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LIVE CLIP
This is the big bar of Dial in rap's potty mouth.
.................... Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 25, 2006
LIVE CLIP FROM GGL WIRE in NEW YORK CITY
Smooth J and Grammar G first began their lyrical crusade in the late 1980s. Smooth, originally from Minnesota, began his hip-hop career in junior high school. He entertained at school dances by mixing the hottest rap tracks and showing off the latest break dancing moves with Lees on his legs and Adidas on his feet. Meanwhile, Grammar G was honing his incomparable beat box and practicing his signature metaphorical style. Soon the two would cross paths and begin their hip-hop conquest.
At first, Smooth and Grammar used the instrumental b-sides of cassettes to flow on, but later began creating their own tailor made beats. At present, the Big Beat Battalion have mastered their own instruments to give the duo a very unique sound: old school rap meets alternative rock with sample driven block rocking beats.
Smooth J, a history teacher, is recognized for the clever pop culture references in his lyrics, while Grammar G, a small business owner, is known for his descriptive writing style and creative alliterations.
When the two are on stage together, or even in song, Smooth J and Grammar Gs thought provoking lyrics lead the audience to one conclusion: the Big Beat Battalion is truly a two man hip-hop phenomenon.
Don't forget to check out the BBB's newest album Laptop Hip Hop. You may order the cd on the Battalion's website through check or paypal.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/12/2005
Band Website: bigbeatbattalion.com
Band Members: Buy The Album Here (PAY PAL)

NEW VIDEO

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Photos by Edison (One Way Design) Click above for album

Jeff Johnson
a.ka. Smooth J
Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Education

Tyler Leavitt
a.k.a. Grammar G
Vocals, Bass, Human Beat Box, Dr. Pepper
Influences:
UNLV TEAM PRACTICE
Run DMC, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Beck, Beatles, Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, U2

Sounds Like: The way hip hop is supposed to!

Acoustic MC's

Shake It

Mildew on the Microphone

Be the One

The Fever's Back

Preamble

Record Label: Too phenomenal to be labeled anything
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NYC YO!!

So we are back and had a GREAT TIME!!!!!We didn't get much sleep, but we did have much fun!We want to thank all the peeps from digitallife and especially GGL.com for making it al...
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:14:00 PST

Las Vegas DiGi Podcast

So if you haven't checked it out, YOU MUST!!This is some funny stuff.Local Podcaster (Paulie Podcaster) takes you on a hilarious ride with the BBB.A little beatbox from G, some random jokes from Smoot...
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:59:00 PST

The Fever's Back 2007

Well our passion for runnin rebs basketball got us once again. We really hadn't planned on updating the song for this year. As many of you know, we felt a little bit underappreciated last year by thos...
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:06:00 PST

YouTube Video Contest

So one day Grammar is "YouTube-ing" and comes across a contest for underground music videos. So he enters in a few of the BBB videos. Well now said videos are in the contest, so what the hay, might as...
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:33:00 PST

excited for the new stuff

So Smooth and Grammar are pretty excited for the new album. We hope you all will be too. We are so proud of this effort and think it'll stand the test of time, both lyrically and musically.Things feel...
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:28:00 PST

"Be The One" first new song from forthcoming album.

So as the Battalion prepare to retreat to the barracks to record, we are happy to release our new song "Be the One". This song was created for the DJ Allen Project and was a blast to create along with...
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Wed, 17 May 2006 02:13:00 PST

The music video to end all music videos

Our newest video, "Mildew On the Microphone" is available to watch on our site! This video was directed by Brett Corkill and features basketball, tennis, CHS, and lightsabers. Word!
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Begun this website has...

well if you haven't been to the bbb hq yet, you might want to check it out -- some changes have taken place. enjoy....
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

And so it begins

Hello party people, I am pleased to announce the completion of the new album's title track. Its called "We Don't Make Dollars, But We Do Make Sense". Its a dandy. More news to follow in th...
Posted by Big Beat Battalion on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST