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CruzMatik at Moe's Alley Sunday
Here's a video posted by Locked-On Photography from Sunday night's Grind Out Hunger show.
CruzMatik is another contender to break out of the confines of Santa Cruz for the big time.
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They play at Austin's Annual South by Southwest Festival Thursday night, a gig that could get international exposure. (Green Day also staging a revival at the festival.)
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The group is made up of rapper/producer FMZ and singer/songwriter JWillz. FMZ or Famouz, is also known as Reggie Stephens, who is a former player for the New York Giants and the Arena Football League’s Nashville Kats.
Their bio says that FMZ gained notoriety for being the first person to legally sample a Jon Bon Jovi song on a hip-hop track (“Bad Name,” and get clearance for David Bowie (“FAME “) from his debut album, Ghetto Passport).
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In addition to Bon Jovi, FMZ has worked with E-40, Bun B, DJ Unk, and Rankin Scroo.
Jason Williams, aka JWillz, has been the lead singer of the group Ribsy’s Nickel for 12 years, sharing the stage with Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, The Expendables, Fishbone, Travis Larson Band and The Chop Tops.
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