Ich wollte mir hier eigentlich ein paar Informationen zu dem Mann einhohlen, habe dann aber mit erschrecken festgestellt das kein Thread zu ihm existiert. Habe seit heute "Against The Grain" und das gefällt mir richtig gut nachen ersten paar mal hören, trifft genau meinen Geschmack
Naja die ugrap.de Reviews zu den anderen Alben lesen sich auch ganz gut, nur leider fehlt mir jetzt der Vergleich zu "Against The Grain", falls mir da einer was zusagen kann, würde mich freuen.
Hiermal seine Biographie von seiner Homepage www.mrozwald.com :
Mr.Ozwald returns this March with his third studio release, "Against the Grain." Hailing from West Hartford, CT, Oz has an extensive history rooted in the game, with his early start as a DJ across the entire New England area and stretching into New York and Philly as well. Oz used his position as a DJ to get out into the street and begin promoting his wares, selling various mixtapes hand to hand. Slowly tasting the onset of success, he knew what needed to be done. Tired of essentially promoting and selling his mixes of other emcees, he got to work and created his first album, "Wanted:Dead or Alive." Oz's first release was well accepted throughout his familiar territory, where he sold approximately 500 copies hand to hand. However, ultimately knowing he needed to take a more widespread approach to establish a larger network, Ozwald made the move to New York City.
Moving to Brooklyn to begin work on his second album "Hungry as Hell," while simultaneously pursuing a college degree, Oz knew that he was in the right place. With most of his time and energy invested in his music, it was clear to Oz the level of focus that would be necessary to substantially advance his career. With this, he made the decision to quit school and pursue his music full time. Without the luxury of convention, Ozwald needed a method of financing a more unorthadox career path. This became the ideal opportunity to implement his knack for poker, so he began rounding at various underground poker clubs in New York and dealing at the most prestigious poker room in the city, the NY Player's club. Between hustling CD's and poker, Oz had generated a big enough bankroll to support his record label, Hands Down Productions. Having released his second album, "Hungry as Hell," the young prodigy focused on distributing his talents in the right places. Making the Jay-Street Borough Hall station in Brooklyn his primary promotion outpost, Oz began to truly make his mark where it mattered most, the New York hip-hop community. With his feet on solid ground, Oz was in good position to advance his career. After selling about 3,000 copies of his second album, work began on "Against The Grain," Ozwald's latest studio release. Recorded by Connecticut's finest engineer Mike Arafeh and mastered by New York legend Rick Essig, the quality is second to none. Remaining consistent with his standard production regimen, all beats are produced solely by Oz. Such focus and artistic investment give way to his finest beats and lyrics to date, making "Against The Grain" the industry calling card that should spread the name and talent of Mr. Ozwald futher than ever before.
Releases:
2001 - Wanted: Dead Or Alive
2003 - Hungry As Hell
2005 - Against The Grain
. Finger weg davon, zumal das ganze auch noch ein ziemlich beschissenes Album ist...
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