Cadalack Ron
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
CADALACK FUNKY MUSIC
CADALACK RON grew up in L.A. listening to gangster rap like NWA and 2-LIVE CREW and launched his career in hip-hop at the age of 8-years old when he started writing diss songs about wanabee gangstas in elementary school.
by the time @CADALACKRON hit he teens he was listening to LIQUID SWORDS and freestyling and rocking shows all over the SUNSET STRIP with some of the citys best known rappers like THA ALKAHOLIKS and @ACEYALLONE. he performed at the whiskey and the roxy and the viper room . . .
ron went on to college and hosted a radio show in portland oregon which showcased new weekly hip-hop material. during this time @cadalackron also descended into the world of BLACK TAR HEROIN and did not emerge back into hip-hop until 2006 when he hit the scene tough with his debut album entitled BLACK TAR RAP STAR.
although pay-to-play venues and radio stations have dominated the scene @cadalackron has stayed on the undergrind. in 2007 ron signed to a small indie label called BLUNT BOOGIE RECORDS and was featured on their 1st-release called up from the desert. later that year he released an album called DEAD AT 27 which featured existereo and open mike eagle and serp on his own label SYRINGE SYNDICATE.
@cadalackron has toured the united states 4-times and had been recording steadily in order to accumulate a catalog of songs so deep that he never has to play the same show twice!
recently @cadalackron released a new album entitled LAST KNOWN PHOTOGRAPH OF ROBERT PAULSON which is exclusively available on itunes. many of the beats and rhymes on the album pay homage to the OG's that influenced the artist over the years.
last known photograph features some of ellays best unground hip-hop emcees and producers. ron continues to push the creative envelope with his tongue in cheek flavor on tracks like HOLLYWOOD HIGH and next level and gentrification. i also really like the song entitled LIFE LESSONS in which @cadalackron drops some legit science and breaks it down.
in short this album sounds like L.A. HIP-HOP never died.
definitely you will want to cop this one on itunes for a grand total of $9.99 and be on the lookout for the SPACE CADALACK EP collaboration which will be out in late 2009 along with the new ARCH DRUIDS album on blunt boogie records.
until then you can find @cadalackron making the rounds in the cali circuit battling in GRIND TIME or THE BAR EXAM and you can also follow him on TWITTER and other social networking sites. - BFDMACRO.COM
Discography
Black Tar Rap Star-2006
Dead at 27-2007
Last Known Photograph of Robert Paulson-2009 (released on Dead Guy Records available on itunes)
Non-Perishables Compilation-"Hollywood High" (available on itunes and Amazon.com
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Bio
CADALACK RON GREW UP LISTENING TO N.W.A. AND 2 LIVE CREW FROM THE TIME HE WAS 7 YEARS OLD. WHEN HE STARTED RAPPING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HE QUICKLY BECAME AN AVID RHYMER. BY THE TIME HE WAS 16 HE HAD PLAYED EVERY CLUB ON THE SUNSET STRIP WITH ALL THE GREAT ACTS OF THE TIME. ENTER BLACK TAR HEROIN AND FAST LIVING, WHICH TOOK HIM DOWN QUICKLY TO JAILS, INSTITUTIONS AND DEATH ...HE HAS ADMITTEDLY BEEN TO REHAB 12 TIMES, AND HAD NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE E.R. AND THE L.A. COUNTY JAIL...HE REEMERGED ON THE L.A. SCENE A FEW YEARS LATER AS A NEW MAN AND STARTED TAKING OVER, RECORDING, HITTING THE OPEN MICS, BATTLING, AND SENDING HIMSELF ON THE ROAD. SINCE 2007 HE HAS TOURED EXTENSIVELY, PROMOTING HIS MATERIAL MAINLY ONLINE AND AT SHOWS, AND GAINING A STEADY FAN BASE, WINNING RESPECT FROM THE HIP-HOP COMMUNITY IN L.A. HE PAID HIS DUES WHERE FEW RAPPERS WILL EVER HAVE TO GO, THE GRIMIEST SKID ROW IN THE NATION IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. HE USED TO LITERALLY RAP FOR DOLLARS JUST TO GET BY SOMEDAYS...BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED, AND SO HAS CADALACK. HE IS CLEAN AND FOCUSED AND THE PROGRESS HE IS MAKING PROVES THAT. HE JOINED THE GRINDTIME BATTLE LEAGUE AND HAS SINCE BEEN BATTLING ALL OVER THE U.S.A. HE HAS MANY PROJECTS IN THE WORKS AND IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED STORY TELLERS SINCE SLICK RICK.
CADALACK RON WAS SELECTED FOR URB MAGAZINE'S "NEXT 1000" AND
2009 SAW THE RELEASE OF CADALACK'S NEW ALBUM ON DEAD GUY RECORDS. "LAST KNOWN PHOTOGRAPH OF ROBERT PAULSON" HAS RECIEVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM FROM ALL THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO LISTEN. HE HAS ACCUMULATED OVER 90,000 VIEWS OF HIS NOW FAMOUS BATTLES ON GRINDTIME AND YOUTUBE, AND HE HAS HAD THE OPPOURTUNITY TO TOUR MOST OF THE YEAR. IT IS HIS TURN. 2009 USHERED IN THE ERA OF CADALACK.HE HAS CONTINUED INTO THE NEW YEAR STEADY ON THE GRIND, WINNING THE "KING OF MINNEAPOLIS" FREESTYLE BATTLE EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND CONTINUOUSLY PLAYING SHOWS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
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