Da Grassroots is a

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, composed of Mr. Attic, Mr. Murray, and Swiff. The Juno Award-winning group contributed to the development of Toronto hip-hop throughout the 1990s, highlighted by the release of their debut album ''

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'' in 1999. After the

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success of their album, each member began working on various solo projects. Mr. Attic co-founded Choice Cut Records, Mr. Murray produced for

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, and Swiff produced for artists on the group's Black Employed Records label. On July 31, 2018, Swiff died of

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at the age of 47.

Discography

Albums

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'' (1999)

Singles

*"Drama" (featuring Elemental) (1995) *"Price of Livin'" (featuring

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) (1999) *"Thematics" (featuring Arcee) (1999) *"Body Language" (featuring

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Production credits

(Not including songs from ''Passage Through Time'' or Mr. Attic's solo production credits.) 1993 *"Certified", "Certified (Remix)", "Dungeon", "Mista Crack Ed" –

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1994 *"Deifitrec", "Certified (808)" – Ghetto Concept *"No Dingbats Allowed" – Dream Warriors 1995 *"E-Z on tha Motion" – Ghetto Concept 1996 *"Ninty Sixness" – Diemen X (produced by Swiff) *"Who's Talking Weight (Remix)" – Red Life (produced by Swiff) 1998 *"Ya Done Know" – Red Life (produced by Swiff) 1999 *"Ice Cold" – Choclair 2000 *"Ever Since (Da Grassroots Remix)" –

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(produced by Swiff) *"Ripped Mee Off" (produced by Swiff), "Lady Luck (The Darkside)" (produced by Mr. Murray) –

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*"Let's Make a Record Deal Episode 1" – Mastermind feat.

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(produced by Swiff) *"Bump!" – Mastermind feat. Choclair and Mr. Roam (produced by Swiff) *"Let's Make a Record Deal Episode 3" – Mastermind feat. Citizen Kane (produced by Mr. Murray) *"Marvel Interlude", "Arcee Interlude" – Mastermind (produced by Swiff)

Awards and nominations

* 1995 Juno Awards ** Best Rap Recording for "Certified" (Won) * 1996 Juno Awards **Best Rap Recording for "E-Z on tha Motion" (Won) **Best Rap Recording for "Drama" (Nominated)

References

External links

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