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Ty Bru

"Until My Heart Stops"

About Me

From the bull’s eye of a talent flourishing North Carolina, Asheboro’s 27 year old Ty Bru represents “The Way Hip Hop Should Be.”
After landing a free Biz Markie demo tape that was enclosed with a fresh pair of Converse shoes at the tender age of 8, a passion was birthed, and since then, has never faded.
Four years later, Bru wrote his first full song on the blank pages of his seventh grade yearbook, and at that moment he knew his life would forever revolve around music, a pen and a blank sheet.
Since then Bru has been in and out of the underground hip hop scene from state to state and even country to country. While chasing 5 degrees at Appalachian State University, Bru performed his raw and unrecorded tracks at local spots and fraternity/sorority functions, but that just wasn’t enough. Forming the group, Scan Fam along with 5 other student producers and emcees, what Bru was destined to become was slowly forming.
Picking up incredible speed, within two years the group had recorded three underground albums, “Rubix Cube”, “Round Two”, and “New Era” that pushed nearly 1,000 copies world wide.
Shortly after graduation, Bru went on a small tour through many European countries, France, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, England, Belgium, and Holland. Opening up for some of the hottest DJ’s and MC’s in each country.
Chasing multiple dreams Bru moved to China for a business career, but could never stay out of clubs and venues performing his college hits. Weekly sets at Club Hollywood in Suzhou, China verified that Bru was destined to rap.
After moving back to Asheboro in 2006, Bru immediately began working on shows, tracks and his solo project, “On The Brink”. Since then, Bru has shared the stage with North Carolinas best, including, Joe Scudda, Little Brother, Dre Rock The Phunk Warlock, Cellinski, Illpo, Ed E Ruger, J Bully, P Batters, The One Kemist, Seven, Fortified and Ty Writer.
Bru’s unforgettable, energetic, and original up close and personal performances put him in a class all by himself and he has earned the right to open for Bubba Sparxxx, Andre 3000 (In Europe), Snoop Dogg, Nappy Roots, Rugged N Raw, Coolio, Dana Dane and most recently Public Enemy(Chuck D).
His style successfully combines witty punchlines, real life situations, passion and fierce deliveries with every genre of the hip hop world. Bru’s 2007 freshman solo album, “On The Brink” has made a tremendous impact worldwide by boasting the honor of being chosen by a distinguished panel of judges as a top 5 finalist at the 7th annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs) for hip-hop/rap album of the year.
With main production by one of the hottest up and coming N.C. producers, Ty Writer, the album has already become critically accpeted and acclaimed. Mix that in with production by Hammadi (Shareefa, Kelis, Cl Smooth etc), Double J The Jenius (Illpo, Ed E Ruger), J Coleman, and also one of the hottest producers in South Africa, Ootz, "On The Brink" is a sure ear and soul pleaser, proving Ty Bru is exactly “The Way Hip Hop Should Be.”
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/4/2006
Band Website: mightier-than-the-sword.com
Band Members: Just Ty Bru but its still a team effort

Main Production: Ty Writer (Soulful Productions/VP Of MTTS)

Additional Production:

J Coleman (Grand Imperial Ent./MTTS In House Production Unit)

Ty Bru (MTTS Prodcution Unit)

DJ Dr. I.C. (MTTS Production Unit)

Thanos (MTTS Production Unit)

Double J The Jenius (Iconoclast)

Czientist (Germany)

JC (Rei Up Ent)

Ootz
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Engineer/Studio: JJ @ Iconoclast Studios in Greensboro,NC
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Artowrk For Albums: Marcus from god city, Charlotte, NC
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Flyers & Artwork for mixtapes: Jay from G-Groove Ent., Mt. Airy NC
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Airbrush Artwork: Reggie @ Airbrush F/X, Asheboro, NC
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Photography/Video: Maurice
Influences: Biz Markie, Swizz Beatz, Kreep, Mike Gaines, The Fam, The Unit, and NC
Sounds Like: Ty Bru......don't come at me with nothing else, I am what I am.
Record Label: Mightier Than The Sword Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sweeney Ty: The Demon Rapper From Elm Street EP Now Available For FREE!!

I have just completed the newest project in which I went under the alias, SWEENEY TY. I felt it proper to blend the arts a little bit on this project and decided to take on all the musical production ...
Posted by Ty Bru on Fri, 23 May 2008 05:14:00 PST

TY BRUS "ON THE BRINK" TOP 5 INDEPENDENT ALBUM IN THE NATION

[email protected] For Immediate Release MUSIC RESOURCE GROUP ANNOUNCESINDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS "People's Choice" Online Voting ComponentWill Determine IMA Vox Populi Winner...
Posted by Ty Bru on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:04:00 PST

Ty Bru To Be Featured On Comic Soundtrack....Needs Votes!

Ty Bru's songs "Ghost Car" (Produced By Ty-Writer) and "Dark Harbor Strangler" (Produced By Double J The Jenius) will both be included in the Students Of The Unusual Comic Soundtrack in Dec. 07..........
Posted by Ty Bru on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:20:00 PST

"On The Brink" CD Review From Creative Loafing

TY BRU On The Brink CREATIVE LOAFING REVIEW (by Mike McCray) The Link To The Actual Review On the Brink CD Re...
Posted by Ty Bru on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:46:00 PST

"On The Brink" CD Review From Go Triad

Ty Bru "On The Brink"(Mightier Than the Sword Records)***1/2 Click Here To See Full Article North Carolina native and Asheboro resident Ty Bru has been involved in the local hip-hop scene since helpin...
Posted by Ty Bru on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:44:00 PST

TY BRU #17 ON DJ HEAD HONCHOS THE CYPHA VOL. 1

Whats the deal, if you havent already peeped out the blog before last GO AND DO IT and download God Citys "Invisible Soldier" Soundtrack.....its 100% free yours truly is on that with the track that i...
Posted by Ty Bru on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:53:00 PST

Other Myspace pages TY BRU is featured on

here are a few Music pages that you can find the kid featured on "Underground's Calling" G. feat Ty BruUntitled Ty Bru Spoken Word from Grand Imperial Poetry Monday Nights @ SK Net Cafe"Other Side" Re...
Posted by Ty Bru on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:09:00 PST

FREE SOUNDTRACK DOWNLOAD!!!

Big ups to Marcus and God City for putting this bomb ass soundtrack together and letting me be a part of it......there is a link below that will allow you to download the entire soundtrack with artwor...
Posted by Ty Bru on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:24:00 PST

I need some support here!

    Yo, some people have just forgotten about the kid. For real, I went from having almost everyone I cared about coming to my shows, to the last few shows, being the only one I know......
Posted by Ty Bru on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:39:00 PST

The Way Shit Goes

This business hits only those who know what went down last night. If you were there, you either left early because of personal reasons, felt disrespected, etc. or you stayed to see some ego's push peo...
Posted by Ty Bru on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:53:00 PST