DECEMBER 16 / 7:00PM
All Ages / Bar w/ID / $10 Advance

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Nectar & Seattle Sound Magazine Present "The R.E.B.I.R.T.H." Album Release Parties featuring:

One Be Lo (of Binary Star)

• Grayskul
• w/ a Live Production Showcase feat. Jake One, Bean One, Vitamin D, & Eric G
• DJs DV One, Soul One, Marc Sense,& Kyle Johnson
• Massive Monkees

ONE BE LO

Born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan, Nahshid Sulaiman (OneBeLo) had always grown up listening to the likes of KRS-One & Ice Cube and has crafted his style as the emcee’s emcee. Combining mic skills with dramatic substance in his rhymes. OneBeLo sets the precedence for excellence with his first class rhyme style, exceptionally clear delivery, and commanding presence on the mic as well as on stage.

Longtime fans of OneBeLo (formerly known as OneManArmy) may remember the underground hiphop classic Masters of the Universe by his group Binary Star. After the group disbanded, OneBeLo began focusing on his solo career and established his own independent label called Subterraneous Records in January of 2000. With Subterraneous, he was able to bring a handful of Michigan’s elite producers and emcees and help create an underground force in what they first dubbed their home state “Waterworld” back in 1998. In just over a year towards the end of 2001 Subterraneous released “Waterworld Too” a compilation with Subterraneous’ roster and artists.

In the meantime, OneBeLo continued to work on his solo material in the studio with fellow beat maker Decompoze. Together the two had been composing tracks as the Trackezoids, the soundtrack to the Subterraneous movement since Binary Star’s first release. In late 2002, OneBeLo decided to press limited copies of a collection of songs that were not initially intended for release. The project F.E.T.U.S. (For Everybody That Under Stands) is a group of songs giving fans something to listen to that would be a segway into OneBeLo’s solo material and has since proven to be a successful debut.

Beyond recording music and running a record label, OneBeLo has been a driving force in Michigan’s underground scene for years, performing at the Detroit Music Festival & Scribble Jam in Ohio for 3 years, as well as being the organizer and founder of the Waterworld Weekend Hiphop Festival. Beyond the Midwest, OneBeLo has planted seeds by going on national tours and is the official host of Brainstorm, the Emcee battle of the year that takes place annually in Seattle, WA. He has also performed at World renown events like Freestyle Session, Warped Tour, South by Southwest, Battle of the Year in Germany, as well as the the Bumbershoot festival in Seattle. He has shared the stage with many greats including KRS-One, Ghostface and Jurassic 5.

LINKS

• One Be Lo on MySpace
• Grayskul on Myspace
• Massive Monkees on Myspace

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