Erin G. Zapata ( EGZ) hails from Abilene, Texas . He started rapping at age 10, but did not get serious until much later . His first release was, "The Grind Mode" album which was released in Spring of 2004 . Upon the release of the album EGZ went into GRIND MODE and started doing shows and performing at numerous car shows, and in doing managed to move just over 6,000 units . Not bad for a first release .