HOODMADEMusic.com / Crump

HOODMADEMusic.com J. VanCrump Lake Charles, LA Current location; Northern CO The organizer of kickin' it and havin' a good time; makin' music that sounds like nobody else; promotin' other mu'fucka'z as well as myself; up right now while other cats are sleep!"I'm Already Ready!"“The Life”Mr. Jaize VanCrump was born an only child in Lake Charles, LA on April 22, 1977. His mother was a part time hustler and a single mother working full time. At that time, between the late 70’s and early 90’s, his mother held 2 jobs constantly while hustling weed, pills, & other party favorites for that genre. His biological father’s shoes were around, but filled by a man who assumed the stepfather position. That man, whom “J” called “pops”, later united with “J’s” mother and gave birth to a younger sister and brother for young “Crump”. It was about 15 years later when ‘Crump found out he had brothers and sisters scattered around the South and Midwest by his biological father. (Poppa was a rollin’ stone!) However, it was his mother that turned him on to music and allowed his love for it to grow. His mother was the one who bought him his first albums and his first boom box. The albums were L.L. Cool J (I’m bad), The Rappin’ Duke, and Crush Groove. ‘Crump used to stay up late nights when his mother would throw one of her socially famous holiday parties (any holiday was a reason to throw parties for her). He’d listen to the radio stations all night and record the Hip- Hop shows in its entirety on the new pack of cassette tapes he got with his new boom box. He was so lost in the music that when all of the tapes had been used, he’d grab any tape he could and record, even if it meant recording over what he just acquired. All he wanted was the “new stuff”. His path was anything but a smooth road. In the Mid-90’s off in Omaha, NE, he lost 3 close family members within a span of 8 months; all to gang violence at the ages of 14, 15, and 19. He was 15 yrs old then, and in the midst of experimenting with the streets himself. Over the next 4 years he’d suffer losses to family and friends to jail, death, or the pressures of life. He lost his father in 98’ to Louisiana Police in a drug raid. ‘Crump didn’t find out until almost a month after the death. He would go on to lose his grandmother and his mother consecutively in 1999’ and 2000. Through the years, ‘Crump has been the survivor. Now out of school, away from sports, and enduring the turmoil of a diminishing family, ‘Crump turned to his first love. Today he heads an entrepreneurial team of Artist, Producers, and business associates at HOODMADE Entertainment, LLC.“The Times”It was fall of 1994 when the conception began. Javon VanCrump was in High School (college “Lit” class to be exact) writin’ raps focusin’ in on one in particular named “HOODMADE”. It was titled after a quote from his uncle Ronald who was the first to go in the string of 3 personal losses for ‘Crump. Ronald told ‘Crump in their last “real” talk, “I’m doin’ what I’m doin’ in these streets for us in this house. We are all HOODMADE in here and have to hustle over somethin’, or else we wouldn’t be. I’ll take care of this end, and you get your music and sports together; maybe we’ll open a business.” The rap game was a part of his life before, but at the time it became an essential for life. He was a one-man group, a one-man label, and a one-man voice that he felt needed to be heard. It was winter of 1997 when the birth became official. “J” was in college workin’ on material with his “god-brother” Keylend “Young Kno’” Wright. The material was hot and they felt the chemistry (before college they never worked on music together). They decided to form a group and went through several name ideas. ‘Crump suggested that they be called HOODMADE, quaintly named after a rap he wrote with his uncle in mind and the business visions he had. It was an immediate go-ahead from ‘Kno, but it had to have some meaning on account that they both thought the name was catchy. After several acronym ideas, HOODMADE briefly stood for “Hoppin’ Over Obstacles Makin’ All our Dollar’s Equal”. That lasted all but 48 hours. The next day ‘Crump took a blunt and an idea over to ‘Kno’s dorm room and it was settled. HOODMADE then and forever would stand for, “Hustlin’ Over Obstacles Daily Makin’ All Dolla'z Equal”. For life! There were in a sense, three forefathers. ‘Crump, and ‘Kno. The third was ‘Crump’s uncle Lil’ Ronald, on account that the vision of a business and the name HOODMADE came from him in his last days. It’s been HOODMADE every since. Since then, ‘Crump has had his stint with legal problems, jail, drugs, guns, gangs, more deaths, and women. All were distractions that would’ve made any average man call it quits. But in his mind, “you can’t be considered one to hustle over obstacles if you quit on every one of em.”“The Now”The first official release under HOODMADE Entertainment was in 1999, which was an EP release from Mr. Jaize VanCrump entitled “All He Wanted”. The EP was set to release the first single from the long awaited and over due full-length album from ‘Crump called “The First Book of ‘Crump”, and contained 3 tracks that were not to be released on the album. There were more underground releases to follow. ‘Crump assembled a crew and a HOODMADE compilation with material from all the current members and associates from the time. The compilation was titled “Seldom Seen, Often Heard: Volume 1”. Next it was another EP from ‘Crump called “The Lost Pages” followed by a slew of releases from new HOODMADE members Joseph Junior ( the “Rise and Shine Time” and “Missing Pieces” compilations), Double Dash (“Street Dreams” and “State Your Name”), Young Kno’ (“Raw”), and the follow up compilation to Volume 1, “Seldom Seen, Often Heard Volume 2-The Re-birth”. The next album due to be released by HOODMADE is set to be “The First Book of ‘Crump” which will make the transition from regional to national sales. Along the pathway, HOODMADE has grown into a licensed Limited Liability Company. The roster has grown significantly. The HOODMADE roster consists of Mr. Jaize VanCrump, Young ‘Kno’, DisDang Caburius, Leck ONe., Joseph Jr., Young Bless, Double Dash, Anonymus, and Blaze. Additional production is contributed by Hess of VA, and Poppadopalis of Louisiana with street team and promotional work contributed by Central Confliction of Colorado. HOODMADE associates and artists hail from a diverse mixture of states and regions with representatives from Louisiana, Omaha, NE, Chicago, Colorado, Virginia, and Tennessee.HEY WORLD!!!! WELCOME TO HOODMADE!!!!!!I edited my profile at , check out these Myspace Layouts!
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