The Grouch
Rapper and producer the Grouch has been a valued underground hip-hop figure since he co-founded Living Legends, a loose collective of MCs and DJs from the Bay Area, Japan, and Europe. The crew set themselves apart from the vast majority of their fellow West Coast rap artists by favoring clear-eyed raps about everyday issues. They coupled this with a grassroots approach to the music business, choosing to self-release and market their prodigious output. The Grouch's extensive work as a solo artist and co-headliner, from Don't Talk to Me (1995), his debut, through Thees Handz (2019), a collaboration with Murs, has only reinforced the reputation he started building in the first half of the '90s.
Shortly after he formed Living Legends with fellow Oakland natives Mystik Journeymen, the Grouch (born Corey Scoffern) established his solo discography with three LPs in as many years: Don't Talk to Me (1995), Nothing Changes (1996), and Success Is Destiny (1997). These albums, all released on Living Legends' Outhouse label, marked the beginning of an incredibly prolific recording schedule that would also find the Grouch doing his own production work. Fuck the Dumb (1998) and Making Perfect Sense (1999), along with various singles and EP releases, rounded out by the decade. It was around this time that Living Legends moved their base of operations from Oakland to Los Angeles, where a portion of its membership had originally resided before moving to the Bay Area.
The Grouch wasn't in the studio quite as frequently during the next two decades -- during which he settled with his family in Maui -- yet the wait between each one of his releases was never long, and was filled with production assignments and featured appearances. Among his true solo albums was Crusader for Justice (2003), which featured keyboards and guitar from his father, veteran Bay Area musician Stu Blank. The Grouch's tandem work continued to be carried out most often with fellow Living Legends member Eligh. The duo put together LPs such as Say G&E! (2009) and The Tortoise and the Crow (2014), both of which registered on the Billboard 200 chart. Other artists with whom the Grouch released full-length projects were Luckyiam (under duo alias the CMA), Zion I, and DJ Fresh, as well as Murs, another Living Legend. Thees Handz (2019) closed out the Grouch and Murs' third decade of making music with one another.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Three's Company
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Thees Handz Label on Nov 11, 2022
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Crusader for Justice
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Aug 10, 2004
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Show You The World
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Apr 8, 2008
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The WinterFire EP
Cunninlynguists, The Grouch, Eligh
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by APOS Music on Dec 26, 2014
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Making Perfect Sense
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Oct 3, 2000
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Fuck The Dumb
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Sep 23, 2013
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Nothing Changes
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Aug 17, 1996
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Don't Talk To Me
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Sep 23, 2013
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Lighthouses
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Dec 16, 2014
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They Don't Have This
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Apr 22, 2000
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Heroes In The Healing Of The Nation
Zion I & The Grouch, Zion I, The Grouch
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Z & G Music on Mar 22, 2011
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Success is Destiny
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Feb 13, 2001
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The Muah On Your Cheek
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Jun 23, 2022
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The Tonite Show with The Grouch
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music - Fresh In The Flesh on Dec 14, 2018
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Unconditional (feat. Rio Amor)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Second Light - EMPIRE on Dec 12, 2018
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Unlock the Box
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Second Light - EMPIRE on Dec 14, 2018
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Devoted
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music - Fresh In The Flesh on Dec 12, 2018
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Three Eyes Off The Time
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music - Fresh In The Flesh on Dec 8, 2009
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The Muah On Your Cheek
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Alpha Pup on Jun 23, 2022
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Fish Fly (feat. Kelli Love) - Single
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Grouch Music on Jun 6, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo