Are YOU down with Hero & Rad???

In the lab w/ Prime Example!

2009-08-31T19:51:00.001-07:00

If yall dont know who Prime example is, you will soon enough. We are currently recodring songs for his debut album and possibly another Welcome to Hip-hop mixtape featuring myself as well as the rest of the team!

you can catch Prime Example as well as myself on the new StayFresh Vol.2 FOR FREE!!!

http://tinyurl.com/StayFresh2

!!!FREE MUSIC!!!

2009-08-31T13:54:00.000-07:00

Ite just thought Id throw yall some music FOR FREE!

Just to let yall know Houston is on point!

http://www.zshare.net/download/63408974b595670e/

http://www.zshare.net/download/62994886b7d42223/

Smoothness, Coolness Video Release Party!!!!

2009-08-30T16:31:00.000-07:00

Yes, you saw right! It's Hero & Rad's OFFICIAL VIDEO RELEASE PARTY for Smoothness Coolness!

Friday September 11th at the Jet Lounge!

Come celebrate with us and watch the WORLD PREMIRE of SMOOTHNESS, COOLNESS ft. Mike & Ike

Special Guests are SURE to be in the Building and you NEVER know who we may bring out to perform with us!!!!!

Mission Control 9/4

2009-08-30T16:25:00.000-07:00

MISSION CONTROL continues for the month of September with another Full Hip-Hop line-up!!!

21+

No Cover!

At The Mink BackRoom

Brought to you by MikeCalvertScion.Com

Mic Skills - CRIMINAL

2009-08-30T15:48:00.000-07:00

The wait is FINALLY over! this past Thursday at Toc Bar, Houston's own MIC SKILLS showed off this long awaited GEM and now YOU TOO can see what all the fuss is about!

I give you Mic Skills - Criminal

Daaaaang!!!!

2009-08-29T03:48:00.001-07:00

it just now dawned on me that I leave for shows in Santa Fe, Los Angeles, and Austin (on the way back) later on TONIGHT!!!

i'll be gone for 2 weeks but you can follow what im doin on here or on twitter!

www.twitter.com/herothesavior

so be sure to keep up with me and my traveling buddies! and if were headed your way, come out to the shows and lets have some fun!

p.s. dont forget when I come back its ON!!!
Friday September 11th at the JET LOUNGE its our OFFICIAL Smoothness, Coolness video release party! alot of special guests will be in attendance and YOU SHOULD BE TOO!!!! free giveaways all night!!!

peace yall! im out!

-Hero

mic skills video debut @ toc bar!

2009-08-28T00:24:00.001-07:00

toc bar was dope! the mic skills video was ill! post coming soon!

september 11th is our smoothness, coolness debut at jet lounge!!!

It's Here

2009-07-23T23:15:00.000-07:00

Houston's own hip hop sensation, Hero, F.II'DEF Media, and The Chaplon Clothing Co. Present
"STAY FRESH Volume 2", the follow up to last years STAY FRESH compilation returns for round two with
featured music from both Hero & Rad, Mic skills, Prime Example, V-Zilla, Lower Life Form & many more!

Find this album exclusively at the 09' H'Town Sneaker Summit. Thats Sunday, August 2nd! And don't forget
to visit the official myspace pages of Hero & Chaplon Clothing here after the jump.

www.myspace.com/heroaotp X
www.myspace.com/chaplonclothing

Download the First two Singles FREE!

Hero - Atlas (Weight of The World)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/623570086de9d459/
&
Hero & Prime Example - Who's Next
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6304072937a56546/

2009... so far!

2009-05-14T02:19:00.000-07:00

WHATS GOOD YALL!!!!

woooo It's Been a minute since i REALLY sat down and updated with yall whats been goin on. Like yall dont know anyway, haha.

Well at the start of the year we were mad focused! Wrapping up the album, shutting down shows like it was a hobby for us, gearin up for SXSW and preparing to unleash our Debut to the world! Crazy huh!? I know. We started by opening for the TEACHER!!! the one and only Krs-One. Now if yall dont know KRS if a HUGE part of my whole style, demeanor as well as a huge inspiration for me doing this music thing. So to share the stage was INCREDIBLE and certainly an experience i will NEVER forget! not to mention it gave our name a lil more clout! haha.

We also saw Mic Skills release DEFIANT to a very welcoming Mission Control. Classic Album if you ask me! I swear you can hear how much that man puts into his music with just one listen! The Very next month was had a private Listening Party for our album at the Tipping Point, Shouts to Thomas for hosting and being one our biggest supporters in the city! Free Music, Free Booze and Shoes EVERYWHERE! what else can you ask for!!!??? haha. And for yall askin bout the HOT bartender I had come thru, dont, shes a homie and she taken! LMAO!!!! Then the next week..... MISSION CONTROL PRESENTS THE RESILIENCE ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!!!! Yo if you were NOT in the building that night.... You missed a truly mesmerizing show! We surprised alot of cats by havin the INCREDIBLY TALENTED Hueman Band play behind us and took the end of the show to a whole 'nother atmosphere!!!! Sold alot of albums, met more people, impressed alot of people and made some good friends.

SXSW was up next and we were mad excited from having our first little taste of it last year. This year did NOT let down. Met many a new artists both up-and-coming and established. Got our Album in some good hands and got great reviews afterwards! Opening ALOT of doors, but of course... yall gotta wait and see what happens with that! haha! Saw Kanye and the G.O.O.D. Music fam KILL it at the Fader Fort, Kicked with Kidz in the Hall, Picnic Tyme, Cool Kids, Rakewon the chef, and my mans Bun-B at the LRG party and tons more! what made it even better is around this time i was JUST gettin hooked on Twitter! So alot of peeps were postin where they were at and all the secret shows were normal topic on peeps' posts! So that DEF helped us have a good time and meet more peeps and fans alike! Matter fact, dont forget to follow me on twitter yourself! www.twitter.com/herothesavior just be warned.... I post ALOT!!!! I mean ALOT!!! haha. Dont say I didnt warn you....

More shows after that, kept up with contacts we made. Killed the Mission Control 3 yr. anniversary and popped champagne all night! ITS A CELEBRATION!!!!! or at least it was, haha. Opened for Too $hort at Warehouse Live. Interesting Night that was, but we still killed it! Back doored that with the Mission Control J-Dilla Tribute! and had a blast that night watching Ace Boogie, and THE Niyat leave a crowd in awe and drooling for more!!!! YIKES!!!!!

So I guess so far so good for 2009. While we were in Austin for SXSW we also took advantage and filmed part of our debut Video for Smoothness, Coolness and if you haven't seen the teaser peep the blog post b4 this one!!!!!! As for whats coming up....

-Debut of Smoothness, Coolness Video

More than likely a party will follow

-StayFresh Vol.2 releases Aug. 2nd

@ the Htown Summer Sneaker Summit

-Secret EPs will be revealed

Classic shit!!!! Best Believe it!

-Shows, Shows, and MORE Shows!

We tryin to be in JAPAN MAN!!! LMAO!

-New Music From the ENTIRE TEAM!!!

Ace Boogie, Prime Example, Mic Skills, Hero & Rad

-NEW EXTENDED FAMILY will be revealed!!!

Were making this a movement!!!

Well yall be sure and cop the album if you have not yet! It is Currently in-store at SuckerPunch Clothing on Westhimer and Dunlavy (across from Cafe' Brasil) and Will be online (iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby) VERY SOON!!!! We have actually SOLD OUT of our first Run and waiting to re-up so be sure to Run to SPC to cop yours!

Thats all for now! keep hittin us back and showing support and love. and if you come out to the shows dont be shy! hit us up! we all cool as fans on summer nights! haha peace fam!

-Hero

TEASE!

2009-05-12T23:59:00.001-07:00

Smoothness Coolness teaser from THEYAINTREADY on Vimeo.

Resilience out NOW!!!!

2009-04-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

Get your Copy NOW EXCLUSIVELY @ Sucker Punch

2609 Dunlavy St
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 630-0202

and be sure to add our NEW MySpace Page!

www.myspace.com/heroandrad

StayFresh Vol.2

COMING SOON

Resilience - OUT NOW!!!!

2009-04-01T14:56:00.000-07:00

In case you aint know.... our DEBUT ALBUM IS OUT NOW!!!

It will be in Stores and on iTunes SHORTLY. Until then come out to our shows we will have them on us!!!!

This is a PRIVATE EVENT!!!!!

2009-02-20T03:12:00.000-08:00

But if you read this blog your INVITED!!!!!

Its FREE and there will be FREE Adult Beverages! ;)

So I Missed the Grammys ONCE AGAIN!!!!

2009-02-09T03:31:00.000-08:00

I know, Im horrible @ remembering when and what time, but this year I knew and STILL missed it!!!

Im Looking it up now and WOW...... just peep and you gon see what I though was MAD ILL!!!!!

and THIS was LEGENDARY!!!

wow..... Im just sayin..... Thats how it SHOULD be!!!!

SHOWMANSHIP!

im out
-Ro

Hero & Rad @ SXSW 2009

2009-01-31T14:15:00.000-08:00

Yes, yes ya'll!!! We told yall LAST year we were coming back!!! and Boy did we ever! We landed a spot on the RappersIKnow.Com Showcase! peep who else is on the bill with us!

More Details as they Develop!!!!

DONT SLEEP!!!!!

New Banner!!!

2009-01-31T14:09:00.000-08:00

Support the Upcoming album RESILIENCE By adding this Banner to any of your sites!!!

Hero & Rad - Resilience
COMING SOON!

MIC SKILLS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!!!!

2009-01-31T14:00:00.000-08:00

You never know.... We may just make a special appearance!!!!

DONT MISS OUT!!!
ITS FREE!!!

Hero & Rad @ the Stop The Violence Tour With KRS-ONE and MIC SKILLS

2009-01-31T13:57:00.000-08:00

Just a couple Videos of our cameo appearances at the Stop The Violence Tour!

Resilience Coming VERY SOON!

Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon

2008-11-03T01:22:00.001-08:00

Sunday November 16th. 7:30 pm

visit www. drafthouse. com for online ticket sales!

Come out and Enjoy the ORIGINAL VERSION of this Cult Classic at the Alamo Drafthouse In West Oaks Mall on the BIG SCREEN!

SHO' NUFF!!!

The Legendary KO - Destiny ft. Hero & Rad

2008-10-29T03:23:00.000-07:00

THE VIDEO!!!!!! if you haven't seen this PEEP!!!!!

Rad & I's video premiere!!!!

Shout out to NewEra and The Chaplon Clothing Co. for suiting me up!

NOTORIOUS

2008-10-27T02:31:00.000-07:00

JAN, 16 2009

Smoothness, Coolness ft. Mike & Ike

2008-10-26T03:23:00.000-07:00

***FREE DOWNLOAD***

If you haven't heard this yet....NOW is your chance to HAVE IT!!!

Smoothness, Coolness ft. Mike & Ike

Featured on HoustonHipHop.Com BigBadMedium.Com StayFresh Vol.1 AND our Debut album Resilience.

!!!JUST DOWNLOAD THE SONG FROM MY PLAYER AND ENJOY!!!

www.myspace.com/heroaotp

***FREE DOWNLOAD***

MAJOR UPDATE!!!

2008-10-24T23:10:00.000-07:00

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!!!! ok so Ive done a HORRIBLE job keeping yall updated and letting yall know whats been goin on with us but not to worry imma be updating this WEEKLY!!! letting yall in on everything were up to.

So by the look of things the last post on here was FEBRUARY???? WOW... Looks like yall missed ALOT! We had a couple UNOFFICIAL SXSW shows but enjoyed the weekend there and made alot of connections and hommies. One being my man Ezekiel 38 from Chicago. Who later in August brought us out to the Chi and lets just say we left quite and impression on the windy city! But before we made that trip No False Moves 2 went off without a hitch. Lower Life Form came thru and ripped it, Nosaprise blessed us, and the Legendary KO lived up to their name and showed the H why they are the greatest tag team in Hip Hop! Rad and I were given the opportunity to prove that us New School artist are serious and gave one of our best performances to date at the HoustonHipHop.Com presents Round 2 along with The Smugglaz and The KO once again.

In the month of July our extended family (Mike & Ike) invited myself and Mic Skills to rep the H in Austin at ATX-HOU at Troubador Lounge on the world famous 6th street and what a Night that was!!!! We know the H can Party but were proud to take a backseat to that 6th street strip any day of the week! Good music, good people and good times. Cant ask for more and Austin continues to stay atop of my list of cities to perform in! A short trip back to the H and we Held it down with Hollywood FLOSS and KIDD at the Cellar Bar for Houston's Best Kept Secret Showcase alongside the Council. And just to let yall know... Watch out for them cats cuz were all on the same page and ready to take Houston Hip Hop to a whole 'nother level! You might even see some collabs pretty soon... ya never know! Moving on, July didnt give up after that we went BACK to our capital city for another Music&Mind party at the Karma Lounge and had another blast and unforgettable trip!

And now..... August! what a month that was! We didnt do much here around town but towards the end..... Zeeky called for us to come show the Chi how we get do... and we didnt let him down! My first time in Chicago and it was a blast... SOO MUCH FOOD!!!!! and the ladies were ON POINT! But I think above all the CLUBS stood out the MOST! Here in the H the club dont pop til prolly mid night and its alot of your "RADIO MUSIC" thats being played. But up in the Chi.... WOW it was PACKED at 10:30!!!! and there were more ladies that dudes up in there!!!! AND they were playing Classics!!!! Biggie, Jay, alot of KANYE (thats a given) but It was refreshing to know that real hip hop is being played in the clubs and everyone was Loving it! Had two very ill radio interviews, big up to eastern Ill. University and Columbia for having us! cant wait to hear the audio! And I cant forget the Soap Duck Love Club on the Southside! WOW that had to be the HYPEST show weve EVER DONE!!!! No stage, no DJ, no glits and no glamour! just Music and a room full of people who love to hear it!!!! A mind blowing experience, and humbling at the same time! Mark my words... WE WILL BE BACK!!!!!

September was relatively slow, Rad and I decided we needed a little more extra for the album so we took this time to knock out a couple more tracks and really close out the album and TRUST... this is quite an album! October we Hit yall with Mission Control Vs No False Moves and with a crowd capacity that we havent seen in a while we (300+ @ at 200 max venue!) introduced the scene to my Fam Ace Boogie and again We came thru and shut shit down with my brotha from anotha Mr Maverick Music GT Garza. We also were blessed to be among the very limited artists to bless the stage at Squincy Jones & Dayta's weekly at the mink SPEAKERBOXXX and what a time that was! Alot of ladies and good times... Big Up to Our President Reko Trill and King ElRoy Boogie for holding down the Host duties for the night and every week!

And October still aint over!!!!! Matter fact TONIGHT you can catch us EVERYWHERE! Imma be here in the H with Mr. Garza at Charbar on travis for his Birthday/Album Release Party. Everyones Invited and its Free!!!! OR you can catch Mic Skills, Rad, Ezekiel 38 and more at the Whiskey Bar on 6th Street in Austin, TX for Cerebral Vortex's release party of Vortex Cookies. Then Back here in town on Thursday Skills, Rad and I along with the beautiful Karina Nistal will be performing at benefit concert for Gang Culture Awareness at HBU at the McNair Center at 7 pm. Again this is free so please some thru and show your support! We have quite a show lined up so you DONT wanna miss it!!!!!!!

And SoCal... Get READY!!!! in November GT and I are making our way to LA and BURBANK for another Benefit Concert for Operation Smiles @ WoodBurry University and you never know where else we might pop up!!!! Also in November, Chaplon Clothing is having their 2nd annual Fashion Show Thanksgiving Night at Venue.... This is a very prestigious event and kinda hard to get into... But since ya boy in sponsered imma be in the Building reppin my Chaplon Fam with some of my crew HIStory/WSK yes, yes yall!!!

Well that was quite an update almost a full year of shows and events in just a couple paragraphs! haha I know I left out a lot of things but oh well. Just be ready for March and SXSW 2009... You might see our names on a couple flyers and events and showcases... you never know who we may bring with us so just stay tuned and be ready to party!!!

Well thats it for now anything else visit our myspace pages and keep coming back to the blog for updates. I promise ill keep updating this on a weekly basis!

ps - Late December/Early January be ready for change!

HoustonHipHop.Com Re-Launch Party PICS!!!

2008-02-22T00:05:00.000-08:00

Coming SOON!!!

NEW MYSPACE!!!

2008-02-17T14:56:00.000-08:00

Just wanna invite everyone to ADD our NEW myspace page!

www.myspace.com/HeroandRad

It's still under construction and we will be adding music VERY shortly!

Peace yall, and hope to see yall on Friday!

-Hero

SHOW UPDATE!!!!

2008-02-17T14:53:00.000-08:00

FEB 22nd. @ FITZGERALDS!

Feb. 29th @ The Back Room at the MINK!!!!

SHOWS SHOWS SHOWS!!!

2008-02-03T22:33:00.000-08:00

Ya boys are BACK on the grind with 3 shows in FEB!!!!!!!! DONT MISS THESE CUZ THEY ARE ALL GONNA BE DOPE!!! Different acts ALL Hip-Hop, ALL DOPE!!!!!!

So yall come to one, two, nah better yet come to ALL of them and have an INCREDIBLE time!

Hip-Hop is ALIVE and WELL, at least here in HOUSTON!!!!

TEASER pt. 2

2008-01-28T10:59:00.001-08:00

visit www.myspace.com/heroaotp or www.myspace.com/radremm

for snippets from the album!!!!!

TEASER

2008-01-28T01:53:00.000-08:00

UPDATE!!!!

2008-01-13T20:43:00.001-08:00

Whats good yall!!!! Just lettin yall know whats been up wit us since last time! We Rocked the house at T-Pizzles Bday Bash and had a Blast with everyone there!!!!! haha I forgot a couple names cuz everyone showed us soooo much love!!!! So PLEASE dont hate me if I forgot YOUR name! lol. Matter fact if you see this and havent added us on myspace DO SO!!!!!!!!

ALSO!!!!! Rad and I have FINISHED recording for our DEBUT ALBUM: Resilience. Yea, were FINALLY done and its on to the post production phase!!!!! Which ALSO means.... MORE SHOWS!!!!! yea its GRIND TIME! So cant wait to go out and rock every stage we touch!!!!!

and of course we cant do that without YOU!!! so yall keep comin thru and checkin out the blog and our myspace pages!!!!!

peace yall!!!!! ONE.

-Hero

Welcome To Hip Hop Vol. 1 FREE!!!!

2008-01-13T20:31:00.001-08:00

This is for all my people who've been supportive all this time!

Just Hit me Up with your email or leave a comment here with your email and ill send you the link to DL Welcome To Hip Hop Vol. 1 FOR FREE!!!!!!!

-Hero

2008? For real?

2008-01-02T11:42:00.000-08:00

Mayun, I feel like its still 1999!!!! hahaha Eff it, we movin strong and fast right about now. Catching up to cats who thought wed never go anywhere and that always feels good!

The album is on the way, wrapping it up as we speak. Shows are coming at us left and right, and best of all the respect of our peers who are ultimately our competition. I dont see em as competition tho... more like family... you know how your always tryin to out due your siblings or something hahahah. yea, and at the end of the day we kick back and enjoy the benefits of keeping each other on our toes.

With that being said, said family is brewing up a storm thats about to change the face of Hip-Hop in Houston. Cant speak too much on it but the foundation is laid and the wheels are in motion to make 2008 a very special year for US, YOU, and the culture as a whole!

We got some tricks up our sleeves and since everyone is focused and motivated it makes it that much easier to go out and execute the plans weve blueprinted. Yall keep hitting us up and peep out the myspaces and blog.... we're in the process of setting up a Hero & Rad mypsace page so we can post up everything and yall can add us, shows us off to your peeps and whatever it is you do on the myspace blast! hahahaa

So be on the look out for that and sooo much more JUST IN THIS MONTH!!!! haha and then after that SKYS THE LIMIT!!!!!

See yall on the 12 @ Red Planet for T-Pizzles B-Day bash!

peace yall, ONE!

-Hero

MISSION CONTROL HOLIDAY PARTY PICS!!!!!!

2007-12-28T00:22:00.000-08:00

If you missed the show heres some flicks of what ya missed out on!!!!

Courtesy of Opa's Photography

www.opasphotography.com

T-Pizzles B-day Bash @ Red Planet!!!!

2007-12-25T22:10:00.000-08:00

Wuts good yall!!!!

Fresh of our MISSION CONTROL performance we got a NEW show!!!

heres the flyer and if yall have ANY other questions, leave a comment or hit us up on MYSPACE!!

Hero:
www.myspace.com/heroaotp

Rad:
www.myspace.com/radremm

MISSION CONTROL!!!!!!

2007-12-25T14:40:00.000-08:00

Wuts Good fam!!!! Hero comin at yall again, fresh off a pretty damned good show at the MISSION CONTROL HOLIDAY PARTY at the Pro on sunday night!

If any of yall missed it yall missed one HELL of a show!!!!!

Just wanna thank MIC SKILLS, REMIX & VANGO for putting this together (SHOUT OUT TO HOUSTONHIPHOP.COM hahah) and everyone who came thru and supported.

BIG UPS to the Proletariat and I hope we can bless that stage one more time b4 its untimely demise.......

But yea imma post up pics from the show VERY SOON thanx to opasphotography.com and i gotta say, DUDE IS NASTY with the camera!!!! (in a good way haha) So be sure and hit us back to see all the pics and waht yall missed out on!!!!!!

Merry Christmas to everyone and as always... PEACE YALL, ONE.

-Hero

WHATS GOOD WORLD!!!

2007-12-25T14:36:00.000-08:00

Yo whats good yall! Its ya boy Hero just lettin yall know... WELCOME TO OUR BLOG!!!!

This way everyone can know what were up to like mixtape releases, album releases, current & future projects, SHOW DATES and pretty much anything happening in the worlds of both Hero & Rad!!!!

So stay tuned and keep hittin us up and well have more to come VERY SOON!!!!!!!

peace yall, ONE!

-Hero