Seattle really lost one when GMK, South End MC and producer of all things “brilly,” up and moved to California a couple of years ago. Local rap cats who make a big go of it in other towns should not be behooved, however — you know what they say about rolling stones…

Peep GMK’s video for “Up Up Down Down Left Left.” Having an extra 30 rap lives is one sure way to guarantee some amount of success.

[UPDATE 9.20.11, 3:10pm: I now have it on good authority that the homie GMK has been back in Town for a few months now. In any case, you can take the rapper out of The Six, but you can never take The Six out of the rapper. Or something.]