Highlight on Recent Grad Chronicles

Thanks to this great blog and writer Musecatto for featuring me today. Check the article here:

http://thergc.blogspot.com/2009/06/highlights-on-lookout-ready-jarell.html

Michael Jackson's Best Dance Moves

Undeniable legacy and influence! You don't know what you've got til it's gone.

R.I.P.

Choppers and sirens were blaring outside my door all afternoon (I live a block from the UCLA Med Center). I think everyone will remember where they were when they heard the news of Michael Jackson's death.

The reaction says it all - he was more than a legend.

Free show this Saturday

This weekend I'll be performing at a really dope event and the best part is that it's free! I worked on a track with new producer Nobody Famous for his upcoming mixtape Order Up Vol. 3 and the release party is this Saturday 4:30pm at the House of Armour mansion (Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles). You won't want to miss it...other acts include fellow UCLA Alum Dasha and YouTube superstar (really, I mean it) Traphik aka Timothy de la Ghetto! See the flyer below of details and make sure to RSVP at going.com/mycypher.

Power Player Magazine event

So I just got back from a quick vacation in SF and have gotten pretty lazy in posting, but here's an event I'm perfoming at tomorrow!

Singing the national anthem...

...at my graduation from college was one of the best on-stage moments I've ever had. As you can tell from the video, I had a lot of support from my peers, everyone was just so hyped to be there in that moment. Proud of our academic achievements, grateful for the families that supported us through it all, and nostalgic about the relationships and memories we built.

I'm not gonna get too soft about all of this since I just spent an entire weekend (two grad ceremonies + two grad parties in LA and OC + cookies, cake, and a lot of stiff drinks) talking about it - but that's how it felt.

Now what? Well....more on that later! haha I've got a job interview today, so that's good.

I'll be in San Francisco this week breathing in bay breezes and spendin a little of my grad cash if anyone up there wants to meet up.

I graduated...

This weekend is going to be crazy with the family and friends, pictures and more news up soon!

DBTV feature

Save Cal Grants

As a [former] UC student, supported in part by government sponsored financial aid - this hits close to home.

Pharell on Record Labels, Talent vs. Aesthetic

Pharell made an appearance at my school a couple weeks ago and I wasn't able to make it, but I'll take this sound clip from him at the Billboard Conference as consolation.

Jarell Perry x Ludwig Clothing

Check me out in the new ads for LUDWIG Clothing. Thanks to Mike and Mai-Lan for inviting me to the shoot. The new flagship/pop-store for this rising premium streetwear brand opens tonight in L.A., meet me there!

When: June 4th from 7PM to 10PM

Where: The historic Kim Sing Theater | 720 N. Figueroa in Downtown LA

What: Drinks, music, new merchandise, and great deals...

Best I Ever Had - Drake (A Capella Cover) - Jarell Perry

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mfznuj5ttmd

I threw together some footage and pics from the trip I took to Chicago last month. BC and I performed at the University of Chicago...good fun, crazy weather, I wanna go back for the summer. Chi-town stand up!