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Grieves
Background information
Birth nameBenjamin Laub[1]
Born (1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 (age 40)[2]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[3]
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.[4]
GenresHip hop, Northwest hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active2007–present
LabelsRhymesayers Entertainment
Websitewww.grievesmusic.com

Benjamin Laub, better known by his stage name Grieves, is an American hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington.[4] Born in Chicago, Illinois,[3] he lived in Colorado, San Diego, and New York City.[6] He is signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.[7]

Career

Grieves released his first album, Irreversible, independently in 2007.[8] In 2008, Grieves teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and producer Budo, with whom he would release his next two albums: 88 Keys & Counting in 2010,[9] and Together/Apart in 2011.[10] Together/Apart debuted at #112 in the Top 200 Album Sales, marking his first appearance in the Top 200.[11] Grieves, along with Budo, performed at South by Southwest 2011[12] and also at Warped Tour 2011.[13] His music has also been featured in Real Detroit Weekly,[14] Seattle Weekly,[15] and The Washington Post.[16] His fourth album, Winter & the Wolves, was released on March 25, 2014.[17] It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200.[18] Followed by his fifth studio album Running Wild (2017), released August 25, 2017 and the EP:The Collections of Mr. Nice Guy (2019), released July 10th, 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • The Falling Off Your Shoes (2009) (with Budo and Macklemore)

EPs

  • Every Hell Has Its Springtime (2005)
  • My Girlfriend Beats Me EP (2008) (with Type, as Illegitimate Children)
  • The Confessions of Mr. Modest (2010)
  • The Collections of Mr. Nice Guy (2019)

Singles

  • "Unedible" (2007)
  • "Lightspeed" (2011)
  • "Bloody Poetry" (2011)
  • "On the Rocks" (2011)
  • "Shreds" (2014)
  • "Serpents" (2014)
  • "Ain't Nothin'" (2014)
  • "Cougar Catnip" (2015)

Guest appearances

  • Type - "Walkin' My Path" from Mustache Immaculate (2007)
  • Type - "Days Like This" and "Hypeman" from Well Known Secrets (2007)
  • Kublakai - "Torn Down Torch" from The Basics (2008)
  • The Let Go - "Searching For" from Tomorrow Handles That (2008)
  • Unknown Prophets - "Hate Face" from Le System D (2009)
  • Mac Lethal - "Hold Me Down" and "Fuck Mac Lethal" from Crown Prime Rib Mixtape (2009)
  • CunninLynguists - "Close Your Eyes" from Strange Journey Volume Two (2009)
  • Engineers in Your Ear - "Honest Microphone" from Till the Clouds Run Dry (2010)
  • MC Lars - "#busbros" from Indie Rocket Science (2011)
  • Eligh & AmpLive - "Beautiful Addiction" from Therapy at 3 (2011)
  • Big Chocolate - "Hilion" from Hilion (2011)
  • Transit - "Settled Smoke" from Stale (2012)
  • Griff J - "To Each Their Own" from After the Starting Gun (2013)
  • Horrorshow - "On the One Hand" from King Amongst Many (2013)
  • The MC Type - "Meat Beater" from A Good Tattoo (2013)
  • Soulcrate - "Shot in the Dark" from Welcome Back from Wherever You've Been (2013)
  • CunninLynguists - "Drunk Dial" from Strange Journey Volume Three (2014)
  • Fearce Vill - "Let It Be (Remix)" (2014)
  • Atmosphere - "Fireflies" from Frida Kahlo vs. Ezra Pound (2016)
  • Watsky - "Exquisite Corpse" from X Infinity (2016)
  • Darenots - "911" from The Now Is Truth (2016)
  • Spose - "Take You Home" (2017)

Productions

  • Type - "Days Like This", "Everybody Says", "Hypeman", and "She Was an Escort" from Well Known Secrets (2007)

References

  1. ^ Nathanson, Rebecca (July 25, 2011). "Grieves' Crazy Little Rollercoaster". CMJ. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Grieves". Songkick. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. ^ a b Mizell, Larry (February 1, 2010). "Band Grieves Signs To Rhymesayers". The Stranger.
  4. ^ a b Paine, Jack (August 19, 2013). "Grieves Announces "Back On My Grizzly Tour" Dates". HipHopDX.
  5. ^ "Grieves". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  6. ^ Vasquez, Andres (May 31, 2010). "Underground Report: Sage Francis & Grieves". HipHopDX.
  7. ^ Freed, Nick (June 27, 2011). "Album Review: Grieves – Together/Apart". Consequence of Sound.
  8. ^ "Irreversible - Grieves | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  9. ^ "Grieves "88 Keys & Counting" CD + MP3 | Fifth Element". Fifthelementonline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  10. ^ David Jeffries (2011-06-21). "Together/Apart - Grieves | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  11. ^ Jacobs, Allen (2011-06-29). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/26/2011". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  12. ^ "Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  13. ^ "Bands / 2013 Vans Warped Tour / Date And Band Details Coming This Fall / Grieves With Budo". 2012-08-26. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  14. ^ Groh, Treasure (June 28, 2011). "Grieves". Real Detroit Weekly. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  15. ^ "Valentine's Day Tunes: Malice & Mario Sweet, Sol, Grieves & Budo, and State of the Artist Hit the Full Spectrum of Love and Lust". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  16. ^ Stewart, Allison (2011-05-03). "Singles file: Calvin Harris f. Kelis, Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 - Click Track". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  17. ^ Tardio, Andres (February 6, 2014). "Grieves "Winter & The Wolves" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  18. ^ "Grieves - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
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