HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City

About Me

Raised in Southern Cali with a great variety of music in his daily life, HUMBLE MODESTO began making music at the age of 16. Influenced by musical greats such as Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, and Marvin Gaye, he started making beats with the Boss Dr-5 drum machine and later acquired the MPC1000 to contribute his passion to music. Whether creating original music or choppin up samples, one thing is for sure...HUMBLE MODESTO WILL ALWAYS PRAISE CHRIST JESUS FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 6/8/2006
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Influences: Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole, Marvin Gaye, John Coltrane, Elvis Presley, J Dilla, The Roots, Mary Wells, da Whole Motown Roster, D'Angelo, Sergio Mendes, Bilal, ATCQ, Al Green, Astrud Gilberto, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Bob Marley, Bobby Womack, The Chi-Lites, Common, Coldplay,Bloc Party, De La Soul, Digable Planets, Dwele, Eddie Kendricks, Groove Theory, J Davey, JayZ, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Little Brother, Madlib, MF Doom, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Outkast, Pete Rock, Pharoah Monch, Neptunes, Prince, Ray Charles, Roy Ayers, Roy Hargrove, Royce da 5'9", Sade (the Beautiful), Slum Village, Smokey Robinson, Sun Ra, The Impressions, Jerry Butler, The Manhattans, The Temptations, The Moments, The Strokes, Van Hunt, Will.I.Am, and More. Workin' on Grit City projects
Sounds Like: "My Music Gotta Be Reality On A Positive Level" - Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes
Type of Label: None

My Blog

I'm Back!!!

I'm Back to this myspace thing. I haven't updated for a minute, but finally got the time.The Musik"LateLastNite" I was up late last nite, hence the title, and thought i'd work on musik. I usually do m...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:06:00 PST

SAME SAMPLE, DIFF SONG!!!!

I produced a beat two nights ago, and just happened to find rodney jerkin's page!!! THE SAME SAMPLE I USED, WAS USED ON SHAREEFA'S "CRY NO MORE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS SUCKS!!...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:30:00 PST

New Tracks Old Tracks New Tracks Old Tracks !!!

Hey everyone!!! I just updated the musik with a couple of new and oldies. actually, the first one is the only new one. it's one that noOne has grabbed to work on. some of y'all know the sample...it's ...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:37:00 PST

Musik for August

Hey y'all. a little late on the musik for this month. Grit City just got back from London and Estonia last week. anyway, J Dilla's album was released yesterday...amazin album, a must have for sure. Ou...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:41:00 PST

NeW MuSiK JuLy2006

It's been one month plus since the first set of musiK I posted...I thought I'd post some others. track 1: "Darlin Darlin"This past May, I was workin' wit producer/drummer Cliff Notes on a hot wednesda...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:07:00 PST

I Reminisce '95

One of my favorite albums was released in 1995 was D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar." I remember the feelin' I had when I first hear the single. The song felt so good and refreshin' that I had to buy it. D'Ang...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:49:00 PST

About the MUSIK ON DA PAGE

Ok, the first song is called "TALK 2 YOU." this is actually a GRIT CITY joint. But, I've gotten a lot of love off this song, so i had to post it. I almost DIDN'T DO THIS SONG because A CERTAIN "BIG T...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:16:00 PST

My NeW PaGe FoR My MuSiK!!!

What up, everyone. i appreciate you all for stayin in contact wit me. Welcome to my musik page. I love makin' musik and just want to share wit you all. I'll be updating this page on a regular, maybe t...
Posted by HuMbLe MoDeStO of Grit City on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:40:00 PST