Hip Hop Duo: Kung Foo Grip Report

Seattle is the city where Hip Hop has extreme power over people by helping them to find out a sense in life, a working goal, and a possibility to demonstrate their skills and interests. Kung Foo Grip is one of the famous Hip Hop duos in Seattle. Though the history of this duo is neither too complicated nor full of some unpredictable and fatal decisions events, it can be used to explain how the lives of two fans of Hip Hop can be changed, and how the changes lead to the creation of several albums available to all admirers of the band’s work.

In the beginning, there were three main members of the band: Eff Is H, Greg Cypher, and BBJ. The boys met at one of the parties where their friends invited them to rhyme and cipher in their favorite ways. As soon as they met, they understand that their styles and ideas were similar.

It was possible to enjoy a number of personal benefits in case they started cooperating. Still, in a short time, one of the members, BBJ left the group, and, from that period of time, Kung Foo Grip turned into a powerful Seattle Hip Hop duo consisting of Greg (a straight technical man) and Eff is H (also known as Fish, who may unhinge from the beat but make interesting sounds in a song) (“Kung Foo Grip”).

In 2011, the duo introduced their first album “Capitalize” with a number of songs that demonstrate how interesting the combination of two or more styles can be (Mizell par. 1). Kung Foo Grip was accepted positively in Seattle due to their intentions to stay in contact with people and the environment. The artists admit that one of their peculiar features is their desire to observe the lives of ordinary people and share their thoughts about life, its challenges, and beauty via their music. There is no need to invent or imagine something. It is enough to sing about everything the way it is.

In several years, Kung Foo Grip returned with their new album “The New Flash,” where “two young firebrands sound hungry as ever, in addition to featuring multiple producers/collaborators who bring a widely varied-yet-cohesive sonic palette” (Michel par. 1).

With time, the team introduced a video clip “M.I.A.” (Tue par. 1) that proved the intentions of the duo to stay rough with the environment they have to live in and to be ready to respond to any kind of violence or misunderstanding that may occur around. Such a line of events that took in the last two years impressed many Seattle Hip Hop fans. Nowadays, Kung Foo Grip does not want to make fast decisions or introduce a new project. They provide people with time to enjoy the effects of their last works and to listen to the beats that change every single second.

In conclusion, it is necessary to say that Kung Foo Grip is one of the local groups that prove the dignity of Hip Hop in the best possible way. They continue working, writing, and rhyming in order to prove that it is always worthwhile to expect the unexpected (Tue par. 8). Kung Foo Grip aims at building a new civilization where people and rap could co-exist. Seattle is the beginning, and it is high time to think about the ways of how the impact of this group can be discovered in other regions.

Works Cited

Kung Foo Grid 2015. Web.

Michel, Carradin. “Kung Foo Grip Are Back with ‘The New Flesh’.” Seattle Music Insider. 2015. Web.

Mizell, Larry. “Kung Foo Grip – Capitalize EP.” The Stranger. 2011. Web.

Tue, Daniel, Roth. “Kung Foo Grid Microwave Hammers in New ‘M.I.A.’ Music Video.” Seattle Weekly. 2015. Web.