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I've been championing this NYC trio since I first saw them perform over a year ago. Since then, their nas-tay old-school hippity-hop and electro rump-shakin' tunes have earned them an army of fans. (They even opened for Blondie!) Their CD release party at Don Hill's in October was packed. Peeps was jumpin. Opti-Grab are currently nominated for the 2004 Diesel U Music program in the electronic category. And and and, they've been tapped to do a television commercial. Give it up for Rick Gradone (Fluffy), John Roberts (Flaco), and Tracy Murphy (T$ – that's "T-money" to those with no skillz). Their debut Feed Ya Like a Lion, Make Ya Bounce Like a Bunny fuses tiss-tiss-thump-thump beats with electro blip on tracks like "Parking Lot" and "Daddy." Spiked with T$'s seductive, deep rap-speak, Flaco's fast-talkin' rhymes, and Fluffy's piercing falsetto, this album is the shizznit. Seek out "Jersey Lover," a romantic ode to the boys and girls who stole hearts with their gelled hair and Camaro Z28s. Phone call for Opti-Grab: Missy Elliott's on line two. She wants lessons.--Jeanne Fury