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As many of my friends know, I’m a pretty big fan of Mixed-Martial Arts (MMA).  I think I started watching it about four or five years ago, and have been into it pretty heavily ever since, as proven by my MMA-related tweets whenever there’s a big event on.  Hell, a lot of my time in [...]

Last week when i was in Orlando, their weekly paper The Orlando Weekly did a great feature on me and Adventures in Counter-Culture. Please check it out here: http://orlandoweekly.com/music/under-the-radar-1.1245038 Here’s an exerpt: In 2005, Al Shepard stopped by the headquarters of Power 107.5 FM, a radio station in his hometown, Columbus, Ohio. Shepard had ties [...]

A fresh “keep bouncing” remix done several months ago.  If you’re on Soundcloud, follow the kid.  Enjoy. KEEP-BOUNCING-REMIX by printmatic Alternate link: http://soundcloud.com/printmatic/keep-bouncing-remix Share

More than ever, since the release of Adventures in Counter-Culture, one of the questions I get asked the most often is who my favorite artists are and what artists have influenced me. I guess back when my album 1988 came out it was pretty obvious, but now its not so clear since adventures is such [...]

Hey Friends.  It’s been a while since I’ve written so I figured I would write one post that summarizes all the stuff that’s been going on.  This will also be my first newsletter that I’m sending to those that subscribe to my mailing list as well.  Share

More dates added to the Family Vacation tour in September.  Peep the press release and all twelve addition tour dates after the jump: You didn’t think the tour was only a few weeks long, did you? Just announced, Atmosphere has added MORE dates to The Family Vacation Tour. On the second leg of this tour, [...]

Several years ago I used to live in Cincinnati, OH. At the time I was working as a computer programmer and was just starting to get my feet wet in the local hip-hop scene.  There were some one-of-a-kind characters in the hip-hop scene then, and while most of them never made it out of the [...]

Live footage from the Canadian leg of The Family Tour. http://youtu.be/zbtAqLjdOVk Adventures in Counter-Culture is out NOW! CD + Poster: $12 Add to CartLimited Vinyl (picture disc) + Poster: $30 Add to CartDigital Version: I-Tunes === Share

Alright folks.  Today is the day.  My new album is in stores right now.  You can get it from itunes, pretty much any mom & pop store, on-line at fifthelementonline.com as well as chains like Best Buy.  I’m gonna spare you the sales pitch and just say that I’ve put a lot of time into [...]

  1.25.11 Blueprint drops “Keep Bouncing” single and video, and album pre-order information! Here’s the second single off of Adventures In Counter-Culture! Watch the video below, buy the song! Shot, edited, & directed by Optical Alchemists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bnR6qEPVDE Buy “Keep Bouncing” now! iTunes: Explicit | Clean | Instrumental or from Amazon Share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfFCiUYkR2M New single & music video for “Keep Bouncing” drops on Tuesday. Yall ready? Share

Peep the next episode… direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY5GpSpzT5g Adventures in Counter-Culture on Tuesday, April 5th Buy “Radio-Inactive” now on iTunes: Explicit | Clean | Instrumental or from Amazon Word is Video(Blog) Share

For those interested in the events that inspired the song “radio-inactive”, please peep: Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9deqW9VcX5I   Shepard Albertson strikes again… word is (video)blog Share

Out of print since 2005, the Greenhouse Effect album Columbus or Bust is now available again for the first time. It is now a double-cd that includes the instrumentals to the album. Now shipping for $8 Columbus or Bust is the third release from the Greenhouse Effect crew and the follow-up to their debut full-length [...]

A few months back when we released Electric Purgatory Part Two I went on facebook and asked if anybody would be interested in us putting together some videos where we talk about the creative process and the making of the project.  Pretty much everybody was in favor of it, so Illogic and I started shooting.  [...]

“The Spin Cycle” – from Electric Purgatory Part Two by Greenhouse A dollar’s hard to earn The drama’s hard to killEven if you got God you gotta guard your grillTimes is hardWith or without a job it’s illPeople standing outside like it’s a fire drillJust a consequence of living in a modern worldCash rules so [...]

My latest project, titled Blueprint Who is now available. It is an EP that’s about 25 minutes in length, and it will only be sold on tour and here at printmatic.net. It will not be available on i-tunes or anything like that due to me not wanted to be sued out of house and home [...]

Official music video for the song “Dream Big” from the Blueprint Who EP released on Weightless Recordings. Beats and rhymes by Blueprint. Video directed by Dan Gillespie for Purple Films http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99zJS2BV-m0 if you can dig it, post the above link to you fb or twitter! Let’s go! p.s. the To All My Friends tour starts [...]

There are times when everybody has moments of self-doubt.  Lord knows I’ve had mine. But it seems like every time that self-doubt starts to get the best of me I’m brought back to reality by the people that have allowed me to do this in the first place–the fans.  Whether it’s one person or a [...]

Well, we finally wrapped up shooting for the “Radioinactive” music video on Monday night.  My job as a rapper is done, and now it is the hands of Bangland media to turn our vision into a reality, then turn that reality over to the good folks at Rhymesayers Entertainment.  Here’s some a few more pics [...]

‘Twas a good night all around. Word is (video)Blog Share

For those who live in Columbus or the surrounding area, I’ll be playing a set this Friday August 6th @ Carabar in Columbus Oh.  The show is free and all ages are welcome.  The show is in celebration of Carabar’s 5-year anniversary, and there are a few other bands playing as well.  If you know [...]

Here’s the latest leak from the upcoming Greenhouse release Electric Purgatory Part Two, to be released next week! Listen, download, enjoy! http://greenhousecrew.bandcamp.com/track/only-you-featuring-toki-wright-angelica-lee If you like it please use the share buttons to post it to your twitter and facebook pages.  You’ve got pretty good taste, and your friends probably do too! Thanks for the support! [...]

If you live in Columbus or the surrounding areas, please mark your calendars! The CD release party for Electric Purgatory Part Two will be held next weekend Date: Saturday July 24th, 2010City: Columbus, OHVenue: SkullysAddress: 1151 N. High StreetAges: 18+Lineup: Greenhouse (Blueprint & Illogic), Toki Wright (Rhymesyers), Zero Star, & StoneCraft Hope to see everybody [...]

I posted about this last week but wanted to post a quick reminder about this show tonight in Fargo.  The lineup is Blueprint & DJ Raregroove, Kipp G & Meandyoucrew, Big Zach from Kanser, and many others.  Peep the flyer for the full line-up.  It’s ALL AGES so please come out if you’re in the [...]

Alright folks, here’s the first leak from the upcoming Electric Purgatory Part Two release by Greenhouse titled “Smile”.  If you like it please use the Facebook share and Twitter share buttons to repost it and help us spread the word about it.  Also feel free to hit the comment section up. http://greenhousecrew.bandcamp.com/track/smile-2 Electric Purgatory Part [...]

Alright friends, the time for Electric Purgatory Part Two is here.  The official release party will be on Saturday July 24 in Columbus Ohio @ Skullys.  If somehow you missed part one, download the promo-version here or order a physical copy w/ poster & instrumentals here.  Here are the details for the electric purgatory part [...]

Blueprint and DJ Raregroove in July: Saturday July 3rd – Sioux City, IA @ Party in the Park Fest (FREE)Thursday July 8th – Eau Claire, WI @ House Of RockFriday July 9th – Fargo, ND @ The VenueSaturday July 10th – Sioux Falls, SD @ Club DavidSaturday July 24th – Columbus, OH @ Skullys (greenhouse [...]

Bars.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HxkGOTgbB8 Please feel free to retweet or repost to your fb pages. Thanks! Share

All has been quiet on the home-front, while we took some time to decide when we were going to release the next Greenhouse (Blueprint & Illogic) EP, but we’re happy to announce the decision has been made.  Electric Purgatory Part Two will be released Saturday July 24th.  Part Two features guest appearances from Aesop Rock [...]