Scraypuz

THE SCRAYPUZ FOUNDATION BEGAN IN 1987, IN THE TOWN OF CHAPEL OAKS MD: A LITTLE TOWN ON THE BORDER OF N.E. WASHINGTON DC. CHAPEL OAKS, ALSO REFERRED TO BY MANY LOCALS AS "C.O. CITY" HAS A REPUTATION FOR UNITY AND SOCIAL SUCCESS. THE SCRAYPUZ BEGAN AS A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN THAT PRACTICED PETTY ECONOMIES TO SURVIVE. THESE SURVIVAL TACTICS MAY NOT OF ALWAYS BEEN LEGAL, BUT UNDERSTOOD AND RESPECTED. MANY UNWANTED PREDICAMENTS CAME UPON THEM THAT LATER SERVED AS A LESSONS OF LIFE IN TIME, THE NEGATIVITY WITHIN THE SCRAYPUZ DIMINISHED, AND THE POSITIVE VIBES OVERCAME WITH THE AID OF HIP HOP MUSIC, THE SCRAYPUZ REFORMED INTO "GHETTO PASTORS", OR RATHER SPRITUAL MENTORS, BASED ON THE LESSONS THEY HAVE LEARNED. THE SCRAYPUZ CONTINUE TO BARE WITNESS FOR THOSE WHO WANT IT AND THOSE WHO NEED IT. THEY ALSO CONSIDER THEMSELVES "SCRAYPUZ SOLDIERS", FIGHTING A HOLY WAR, BUT MENTALLY. WHEN UNITED, THE SCRAYPUZ BECOME POWERFULL AND CONTINUE TO USE THEIR STRENGTH TO PROMOTE TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, SELF, UNITY, AND LEGAL BUSINESS. THEY COME TOGETHER AND ORGANIZE FEAST AMD OTHER SOCIAL GATHERINGS TO BUILD THE SCRAYPUZ FOUNDATION. SYMBOLOZING THAT WE LIVE IN A WORLD FULL OF PEOPLE WORKING TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS (SCRAPING). THE SCRAYPUZ HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A CLOTHING LINE AND HAVE A RETAIL STORE BASED IN DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD. THE SCRAYPUZ GLOBE IS HIGHLY RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA. THE SCRAYPUZ PRODUCE THEIR OWN MUSIC AND DESIGNS, IMPRINT AND GRAPHICS.THE SCRAYPUZ MUSIC GROUP CONSISTS OF 4 MEMBERS.BYRD, NEWKIRK, TYE, AND KEISHA.DEFINITION OF "SCRAPE" SCRAPE (skrap) w 1. TO ACHIEVE, AMASS, OR PRODUCE WITH DIFFICULTY 2. TO PRACTICE PETTY ECONMIES