From the Mind of Morgan

Score 8/10 Chris Grindz exhibits a confidence throughout S.Y.A.D you don’t often hear in first releases. Sit Yo Ass Down, the paternally titled mixtape from the hip hop St. Louis native is a declaration of independence from the system that held Grindz down for 3 years. Out on a lifetime mission for his voice to be heard, Chris Grindz is quickly making his name known. Selected by Hot 104.1’s STL Home Jams DJ’s Finster and Rob Boo, Grindz was chosen to be a member of Freshman Class IX , a collection of the aspiring hip hop artists in the area. . Grindz is an exceptionally gifted lyricist and exhibits it while paying homage to great predecessors like Jay Z, Kanye West, Eminem and Junior Mafia on the mixtape, making listeners wonder if the original artist did it right the first time around. Compositions from local producer TriPpyDude, better known as Strongboy can be heard on tracks Panic Meter and Twerk n’ Ride. Murch Beats also makes a cameo with Money Calling. Grindz doesn’t talk ...

When the planes hit the twin towers, I was sitting in my seventh grade Civics class. An assistant principal peeked his head in our door, whispered something to my teacher and she immediately grabbed the remote and turned on the television. Smoke plumed from the side of a tall building I'd never seen before, and another standing next to it. I stood there mystified, not knowing what to feel or say. After moments of silence, my teacher spoke the exact sentiment of every ignorant mind in that room: "I don't think you guys know how serious this really is". I can say the same for most of the people who saw the Kanye West Interview. To answer the question 'Are you a fan of Kanye West?' is like asking 'Do you believe in God?' I recall asking others had they witnessed one of the greatest dialogues in our generation, the answer was either yes or no but was preceded with rather or not they were a fan of the artist himself; if they weren't, they had no d...