The king of all things Ballard is back! DA Grynch (aka Grynch) teamed up with the extremely talented Stephen Gray (see Fresh Espresso’s “Big or Small” video) to create some brilliant visuals for his ode to the VOLVO. That’s right, the car that your parents forced you to car pool in when getting to and from soccer games, with the kid who never scored a goal and whose real passion lied in “Magic The Gathering,” is now the leading vehicle in a post modern, 12th wave, rap game take over. With it’s catchy/sing along melody and relatable lyrics “My Volvo” has been a crowd favorite around local shows for a while now. Delivered by a man with a voice that sounds about 10 years older and 7 shades less honky then what you would expect, Grynch is to Ballard as what Sam Perkins was to Sonic’s fans who smoked weed.

But what is Grynch REALLY trying to say by making a cut about his beloved Swedish import? Is he dissing Bentley’s and the rappers that spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to stunt on the next man? Is he claiming that even though his whip has yogurt stains on the carpet from the mid 90’s, Volvo’s are still preferred over waiting for the bus? Or, is Grynch taking a swing at the current most controversial means of public transportation the Seattle Hip-Hop community has ever experienced: THE SPACESHIP??

That’s right, Grynch hates spaceships. “My Volvo” is a not-so discrete jab at all the 4th/7th and 17th wave folks that are sonically rolling around on hubbercrafts. “Come back down to earth” Grynch seems to be saying “and I’ll give you a ride to Ballard High School, where there are no aliens. It’s better here.” You see, Grynch comes from the 3rd wave, KEXP, WWF revolution of Seattle Hip-Hop. An era where the modern man still has a car, a pair of Dickies and loves Chop Suey. And although Grynch didn’t comment on anything I’m writing right now, his Volvo hates Mad Rad.

All in all, the Volvo IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CAR TO COME OUT OF SEATTLE IN THE LAST YEAR. Not since The Blue Scholars “Coffee and Snow” video where the duo rolled around a Beacon Hill winter wonderland in some sort of what looks to be Toyota or potentially Chrysler Mini van, has a car made such a ripple in the city. Grynch has captured the essence of his car, and Stephen Gray has added the perfect touch of visual Nostalgia to it.

As for the underlying diss towards all the ET friendly medley’s that are popping up around capital hill? “Fuck a martian” Grynch would most likely say. “I’m out here. In this Volvo. In real life, dealing with situations in Ballard. I don’t have time for no space ships.”

*Grynch didn’t say any of this, but it makes for a better story.