Noyeek the Grizzly Bear: Press

"It takes a lot to call yourself Noyeek The Grizzly Bear, but it also takes a lot of effort to make sure that name identifies with something, be it good or bad. Noyeek is a good MC, and as he says on the opening track of Face Crunch (self-released), he is offering a "Breath Of Fresh Air". The truth is in the music, and anyone who remembers the first time they heard Organized Konfusion or just the energy of Pharoahe Monch will get into what Noyeek is about, as he talks about creating mood music that will get you high ("Groove With It (Remix)"). One hears him and you want to anticipate good rhymes, and he succeeds each and every time. He's an expressive lyricist who is open to rhyming over a wide range of styles, from songs with a Latin flair to heavy tracks with funky samples from unknown sources, to that original boom bap that will please hip-hop listeners of all ages.

Or at least hip-hop listeners who know what good hip-hop should sound like. Face Crunch is that good hip-hop, and an album that will become a certified classic in ten years time. To say it's an instant classic now is too much, I don't want the guy to get that big headed just yet. He should keep himself grounded and continue to make music like this, but come back in 2018 and with luck a lot of people will be saying "you remember that album by Noyeek? I still play it on a regular basis."

As you should."

Noyeek has been one of my favorite emcees -- consistently ferocious,
able to tear down the booth or the stage, for the past ten years ...

“Griz is most adept at Vivid descriptions of worldly conditions and, as such, is a true Breath of Fresh Air in an age of popular insanity which causes few to know Whats Goin’ On. And when all is rhymed and done Noyeek is humane enough to have an Ambulance sent to all those suckas on Sesame Street whose careers and goals got wrecked or whose Face(s) got Crunch(ed) upon his arrival.”