Grizz Bear

Producer,Rapper,& DJ 1/3 of the Philadelphia based rap group Brickyard Dereliks,best known for his distinctive but powerful voice and his eccentric style of music combining live instruments with samples from all music generes. He first gained recognition in 1992 along with now R&b singer Rolando Devine to host underdground rap show "Hot Spice Hour" on WPEB 88.1 fm. It became such a success for WPEB they were given a second show "jammin for Jah" raggae show. After leaving Cotrell records in 1994,Grizz Bear & Brickyard Gained national attention 1995 after signing w/Schoolly D'S PSK/CONTRACT Record label, Rapping & taking over turntable duties for Code Money on the album Resevoir Dog.Then w\label mates Sicnin "cheese" Davis,Tamika Vines,& Rolando Devine, they became Schoolly's "Funk Mob" First single "Can U Dig Me" never got released project got scrapped. G.Bear went back to helm the Brickyard album "Killadelphia"in 96 but due to the arrest of Devine the label pulled out, some material did leak and the brickyard mix tapes were still selling,then finally in 1999 Mr. Torch & Grizz Bear dropped "Chocolate Drops" then 2000's "Drunk or High" single which was very well received so they rereleased their biggest hit "The Real Thing" the album "Anotha Poormanz Adventure" was released "2001" Grizz Bear is now Artist Mgr and Cohost for Devine Media TV