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American rapper
Musical artist
Corey Scoffern (born May 20, 1975
[1]), better known by his
stage name The Grouch, is an American
rapper and
producer. He is currently based in
Maui, Hawaii, but grew up and spent most of his time in the
San Francisco Bay Area (specifically
Oakland, California).
[2] He is a founding member of
Living Legends, an
underground hip hop collective based in
Los Angeles, California.
[3]
Life and career
The Grouch was born & raised in
Oakland, California, where he attended
Skyline High School.
[4]
He produced the entirety of
Felt's debut album,
Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci, in 2002.
[5]
He collaborated with
Eligh,
Evidence and
Zion I on the song "Amp Live for President" in 2011.
[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Don't Talk to Me (1995)
- Nothing Changes (1996)
- Success Is Destiny (1997)
- Fuck the Dumb (1998)
- Overall (1999) (with
Luckyiam, as CMA)
- Making Perfect Sense (1999)
- G&E Music Volume 1 & 2 (2000) (with
Eligh)
- They Don't Have This (2000)
- Crusader for Justice (2003)
- No More Greener Grasses (2003) (with Eligh)
- All Over (2004) (with Luckyiam, as CMA)
-
Heroes in the City of Dope (2006) (with
Zion I)
-
Show You the World (2008)
- Three Eyes Off the Time (2009)
-
Say G&E! (2009) (with Eligh)
-
Heroes in the Healing of the Nation (2011) (with Zion I)
- The Tortoise and the Crow (2014) (with Eligh)
- Unlock the Box (2018)
- The Tonite Show with The Grouch (2018) (with
DJ.Fresh)
- Thees Handz (2019) (with
Murs)
- What Would Love Do (2021) (with
Eligh)
Compilation albums
- My Baddest Bitches (2005)
- Simple Man: Beans and Rice Sampler '07 (2007)
EPs
- G&E Music Volume 1 (1998) (with
Eligh)
- G&E Music Volume 2 (2000) (with Eligh)
- Sound Advice (2004) (with
Daddy Kev and
D-Styles)
- The Winterfire EP (2014) (with Eligh and
CunninLynguists)
Singles
- "You're Not the 1" (1998)
- "Simple Man" (1999)
- "Wish You a Good Day" (2000)
- "The Clap" (2003) (with
Eligh)
- "No More Greener Grass" (2004) (with Eligh)
- "Windows" (2004) (with
Luckyiam, as CMA)
- "Hit 'Em" (2006) (with
Zion I)
- "Lift Me Up" (2007) (with Zion I)
- "Artsy" (2008)
- "All In" (2009) (with Eligh)
- "Fish Fly" (2016) (with Kelli Love)
- "I Love California Like You" (2016) (with Zion I and Eligh)
- "Unconditional" (2018) (with Rio Amor)
- "Devoted" (2018) (with DJ.Fresh)
DVDs
- Servin' Justice Directed by Peter D'Angelo Neil (2003)
Guest appearances
- Mystik Journeymen - "Billie & Me" from Walkman Invaders (1995)
-
Murs - "Speed Bumps" from Comurshul (1996)
-
Eligh - "The Dragon" from As They Pass (1996)
- Eligh - "Doghouse Bar" from A Story of 2 Worlds (1997)
- Murs - "Say Anything" from F'Real (1997)
-
Scarub - "Love vs. Hate" from A Fact of the Matter (1999)
-
Zion I - "Silly Puddy" from
Mind over Matter (2000)
-
Sunspot Jonz - "Loose Cannon" from Dirty Faces (2001)
- Zion I - "Flow" from
Deep Water Slang V2.0 (2002)
- Mystik Journeymen - "Sweat" and "Mmmmmm" from Magic (2002)
-
Luckyiam - "Unsatisfied" from Justify the Means (2002)
- DJ Drez - "Hallways & Doors" from The Capture of Sound (2003)
- Sunspot Jonz - "Unstoppable" from Don't Let Em Stop You (2003)
- 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" and "Back Up Off the Floor Pt. 2" from
Certified Air Raid Material (2008)
- Sunspot Jonz - "Ride the Rhythm" from Never Surrender (2008)
- BK-One with Benzilla - "Here I Am" from Rádio Do Canibal (2009)
- Bicasso - "The Town" from Rebel Musiq (2009)
- Eligh & Jo Wilkinson - "By and By" from On Sacred Ground (2009)
- Eligh - "Shine" from
Grey Crow (2010)
-
Amp Live - "Hot Right Now" from Murder at the Discotech (2010)
- Mystik Journeymen - "The Doorman Song" from Return 2 the Love (2010)
- Eligh & Amp Live - "Destination Unknown" from
Therapy at 3 (2011)
-
Lateef the Truthspeaker - "Oakland" from
Firewire (2011)
- Headnodic - "Turn Your Radio Up" from Red Line Radio (2011)
- Bill Ortiz - "Winter in America" from Winter in America (2012)
-
Casual - "Mama" from He Still Think He Raw (2012)
- Luckyiam - "Change This" from Time to Get Lucky (2012)
- Zion I - "We Don't" from Shadowboxing (2012)
-
Qwel & Maker - "Pilfer" from Beautiful Raw (2013)
- Amp Live - "Last Wall" from Headphone Concerto (2014)
- Mr. Brady - "Time" from Timing Is Everything (2014)
-
Abstract Rude - "Kan of Whoop Ass Reprise" from Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul (2015)
-
Atmosphere - "Fishing Blues" from
Fishing Blues (2016)
- DJ Free Leonard - "Wise Words Spoken" from T.H.E.Y. EP (2018)
- Felt - "Hologram" from "Felt 4 U" (2020)
Productions
References
-
^ Loftus, Johnny.
"The Grouch - Biography".
AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
-
^ 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.
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^ Shamz (December 26, 2011).
"Video: The Grouch, Evidence, Zion I & Eligh "Amp Live For President"".
Okayplayer.
Further reading
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