The Grouch
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The Grouch is a California-based underground hip-hop artist and a member of Living Legends.
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[edit] Background
The son of Legendary blues musican Stu Blank, the Grouch always wanted to make beats since he first heard hip-hop music. His dad played keys and Grouch felt music was a part of him as well, but he hadn't planned on being an MC. Being from Oakland, Grouch grew up on the local heroes like Digital Underground, Too Short, Toni, Tony, Tone, and many others. In 1991, Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Hieroglyphics. were first starting to make noise in the bay and it was then that Grouch felt he could really make a name for himself in the hip-hop industry. He had a friend who rapped and convinced Grouch to start writing/rapping in 1994. From there, Grouch met the Mystik Journeymen soon after and they taught him on how to become a successful independent artist. The Grouch's first show as an MC was in 1995 at the Journeymen's "Broke Ass Summer Jam" shows in East Oakland. Grouch performed under his real name and was very popular among the audience, which he says is the main reason he stuck with making music. Grouch's music influences include hip-hop greats from LL Cool J to the Beastie Boys along with the Bay Area classics and Jazz, Rock music, and Soul music. Grouch has always taken the independent route and has done everything himself along the way, a fact he takes great pride in.
[edit] Side projects
In 1996, The Grouch joined up with what would become Living Legends. In 2000, he joined fellow legend Eligh and put out "G&E Music Volume 1&2" and later "No More Greener Grasses" in 2003. Also in 2003, he hooked up with Daddy Kev and created "Sound Advice", a lengthy EP with 11 songs. On October 10, 2006, his most recent project with Zion I, titled "Heroes in the City of Dope" hit the streets. The Grouch is currently working with Eligh on their third full-length collaboration.
In 2002, The Grouch produced the debut album of Felt (a mini-supergroup comprised of fellow Living Legends member Murs, and Atmosphere's Slug), called Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci. The group's second album, Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet, was produced by Atmosphere producer Ant.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Full-length releases
- Heroes in the City of Dope with Zion I (2006)
- My Baddest Bitches (Dual Disc) (2003)
- Crusader for Justice (2002)
- They Don't Have This (2000)
- Simple Man 12" (1999)
- Making Perfect Sense (1999)
- F*ck The Dumb (1998)
- Success Is Destiny (1997)
- Nothing Changes (1996)
- Don't Talk To Me (1995)
[edit] Singles
Wish You a Good Day 12" (2000) Simple Man 12" (1999) You're Not The One 12" (1998)
