#LongLiveSqueeze

Rapper. Beatmaker. Ann Arbor. Branch Out Collective. Contact:[email protected]

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Man In Charge - #soillegal Release Party Recap

Shot, edited, and directed by, Cy Abdelnour and Nic Ureno

On Wednesday July 17th, 2013 I celebrated the release of my new solo project “so illegal” with my first headlining gig at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI. Branch Out Collective was in the building something heavy that night with opening performances from Cheeks (who came all the way from Seattle), and Ant The Champ. DJ Cataclysmic was holding it down the whole night on the turntables and G.P. kept the crowd involved as the host for the show. This was definitely a legendary night for Ann Arbor hip hop and you could feel the energy and love in the room. Emotions were running high that night with this being my first show since the passing of my younger brother Donovan Hyter aka D-Squeeze. But with my family and friends holding me down I was able to give one of my best performances yet.

-DiGi #LongLiveSqueeze

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We back at the Blind Pig!

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#repost #newshitcomingsoon #classic #shouldawenttripple #LongLiveSqueeze #imnotdone #stillthatnigga

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D-Squeeze x Benny Breaks #SqueezeTheBreaks EP. Shout out @bengajino @L05_ and Jonah Thompson for making this all possible! #LongLiveSqueeze #HappyBirthdaySqueeze

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Tomorrow [1.30.14] in honor of Donovan's birthday @bengajino will be releasing their joint EP #SqueezeTheBreaks. Get ready cause it's pretty incredible! #LongLiveSqueeze

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D Squeeze X Benny Breaks - "Glimpse" Squeeze the Breaks EP coming 1.30.14 #LongLiveSqueeze

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All day. Everyday. #LongLiveSqueeze

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#LongLiveSqueeze @d_squeeze MEMORIAL CONCERT WITH PERFORMANCES BY: @CELEL_ @treecity_ @antthechamp @bengajino @DaGisReal @IamRyanRaw @IsaacCastor @Blaine_Nash @IsHeReal1 @Chirish734 @megablown

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On 1.25.14 come celebrate the life of a legend #LongLiveSqueeze RSVP HERE!

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Stream #soillegal on SoundCloud NOW! Download the entire project FOR FREE at http://music.manincharge.net/ #LongLiveSqueeze

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Man In Charge - #soillegal Release Party Recap Shot, edited, and directed by, Cy Abdelnour and Nic Ureno On Wednesday July 17th, 2013 I celebrated the release of my new solo project "so illegal" with my first headlining gig at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI. Branch Out Collective was in the building something heavy that night with opening performances from Cheeks (who came all the way from Seattle), and Ant The Champ. DJ Cataclysmic was holding it down the whole night on the turntables and G.P. kept the crowd involved as the host for the show. This was definitely a legendary night for Ann Arbor hip hop and you could feel the energy and love in the room. Emotions were running high that night with this being my first show since the passing of my younger brother Donovan Hyter aka D-Squeeze. But with my family and friends holding me down I was able to give one of my best performances yet. -DiGi #LongLiveSqueeze

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#SoIllegal

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#soillegal 7.12.13

My inspiration for "so illegal" goes all the way back to early 2011 when I watched a documentary called "ANVIL: The Story Of Anvil." It was a documentary of this heavy metal band called ANVIL and how their lead singer/guitarist is in his mid forties still pursuing his rock and roll dreams. It was then that I realized that creating and performing music is the sole reason I'm on this planet. By the summer/fall of 2011, when I was living in Seattle, I got into the habbit of working just to stay broke. Working 40 hours a week just to spend all your money on bills and groceries just to go back to work again on Monday (sometimes even the weekends). The original concept for "so illegal" was just to make a bunch of beats with really obvious samples from well know artist and songs. As I kept writing and adding to the project I realized that this project was me saying that I plan on going against the grain and pursuing my dreams of being a recording artist living off his art until I die. That's why I choose to have the cover be a pair of dress shoes set on fire. Cause everybody has that one pair of "job interview shoes" that they wear when they want to be "taken seriously." With this cover I'm saying that I can be taken seriously no matter what I wear as long as my music is good and means something to me. It's not to mean any disrespect to anybody with a desk job or somebody who is just trying to make ends meet. We all have our goals, ambitions, and methods in this life, and these are mine. I started the writing process for this project while living in Seattle and spending all day working and all night trying to build connections in a city where I only knew 2 people. When I moved back to Ann Arbor I got in an even deeper depression trying to regain my footing in a music scene that I used to be so involved in. That's why I spent all of 2012 finishing "so illegal" and thinking of different ways to market and promote it that would make the impact more prominent then some of my past releases. This is my most personal work to date and it's because I went through different life experiences that inspired me to tap into a part of my brain I had been ignoring. See you tomorrow. #soillegal - DiGi

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#LongLiveSqueeze

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#regram from @l05_ my homies came through in their flyest kicks to honor @d_squeeze at his funeral! This is just one of MANY examples of support that my friends have shown me and my family during this painful time. It means EVERYTHING to me and I love ALL OF YOU!!! #LongLiveSqueeze