enlisted the help of fellow So Cal artist and producer, JP Tha Hustler, to produce and feature on the song.  JP Tha Hustler was re-structuring his label, Grim Reality Entertainment, and signed VD to the label for a one single deal.  One single turned into the EP, "Bring The Pain," which was released in May of 2011.  VD has since signed with GRE for a multi-album deal, and his full-length album is set to drop sometime in early to mid 2012.

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In 1998, Nekro G began his music career by recording various mixtape tracks and performing at local IE shows. In 2003, he formed his own music label, Wikid Funk Records & began recording a frenzy of new music. Since that time, he has released over 40 mixtapes, including 8 official solo mixtapes, 10 Rant's & Ravings mixtapes, various group projects, and countless features and collaborations with other artists.  Wikid Funk Records has had a revolving door of underground artists, including VD and Dr. Edrum, and is still supporting local IE artists such as Sonny Jonez.  Nekro G has played numerous So Cal underground shows, including opening for the first Westcoast Wickidfest in 2010 (thrown by Grim Reality Entertainment and Netherworld Records and featuring Hopsin, Scum, Insane Poetry, Smallz One and JP Tha Hustler).  Also in 2010, he was named 2010 Rap Champ winner.

In 2011, JP Tha Hustler collaborated with Nekro G for the song "Dogg," which turned into the first song for Nekro G's EP release for Grim Reality Entertainment, "Real Raw Rap."

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LabRatza began in 2005 with Spek One, Twocees, and TnT.  Their first mixtape was called "The Underground Invades Mixtape" (just prior to naming themselves "LabRatz").  After this release, they began working on thier first full length album entitled "Self Entitled," which they dropped on Spek One's label "Murderis Muzik" on New Year's day of 2007.  Spek One & Twocees also released a side horrorcore project entitled "Bloody Fucken Wrists" (or "BFW" for short).  Later that year, Spek & TnT recorded and released an Lp entitled "Justifiable Means" (better known as "The Brown Bag Special").  Soon after, all three emcees started working on solo projects.  Spek One released the "Death Of A Salesman Ep," then Twocees released his first Lp entitled "@ Tha Pad Vol.1."  After that, Spek One went on to record two more albums entitled "Poison" & "SpeKulation Has It..."  After thier solo projects, they started to work on thier second full length album entitled "Opposite Day In Bizzaro World," which, despite a few minor leaks on the internet, was never released due to the departure of TnT.  Spek One & Twocees decided to continue on as "The LabRatz," recently signing to Grim Reality Entertainment (GRE) they are dropping thier first maxi-single on GRE in December of 2011 an are featured on GRE's compilation CD "New Breed."

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Insane Poetry was one of the first horrorcore rap groups to emerge in hip-hop when they debuted with the underground single "Twelve Strokes Till Midnight" (1988) and offered their critically praised full-length debut, Grim Reality (1992). Blending horror flick-influenced surrealism with graphic, California-styled gangsta raps, the Los Angeles outfit had developed its own cult following before acts like Esham and Gravediggaz had got underway. Members of Insane Poetry came and went, but lead MC/producer Cyco (born Andrew Holiman) remained as the constant, creative drive maintaining the group's presence as horrorcore hip-hop became a mostly underground phenomenon in the new millennium.

Cyco founded Insane Poetry in the late '80s with DJ Streek and Shakespear the One-Man Riot after he obtained a DJ residency at L.A. hip-hop radio station KDAY. The threesome's 1988 single "Twelve Strokes Till Midnight" placed Cyco in the right industry circles as he befriended Rodney O, known as part of old-school L.A. rap duo Rodney O & Joe Cooley. Rodney O helped bring IP (with new member Em-Dee in place of Shakespear) over to Sir Mix-a-Lot's Nastymix Records, who released their Grim Reality debut. Despite the favorable reception of the album and its cult-favorite single "How Ya Gonna Reason with a Psycho," Nastymix, whose roster was mainly club and party-rap acts, didn't know what to do with the horrorcore group's maniacal image. Regardless, Nastymix folded, prompting IP (with Em-Dee now replaced by Pope) to record their second album, Blacc Plague (1996), for React/Polygram. Due to similar disagreements with Polygram in terms of promotion and support, IP departed the label.

Except for a few 12"s and a three-track EP, Let 'Em Know (1999), IP was largely quiet during the late '90s. But as the L.A. underground hip-hop scene started to take off in the early 2000s, Cyco resurrected the group's name, collaborating with M-Boogie, Dilated Peoples, and Wake Up Show turntablist DJ Revolution. In 2001, Cyco co-founded Grim Reality Entertainment alongside producer Jason "JP" Pearl. With Cyco as the only remaining member, IP issued Faith in Chaos in 2003, followed by Fallen from Grace in 2007. 

The above biography written by Cyril Cordor (AMG) In 2008

Insane Poetry signed a one-album deal with Never So Deep Records and released a "ghetto metal" CD infusing Cyco's dark lyricism over death-metal hip-hop beats produced by Sutter Kain (aka DJ Bless). In 2009, Insane Poetry released a re-mixed and re-mastered version of Blacc Plague, entitled the "Deadly Virus Edition,"  as well as "History: Rare & Unreleased" which chronicles some of the lesser known and unreleased tracks by Insane Poetry, spanning from 1988 through 2009.

In 2010, Insane Poetry and JP Tha Hustler released the compilation album "Corporate Takeover" which features the IP songs "Sacred Geometry" and "No Mercy."

In 2011, Insane Poetry signed as an artist to Denver "gore-hop" label, Lyrical Snuff Productions (LSP). 

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