#GRXTESQUE

[matriiiarch]

HALLOWEEN/FALL STARTERS ! 🎃

POISED INTELLECT REIGNED HEAVY ACROSS EXPRESSION as the matriarch paused. Fingers calming movement while the knitting needles are gently placed upon her lap. A single brow arched ; CURIOUS ; for years there had been talk of a werewolf in the woods. Superstitious among townsfolk to entice wandering tourists. To scare them or lure them, it had all started with Uncle Fester’s howling at the full moon soon followed by his occasional sleep walking in the middle of the night - naked and covered in soot.  ❝ Surely you don’t mean the rumors about your uncle. Come now Wednesday, you know better than that. ❞ —— Or perhaps, there really was a werewolf roaming around the town on Halloween night. If that were true, it was about time. 

@grxtesque​

[kendolled]

@grxtesque​ said: ❝ what are you, a constipated ghost? ❞

                            his eyebrows furrowed in confusion, not entirely certain what she was talking about- OR WHAT SHE EVEN MEANT, REALLY - as a frown passed over his face. he didn’t know what to say, really, not to a question like that. “wh... what the hell does that even mean?” he found himself muttered, blue eyes mostly hidden by his eyebrows from how furrowed they were.

[bthenoise]

Q&A: From Emo Rock to Emo Rap, We Are Triumphant Founder Gears Up For New Alt Hip-Hop Label Grxtesque

In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock without wifi for the past three years, let us fill you in on a not-so-secret secret: Soundcloud rappers are here and they’re ready to take over. 

With household names like Lil Peep and Juice Wrld paving the way for emotion-friendly emcees like nothing,nowhere., Wicca Phase Springs Eternal and Dying In Designer, the door has officially been kicked down as Spotify’s fastest growing genre, emo rap, is ready for its time in the spotlight. 

Now, doing his best to help create a space for this emerging culture of heart-wrenching lyricists, We Are Triumphant label owner Greg Long (who has worked with bands like Neck Deep, Sworn In, Oh, Weatherly and more) has decided to throw his hat in the emo rap ring with his newfound record company Grxtesque. 

Talking with The Noise about his vision for the upstart label as well as the similarities between working in the alternative rock space, Long gave us the scoop on what to expect from Grxtesque in 2019. To check out our interview with the music business entrepreneur, be sure to look below. Afterward, for more from Grxtesque, head here.

What can you tell us about GRXTESQUE?

GRXTESQUE is a new label launching today via Symponic Distrobution (Wiz Khalifa, Waka Flocka, Marshmello) with our first artist ✦pink cig✦. An 18-year-old artist from Phoenix, AZ who has been able to amass over 150,000 monthly listeners on Spotify alone with tracks like “Xanny Bars 222″ and “Angeldust” sitting in the millions. He has mainly been discovered prior via Soundcloud and being on Spotify's official playlist ''Tear Drop'' right next to the likes of Lil Peep, XXXTENTACION, Trippie Redd and more. The song ''Loser 00'' takes a different approach to the traditional theme of materialism in hip-hop. This track is the first single off Pink Cig's debut album Beautiful Strangers due out this summer.  

Pink Cig and GRXTESQUE are a bit different than working at We Are Triumphant. What inspired you to jump into the hip-hop world?

I've always enjoyed hip-hop in many forms. I've been blessed to just be able to be a fan since I was a child. I've always had a talent for discovering artists very early on and that’s not really genre specific. I never had any intentions of starting a rap label but I started coming across so many dope artists with zero backing from any labels, managers, agents, etc. and I saw a missing piece to the puzzle. GRXTESQUE is here to complete the vision for those artists. Do you see any parallels between artists on We Are Triumphant and GRXTESQUE? Do you think alternative hip-hop is the second coming of the 2000s emo/screamo boom?

There certainly are a lot of comparisons you can draw from. Soundcloud today is what MySpace was to bands in the early 2000s. “Soundcloud Rappers” are yesterdays “Myspace Bands.” A bunch of kids uploading music to a free network and sharing it among each other and creating a culture on a music platform just trying to find a place to belong. The atmosphere is very similar. However, being a rapper and a band, the dynamic couldn't be any more different.

Your first signing Pink Cig already has a pretty significant following racking up 150,000 daily Spotify listeners. What you do think the future holds for him? 

We are very excited to take what Pink Cig has already been able to accomplish on his own and scale it dramatically with GRXTESQUE.  We're already planning festival performances, tours and his debut album Beautiful Strangers will be out this summer. 

Are there any other hip-hop artists on your radar or ones you'd love to have collaborate with your own artists? 

Shout out to KEEPMYSECRETS currently the only other artist of GRXTESQUE. He and Pink Cig have already collaborated and it's going to be the second single KMS releases. His first single is out April 12th. 

Any last words? Where can people learn more about GRXTESQUE?

Thank you to THE NOISE for lending your voice to us. You can find GRXTESQUE everywhere via @GRXTESQUE.

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[gatekeepxrs]

@grxtesque​

The trail of red seeping between fingers was a tell tale sign that there was still a rain cloud hanging over the city despite the supposed disillusion of the threat. Sure, it could have been elsewhere, but even this particular wound felt close, too close to be shrugged off as residual damage. Her pain however was to be kept private, reason for stumbling into the office that had been assigned for her, barely noticing it was him who had been sitting behind the desk marked with her name in small print. At first, nothing was said, free hand fumbling but eventually shutting the door behind her. “Flesh wound.”  Attempting to completely dismiss the seriousness, not in for another round of their reunion.

@grxtesque

[raphaelcolt]

(NSFW) Hard Dominant Starters.

@grxtesque said: “Not good enough. Try again.” ( -Hayes )

not  good  enough,  raphael  all  but  forces  back  a  whine  from  somewhere  in  his  throat,  instead  frustrated  groan  is  emitted  through  his  lips.  pout  comes  to  his  lips---  as  he  tries  again,  “please,”  rocking  back  and  forth  on  the  balls  of  his  bare  feet,  “just  a  little  bit,”  it’s  not  like  him  to  beg  for  food  like  this,  as  he  sits  next   to  the  gargoyle.  his  food  at  least  looks  more  appealing, “and  I’ll  leave  you  alone,”  nose  wrinkles,  chin  rests  on  the  back  of  the  others  forearm.

[tsdhq]

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[varrowsv]

“Designer+Life” has been added to the GRXTESQUE playlist Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/user/s8vhbiuapxjnaub6m35fl0v1i/playlist/6dCLYBxVG3Hde2UyDE7c1S?si=c456WHgDSwaiUIW2hWWRmw #music #hiphop #rap #indie #pop #rap #spotify #alternative #dark #badvibes #sad #soundcloud https://www.instagram.com/p/BsufN9-gEar/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eq0n9jbsx8u1

[matriiiarch]

@grxtesque​​ continued from ( x )

BROW ARCHES ONCE MORE WITH INTRIGUE as Wednesday continued her thorough explanation on the matter. Knitting needle still idle in her lap though fingers remained poised as if she might continue at moment. Cousin Blythe’s scarf wasn’t going to knit itself, after all. But then again, the topic of conversation was far too enticing to simply dismiss. ❝ I see... the poor dear. ❞ At that, there was no doubt about how they would handle the situation.  Setting the half-knitted scarf to the side, Morticia stood with palms nearly touching in front of her chest. The bottom of her dress shifting as she made her way towards the long rope in the corner of the room and gave it a light pull. After the initial shock wave throughout the house, Lurch’s presence arrives beside the matriarch. ❝ You rang? ❞ ❝ Yes, Lurch. I would like you to fetch our coats and a couple of lanterns. ❞ Turning to glance back over at Wednesday with a genuine smirk, ❝ It seems we have a werewolf to catch. ❞ She disregards the inquiry of keeping it as a pet, knowing full well that such a promise was not hers to make. At the very least, they could help protect the beast.

[raphaelcolt]

SOURCE.

He’d felt the eyes on him far before he ever opted to speak. It wasn’t a new feeling, being watched in the showers. It was normal routine for him to take to the slave showers to wash away the filth of a shift. He was used to eyes, to being watched. So he said nothing with the assumption that his lack of acknowledgement would send the other on their way. But it hadn’t, and he still felt eyes on him. Pulling his head from the stream, Hayes looked over his shoulder to find the unusual wolf from the yard. The guard watched him for a moment, hand splayed against the tile of the wall. “Staring doesn’t accomplish anything.” He wasn’t sure if it was an invitation or not - he just knew that staring was useless.

raphael  was  passing  by,  nightly  free  time,  where  he  could’ve  been  out  in  the  moonlight,  instead  wanting  himself  to  take  a  shower.  but  it  was  the  gargoyle  that  stopped  him in  his  tracks,  kept  him  from  settling  in  for  his  own  shower.  soft  noise  presses  from  his  lips  as  his  eyes  roamed  the  expanse  of  the  others  bare  back  &  frame. his  chest  rises  and  falls,  “it  doesn’t,”  that  was  wrong,  some  aspects  he  wanted  to  argue,  that  watching,  studying  accomplishes  a lot  if  you’re  practiced  at  it  but  he  doesn’t.  it  doesn’t  accomplish  in  satisfying  the  arousal  he  felt.  bravery  seemed  to  become  a  trend  now---  the  other  wasn’t  completely  off  put  so  it  stirred  something  within  him.  bare  feet  make  their  way  towards  the  spray,  around  the  other,  stands  there  between  the  tile  and  warm  body.  gaze  soft,  curious  as  if  seeking  some  kind  of  permission  as  tentative  hand  reaches  for  hayes’ waist.