Ten Cent Toys was founded in September, 2009 by David Zawacki. After more than a decade of pursuits with the same consistent lineup opening for national and international artists such as; Imperative Reaction, God Module, System Syn, Voltaire, Red This Ever, Push Button Press, Twitch The Ripper, Didges Christ Superdrum, and countless others, all while having members leave only to pursue personal family lifestyles and an ever expanding future on their own. It was in 2017 that David who stepped down as the primary writer on the outfit, allowing other members to take the reins of music composition. Those members had stood by his side since 2011. The outfit then released their triumphant return with this hit self-released return titled, “Rebirth.” Opening for Suicide Commando, Cyanide Regime, Ghostfeeder, Missfit Toys, Syn Nine, The God Bombs, and many more only to have their release completely sold out. Their hiatus began as they reformatted their lives and started work on their greatest release to date, “Twist Of Fate.” A release that would go on to feature the outstanding talents of sAndy LePlegua of Zombichrist on the smash hit, “Hate You” and the remixing talents of Imperative Reaction, Leather Strip, and Synthcreep. Debuting that material live prior to the album release opening for Aesthetic Perfection, Empathy Test, and Lazerpunk. Ten Cent Toys started turning heads all over the scene and they have only just begun.

Welcome to the official Evil Gray Soundcloud account.

I originally wanted to be a singer, until I heard the song “The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem. One time my brother played that song and I was all over the place dancing as I was jamming to the song. After I heard that song, it made want to become a rapper. I’ve also been a fan of the Insane Clown Posse from back when they were wrestling in World Wrestling Federation, and later I got into their music. I’m also a Juggalo. I’m well aware that there’s such a thing as a “Juggalo Rapper”. I’m a rapper and a Juggalo, but I’m not both combined together. 

Eminem and the Insane Clown Posse are my 2 biggest inspirations. Back when they were beefing I never chose sides, I just thought the beef was crazy. I’ve done Horrorcore in the past, but I gave up on doing Horrorcore because I felt like the sub-genre isn’t my style. But I did find a sub-genre of Hip-Hop I can relate to the most. And that sub-genre is Nerdcore Hip-Hop. 

Back when I was in high school, I used to watch a lot of G4TV. They had a small series called “Freestyle 101”. They had some decent underground rappers who were freestyling at the time. The Insane Clown Posse were some of them. But, the rapper MC Lars was there too. He made me want to do Nerdcore Hip-Hop. 

Over a decade later, I showed MC Lars my song, “Nerdcore Ninjas” featured my friend Cain. I thought he was going to ignore me, but I was wrong. He actually did listen to my song and made a compliment. He said my song is dope and tight. I was shocked and after the experience I kept on saying “OH MY GOD” multiple times with a smile on my face, even before I was taking a shower. After I finished the shower, I was crying with a smile on my face. It was one of the most happiest moments of my life. After that experience, I officially considered myself as a Nerdcore rapper.

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