The Grouch (rapper)
Appearance
The Grouch | |
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Birth name | Corey Scoffern |
Born | Oakland, California |
Origin | Maui, Hawaii |
Genres | Alternative hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Legendary Music |
Website | therealgrouch |
The Grouch (born Corey Scoffern) is an American rapper and producer based in Maui, Hawaii.[1] He is a founding member of Living Legends, an indie hip hop collective based in Los Angeles, California.[2]
History
The Grouch was born in Oakland, California, where he attended Skyline High School.[3]
He entirely produced Felt's debut album, Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci, in 2002.[4]
He collaborated with Eligh, Evidence and Zion I on the song "Amp Live for President" in 2011.[5]
Discography
Solo
- Don't Talk to Me (1995)
- Nothing Changes (1996)
- Success Is Destiny (1997)
- Fuck the Dumb (1998)
- "You're Not the 1" (1998)
- "Simple Man" (1999)
- Making Perfect Sense (1999)
- "Wish You A Good Day" (2000)
- They Don't Have This (2000)
- Servin' Justice (2003) DVD
- Crusader for Justice (2003)
- My Baddest Bitches (2005)
- Simple Man: Beans and Rice Sampler '07 (2007)
- Show You the World (2008)
- "Artsy" (2008)
- Three Eyes Off the Time (2009)
The Grouch/Daddy Kev/D-Styles
- Sound Advice (2004)
The Grouch & Eligh
- "G&E Music Volume 1" (1998)
- "G&E Music Volume 2" (2000)
- G&E Music Volume 1 & 2 (2000)
- "The Clap" (2003)
- No More Greener Grasses (2003)
- "No More Greener Grass" (2004)
- "All In" (2009)
- Say G&E! (2009)
The CMA
- Overall (1999)
- "Windows" (2004)
- All Over (2004)
Zion I & The Grouch
- Heroes in the City of Dope (2006)
- "Hit 'Em" (2006)
- "Lift Me Up" (2007)
- Heroes in the Healing of the Nation (2011)
Guest appearances
- Scarub - "Love vs. Hate" from A Fact of the Matter (1999)
- Zion I - "Flow" from Deep Water Slang V2.0 (2002)
- Scarub - "You Know" from A New Perspective (2004)
- Fat Jack - "Without Love" from Cater to the DJ 2 (2004)
- Pigeon John - "Sleeping Giants" from Sings the Blues (2005)
- Edit - "Artsy Remix" "Back Up Off the Floor Pt. 2" from Certified Air Raid Material (2007)
- Sunspot Jonz - "Ride the Rhythm" from Never Surrender (2008)
- Eligh & Jo Wilkinson - "By and By" from On Sacred Ground (2009)
- Eligh - "Shine" from Grey Crow (2010)
- Mystik Journeymen - "The Doorman Song" from Return 2 the Love (2010)
- Eligh & AmpLive - "Destination Unknown" from Therapy at 3 (2011)
- Lateef the Truthspeaker - "Oakland" from Firewire (2011)
Productions
- Felt - Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2002)
References
- ^ Wilhelm, Kalani (May 25, 2011). "The Grouch Ain't Grumpy". Honolulu Weekly.
- ^ Maesyn (November 13, 2010). "Hip-Hop icons The Grouch and Scarub sell out Casanova's". Maui Now.
- ^ Swan, Rachel (May 14, 2008). "Anti-Artsy Emcee". East Bay Express.
- ^ Horgen, Tom (September 19, 2002). "Slug loves Christina Ricci". Minnesota Daily.
- ^ shamz (December 26, 2011). "Video: The Grouch, Evidence, Zion I & Eligh "Amp Live For President"". Okayplayer.
External links
- Official website
- Living Legends
- Simple Man: Interview w/The Grouch on Monsterfresh.com
- The Grouch discusses his new album Show You The World
- The Grouch&Eligh interview at Platform8470 (2009)
- Zumbi&TheGrouch interview at Platform8470 (2011)