Mysterz of Seremony is comprised primarily of Mr. Merk'em, more commonly known in the NW as Hajile/Sypher Elite; and Mr. Riffa more often known in LA/SD/OC as WPM (Wyrdz Per Mynute)/Slaytanick Versez. The two highly gifted MC's met and joined forces in the summer of 2006. Merk'em is originally from Detroit,MI and Riffa is from Santa Ana,CA. The two met at the Lo-Fi performance art gallery in Seattle, WA and immediately hit it off. Both were in other crews at the time BMF(Broken Mikes Foundation), and Flame-Spittas respectively. The Myserz of Seremony began as a result of their primary crews being on temporary hiatus at the time and the two decided to collaborate on the groundbreaking "Katch an L"; a "letter rap" that not only uses alliteration at the front of the words, but as the song continues the middle and end of the words as well. It is literally littered with "L's". The production as well as the engineering were done by King Khazm of Cyphalliance and 206 ZULU.
Since then the two have been doing shows locally and recording tracks for their debut, "Mysterzpiece Theatre". While Mr. Riffa and Mr. Merk'em are the predominant MC's in the Mysterz, a veritable who's who of Seattle underground Hip-Hop also rotate to provide additional lyrical weight. Some of the more notable members are Phreewil of Mind Movers, Sleepwalkers, and Alpha-P,(Mr. BigMouth), ASUN of Alpha-P(Mr. Ben Thangz), Gabriel Teodros(Mr. Odros), King Khazm(Mr. 247),Whiplash of Flame-Spittas (Mr. Cutthroat), etc. Some other titles fans will find on the debut album are "Beatdown" featuring Sista Hailstorm, "Sempuku (Eyes of Horror)" feat. Mr. 247, and "Merk Seazon 2007" featuring Mr. Ben Thangz.The Mysterz are here to assault the status quo and bring street-level RGB type music that's as profound as the varied style of emceeing that they practice. They are definitely opposed to the current thoughtless hedonism exhibited in most of today's pop music that masquerades as Hip-Hop, and are battle-ready and tested to commit verbal executions on the lyrically weak and topically non-existent. This is evidenced by such excerpts as this one from "Katch an L": "Reptilian-relevant eloquence-related to pelican's elegance-salient-malevolent alien intelligence-relative to Peloquin's-unsettling settlers and celebrants-Dark lord of the Sith- in a pith helmet off adrenalin-shellin' redolent-delicate-elephant delegate replicants". Say that 10x fast, let alone at the speed Riffa does and you might just sprain your tongue.Both MC'z exhibit variegated styles and versatility as well as a wealth of knowledge in a wide array of areas and subjects. They are each simultaneously at work on solo LP's "the Slaytanick Versez", and "THE HAJ" respectively. Riffa also has a mix-tape in the works called "Slaytanick Versez NECRO", which will reature remixed versions of some of the album cuts with NECRO beats from "Gory Days", as well as other well known tracks from NECRO's library. It will also contain tracks exclusive to the mixtape such as "Battle-Rap Kataractz" and "Syck 16'z". The Hajj, which incidentally is the name for a Muslim's pilgrimage to Mecca, will contain such tracks as "Nowhere to Run", "Cranium Crack", and an as yet untitled song from the Mysterz, just to name a few.One of the tracks on "Mysterzpiece Theatre" is "Blindsided", a collaboration of Ill G(Mr. Nyx), B-DON (Mr. Erio), and Riffa and Merk'em. The track, produced by B-DON, exhibits some vicious lyricism from Merk'em: "Let me see your war-face-my platoon come laced-with ninja fits and war-paint leavin' buffoons replaced-how does my sword-taste?-watch it balloon your face." The chorus picks up where the verse leaves off with :"Try to see us?-Brains-bust, eyes strain-Ride the pine in the rhyme game-you was in the lane 'til me and mine came -Blindsided by the mind-frame-from divine range with defined aim-We redefine game". From the tongue-twisting verses to the simpler and direct chorus, this song encapsulates the Mysterz persona, and is but a small example of the devastating jaw-gymanastics the crew is capable of.Writing is definitely not the only style of rhyming in which these 2 excel, they are also both formidable battle MC's. Riffa recently won the Seattle portion of the "Ball for Real" street-ball tour's MC Battle, and Merk'em is an odds-on favorite for "War of the Words". His freestyles in or out of battles are epic and legendary. All competition is advised to bring their A-Game or be eaten up mercilessly.Though together for a short time, the Mysterz of Seremony are making a quick impact on the underground scene,GETTING PRODUCTION WORK FROM SUCH BEAT LUMINARIES AS AUDEOS/BSP,EARDRUMZ,PHREEWIL(SLEEPWALKERS,ALPHA-P),KING KHAZM(CYPHALLIANCE,,RUFIO(ALPHA-P),DJ SHOWBOT(ELEFADERS) ETC, AND performing with such Seattle legends as Silent Lambs Project, Abyssinan Creole(Gabriel Teodros and Khingz Makoma), Alpha-P,MIND MOVERS,and more. they will be performing all over Seattle in the coming months at such places as Rendezvous(Belltown), Tacoma Urban Arts Festival, WAR OF THE WORDS, Youth Speaks BBQ/Langston Hughes PAC, Nectar(Fremont), and HEMPFEST(Myrtle Edwards Park). If you get a chance to see them or buy pre-release CD's, I SUGGEST YOU TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY! DO NOT SLEEP ON THESE GUYS!!!!
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