LYRICAL ALUMNI / FIRST OFFICIAL HYPE MAN
DAE-DAE AMADEUS
Graylin Bryce, Lyrical Opposition's first official hype man, who brought the energy to the group's early live sets.
On stage with Lyrical Opposition
Sets where he worked as hype man, newest first.
Opening for Clyde Carson at City Nights: Cloud 9 Flow
April 2012 · City Nights, San Francisco · hype man as Lyrical Opposition (Cross Allan, Alfluent, OD the Wordsmith) opened for Clyde Carson with Cloud 9 Flow, the month Carson's single "Slow Down" came out
Watch the clip on TumblrLyrical Opposition at Philip Burton High School
2011 · San Francisco · hype man alongside Cross Allan
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Ken-Ya Dance NorCal 2012
March 2012 · Dae-Dae Amadeus appears in Lyrical Opposition's interview and behind-the-scenes footage from the event, with Cross Allan and OD the Wordsmith, alongside I.aM.mE Crew, Timothy DeLaGhetto and Kaba Modern's Yuri Tag
Watch on TumblrMr. Me Too (Cloud 9 Version)
February 2012 · freestyle over an industry beat with Alfluent, Cross Allan and OD the Wordsmith; an informal session, not a release
Watch on TumblrLyrical Opposition Electronic Press Kit
February 2, 2012 · the group's press kit; Dae-Dae Amadeus at 1:10 and 7:33
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First Official Hype Man of Lyrical Opposition
August 2011 · Lyrical Opposition's own post names him "Cross and Lyrical Opposition Hype Man, Dae-Dae Amadeus", the earliest record of the role
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Dae-Dae Amadeus (Graylin Bryce) was Lyrical Opposition's first official hype man. In the early 2010s, as the group grew from artists making music into a live-performance collective, he backed Cross Allan, Alfluent and OD the Wordsmith on stage, from school shows to the April 2012 night Lyrical Opposition opened for Clyde Carson at City Nights. He was in the studio and in the group's videos too, appearing in its 2012 press kit and freestyle sessions.
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Dae-Dae Amadeus is the stage name of Graylin Bryce, Lyrical Opposition's first official hype man. In the group's early years, when Lyrical Opposition was growing from artists making music into a live-performance collective, he performed alongside Cross Allan, Alfluent and OD the Wordsmith and brought the energy to their sets.
Lyrical Opposition's own August 2011 post calls him "Lyrical Opposition Hype Man, Dae-Dae Amadeus," and the group's 2012 Electronic Press Kit features him twice. In April 2012 he was on stage at City Nights in San Francisco when Lyrical Opposition opened for Clyde Carson with Cloud 9 Flow, the month Carson's single "Slow Down" came out. He also appears in the group's early freestyle and interview footage, including the Mr. Me Too (Cloud 9 Version) freestyle and Ken-Ya Dance NorCal 2012.