Monday, August 9, 2010

Grind Time Now – YouTube – Grind Time Now Presents: Street Profit vs K Reed

Grind Time Now Rap Battle


Underground hip hop sensation, Grind Time Now rap battle league videos from surreal music. super tight battles from all over grind time.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Okwerdz and Greyspace - Home Grown Tour | Rodders Pub Oregon City, OR


Okwerdz and Greyspace - Home Grown Tour | Rodders Pub Oregon City, OR: "Okwerdz & Greyspace
The “Home Grown Tour” Tour

At Rodders Pub
19195 S Molalla Ave
Oregon City, OR 97045
July 31st 2010

Featuring Performances By: Jon The Baptist, Bad Habitat, Diction One, V!RTU, Northorn Lights and more."

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The shows were sick this weekend. On Saturday afternoon we rocked Pioneer Courthouse Square and Saturday night we killed it at Report Lounge.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

going to the Blazer game... win or go home. Go Blazers

Friday, April 16, 2010

NBA Playoffs start this weekend. I cant wait... Go Blazers! Surreal Music's got your back. With B-Roy out its gonna be tough, but I believe in them.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Portland Hip Hop



Portland Hip Hop group Bad Habitat perform live at Mt Tabor Theater in Portland, Oregon.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Bad Habitat on PureVolume.com

Bad Habitat on PureVolume.com

Bad Habitat of Surreal Music on Purevolume.com a website for bands that allows users to post photo galleries, videos, songs, shows and a whole lot more.


Portland Hip Hop

Saturday, March 20, 2010

V!RTU “ Shoe-In” CD Release Party


@ Mt. Tabor Theater w/Dirty Birdy

4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97215 – Cost: $6

Performances By: V!rtu, Dirty Birdy, Bad Habitat, Tru Game, MaddHadda, Fontaine, Starchile, FelliDale, and DJ Laylow.


Spring Fling 2010

March 24th, 2010


DJ Laylow and Maximum Entertainment Present

Spring Fling 2010

at Barracuda in Portland, Oregon

With DJ Jack

Doors Open at 10pm

Bikini Contest

Performances By: Bad Habitat and Tru Game

( $10 Cover – 18+ )

( $5 Cover – 21+ )

Raffles and Prizes at the event for fans and participants of bikini contest.

Slamin Fat Beatz Magazine Release Party

Corvallis Hip-Hop Show
March 20th at Catina in Corvallis, Oregon

DJ Puddee & DJ Laylow Present Slamin Fat Beatz Magazine Release Party
Featuring Performances by Tru Game, Bad Habitat, Serotonin, Matriarx, Maxaroni, F.O.B., Compton & Aka

Catina is located at 140 NW 3RD ST in Downtown Corvallis, Oregon

There is a $10 Cover for this event

It is sure to be a great show with live performances from some of Portland dopest rappers. Be sure to check out more information about the event, Bad Habitat and future northwest hip-hop shows at the best source for northwest hip-hop news, badhabitatmusic.com

If you missed the magazine release show in Portland at Club Calabash you wont want to miss this. All Oregon State students who claim to be fans of hip-hop need to attend this event. If your not already on spring break. if you are on spring break and happen to be in Portland, peep the Spring Fling 2010 event at Barracuda.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Damian Grey | Burning Man | CD Baby

Damian Grey | Burning Man | CD Baby



Northwest Hip Hop artist Damian Grey of Bad Habitat solo album titled Burning Man on CD Baby
photos of our show with snoop dogg coming soon to http://www.badhabitatmusic.com

Monday, February 22, 2010

bizzy bone is a no show in portland february of 2010. hip hop fans blame oregonized entertainment for the blunder. find out more at www.badhabitatmusic.com

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Bad Habitat has gone mobile

Northwest Hip Hop Update Feb 2010

Northwest Hip Hop Update Feb 2010


List of Northwest Hip Hop Artists from Wikipedia

Blue Scholars and Common Market

Blue Scholars is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington. The duo was created in 2002 while the members, Geologic (Geo) and Sabzi, were a part of The SHOW (Student Hip Hop Organization of Washington) at the University of Washington (Seattle). The group consists of one DJ, Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and one MC, Geologic (George Quibuyen).

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Blue Scholars


Common Market is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington with members RA Scion and DJ/Producer Sabzi. The two members were individually active hip hop artists in the Pacific Northwest since 2002, but collectively combined their talents in 2005 to form Common Market.

Cool Nutz and Jus Family

In 1992, Portland’s Jus Family Records was established by Bosco “Bosko” Kante and Terrance “Cool Nutz” Scott, and would go on to become an enduring Northwest hip-hop institution. The foundation of Jus Family Records is important, as it would continue to release records.

Underground Hip Hop News Reviews and More

New Underground Hip Hip album reviews, news, commentary and more every day from the mind of Mindskillz of Surreal Music and Bad Habitat. Northwest underground hip hop fame.

Review: The Alchemist – Rapper’s Best Friend


Bridge City Battle 4

Art Crimes Portland – PDX Graffiti Art



Best Selling Underground Hip Hop Album

The Grouch - Three Eyes Off The Time CD [$9.95]


Bizzy Bone No Show


Bizzy Bone No Show

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Bad Habitat Portland Hip Hop Bio

Bad Habitat is the hiphop equivalent of The Three Musketeers, with the swagger of a young Rat Pack, and a style all their own. They consist of two emcees (Flawless and Dru-Manchu of the northwest mega-collab The Surrealest) and one dj (DJ Cuttah of Trifekta notoriety), with a little assist from long time local staple and well respected emcee/battle rapper Damian Grey (aka Trafek of Trash Heap) from the Northwest region of The United States of America located on the planet Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy in the positive matter universe (just in case you’re lost…)

In it’s short time as a group Bad Habitat has had the opportunity to share the stage with an impressive list of indie and mainstream hiphop acts including Slick Rick The Ruler, The Beatnuts, Rahzel, Canibus, Abstract Rude, Noah 23, Digital Underground, members of Oldominion including Sleep and Josh Martinez (The Chicharones), Pale Soul, and Grayskul (of Rhymesayers Entertainment), My-G, members of Living Legends, Braille, Cool Nutz, and members of Sandpeople, (amongst many others…) With at least 3+ years of experience behind each member (over a decade in Damian’s case…), Bad Habitat is steady holding it down for Northwest hiphop. The group stands poised to make a major impact as they quickly grow into a significant force to be reckoned with, stealing shows and new fans at every venue they appear. Evolving into a close knit family unit from a loose trio of like-minded artists, Bad Habitat formed early in the summer of 2008, with Damian Grey joining a few months after.

Bad Habitat’s live show has garnered much acclaim from local promoters, perfomers, and fans alike, and has been described as one of the best kept secrets of the Northwest hiphop scene. But you don’t have to take my word for it… check them out live for yourself! Upcoming shows are updated frequently. Bad Habitat can be found on stage multiple times in any given month, often performing almost weekly. These hungry and driven artists have even gone as far as rocking 2 shows at different locations in a single night! We stay busy!

In addition to an endless onslaught of upcoming shows, be on the watch for the debut mixtape, “Swaggadocious”, coming soon, and the official album, “Scissor Tree” shortly after.

For booking or collaboration information contact Bad Habitat at badhabitat@gmail.com, or send us a myspace message. Seriously. Messages are checked frequently. We gets down like that.

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Diezel P, Luck-One, Bad Habitat, Northorn Lights at Bendistillery

Diezel P, Luck-One, Bad Habitat, Northorn Lights at Bendistillery

Diezel P, Luck-One, Bad Habitat, Northorn Lights at Bendistillery Friday 1/8/2010 Bend, Oregon

Northwest Hip Hop – Portland Hip Hop – Surreal Music – Bad Habitat – Luck One – Diezel P – Northorn Lights – Underground Hip Hop

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Toy and Coat Fundraiser @ Barracuda with Bad Habitat, Matriarx and Tru Game

barracuda portland coat fundraiser concert
When: 1/21/2010 9:00 PM at Toy and Coat Fundraiser @ Barracuda (18+)

Where: Barracuda – 9 NW 2nd Ave, Portland, Oregon
Details: 18+
Cost: Ages 18-20: $10, Ages 21+: Free

Performances By: Bad Habitat, Matriarx, and TRU Game


Toy and Coat Fundraiser @ Barracuda with Bad Habitat, Matriarx and Tru Game

Portland hip-hop crew Bad Habitat gallery on Xanga

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Oregon Music News: Bad Habitat Review

IAME gets all hands up at the Calabash

by Daniel M Landolt-Hoene on December 2, 2009

IAME showWhen I got to the Calabash the house was already packed and in party mode. Big Daddy XL from the Fabulous Saturdays crew was hosting and made it known why we were all there: Flawless from Bad Habitat was celebrating his birthday and IAME was in the house. Local rappers, friends and people who just came out for dope jams filled the room.

Matriarx opened the night, two ladies who trade rhymes and sing soul harmonies. They don’t shy away from the label “conscious rap” and deliver straightforward positivity between sweetly sung choruses. It was a welcome event to see female emcees on the typically male dominated stage of a rap show. Though they just recently got together, their voices are strong and left me interested to know where they are headed.

Daps of Nightcrawlers brought out his new solo set that rips through stories of personal struggle, growth and world madness with a street perspective. Diction came out and swaggered through essay-like songs about politics and independent action. Jimmy Fontaine of Fabulous Saturdays kicked funny, braggadocious rhymes to drink along with, and Tru Game finally got the ladies dancing, with four guys on stage, trading smooth rhymes in between radio-friendly vocal melodies.

Flawless was killing it despite partying like it was his birthday. He rocked solo songs, then amped the crowd with his partners Trafek and Dru Manchu as Bad Habitat. These guys have a strong dynamic together, between harder verses and humor, and clearly they were having a great time throwing down for their crowd.

IAME took the stage and every rapper in attendance stood up to pay attention. Affiliated with both local crews Oldominion and Sandpeople, IAME is well-recognized for his standout voice. He has been grinding on stages much larger than the Calabash for long enough to immediately get in sync with a crowd – hands went up on his call and heads nodded along to the heavy beats. He rocked a mix of classic verses and songs as well as material off his new album I Am My Enemy. His style breaks it down hard but he doesn’t claim any false rep, and goes into detail about where he is from (Lake Oswego) and where his will to rap perfection has taken him. His lyrics are creative, funny, introspective and ready to party. “Heaven Metal”, a track he introduced from his new record, explains it fairly well: with 12 years of experience / and work I’ve earned my peers respect / I’m not perfect but I got the purest intent. A rappers rapper, IAME finished with a thank you and an invitation to join him on stage and freestyle, in a perfect show of support for the open platform that is Hip Hop.

The Oregonian about Bad Habitat

A hip-hop benefit that hits closer to home (Or: One more thing to do tonight)

By Ryan White, The Oregonian

January 21, 2010, 12:18PM
Got room on the schedule for another fundraiser?hiphop.jpgAwwww. It's Elmo!

David Huston is a tall man with a voice made for microphones. He's taking classes at Portland State working towards degrees in business and Spanish. And he promotes some of the biggest hip-hop shows in Portland.

Huston called a couple of weeks ago to tell me about his plan to host one show a month with a charity tie-in. Shows like tonight's at Barracudas, where you can dance and help the kids. Because while we're all fixated on how terrible the situation is in Haiti, there's still need here as well.

The important info:

DJ laylow and Ozone present: "Bring a child out of the cold dance party."

Featuring: Bad Habitat, Lady w/ Matriarx and Tru Game

DJed by: DJ Mentos

Place and time: Barracudas Night Club on 2nd and Couch @ 10pm

What: A charity fundraiser benefiting Impact NW to provide the youth of Portland with support from the hip-hop community, please bring coats and toys for girls and boys.

Why: Those of us in the hip-hop community have benefited from what we do and would like to give back to our community and show a positive side of hip-hop that most don’t see, the kids are our future and if we don’t look out for them who will?

Cover: 10$ for 18-20 and 21&up is free

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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Bad Habitat is the featured artist on Unique T-Shirts


Portland Hip Hop group Bad Habitat is currently being featured on Unique T-Shirts. Listen to music while you shop at Unique T Shirts

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Now that's a bad habitat



Now that's a bad habitat

Toy and Coat Fundraiser @ Barracuda with Bad Habitat, Matriarx and Tru Game

barracuda portland coat fundraiser concert
When: 1/21/2010 9:00 PM at Toy and Coat Fundraiser @ Barracuda (18+)

Where: Barracuda - 9 NW 2nd Ave, Portland, Oregon
Details: 18+
Cost: Ages 18-20: $10, Ages 21+: Free

Performances By: Bad Habitat, Matriarx, and TRU Game


Toy and Coat Fundraiser @ Barracuda with Bad Habitat, Matriarx and Tru Game


Bad Habitat at Backspace Portland, Oregon 1/14/2010


When: Thursday 1/14/2010 - 8:00 PM
Where: Backspace - 115 NW 5th Ave. Portland, Oregon
Details: All Ages

Backspace Hip Hop Show

Performances By: Bad Habitat, Eddie Valient, TRU Game, Eternal Family and more

Backspace Portlandwww.backspace.bz


Backspace Hip Hop ShowBad Habitat at Backspace Portland, Oregon 1/14/2010