What the growing Bamboozlians didn’t know was that Upgrade didn’t know the length or direction of his set, taking each moment song by song right along with the crowd. But that obstacle is just a microcosm of his roll-with-whatever attitude, which seeps out of his lyrics and showers his listeners. He’s not “really good for a white guy” or “great for a short dude.” He’s just damn talented (though at times you’ll find yourself wondering where the hell his lung capacity comes from). Upgrade extracts universal statements of the human condition from his own experience. Never straying from who he is, he explores many hip hop arenas, boasting clever punch lines, word bending, challenging rhyme schemes, and even flaunting some bragging rights. It’s this versatility and raw talent that’s lead him to Bamboozle, and opening for national acts like Mac Miller. Hot off of the release of his debut, full-length project “Smile and Nod,” Upgrade headed back into the recording booth for his follow up “Chemical Imbalance.” Upgrade races through these styles and finishes with an identity that’s all his own, but touches on pieces of everyone else. “I speak about what I know, which is my own life” said Upgrade. “When you speak from an authentic place, people can relate to you, even if their experience isn’t a blue print of yours.” “Chemical Imbalance” is slated for a spring 2014 release. For more information, log onto www.upgradehiphop.com or contact kate@architektmusic.com. ### “This record is the kind that will get your attention via its well structured beats dressed with clever lyrics that are colored with, humor, sadness, joy and pain.” -Daniel’s Den “The first impressions you get from him is the sincerity of his delivery:” –Latency Magazine UpgradeHipHop.com twitter.com/upgradehiphop youtube.com/upgradehiphop