Gregory Shorter Jr.
(December 11, 1978 – July 29, 2019), better known by his stage name Ras G, was an American record producer and DJ from
Los Angeles
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,
California
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. He was a co-founder of the record label Poo-Bah Records and was also associated with
Brainfeeder. He released 24 albums and mixtapes since his debut in 2008.
Life and career
Ras G started his career in 2005. He released ''Brotha from Anotha Planet'' in 2009. His solo album, ''Down 2 Earth'', was released on Ramp Recordings in 2011. He released a free EP, titled ''Ainat'', in 2012. In 2013, he released ''
Back on the Planet'' on
Brainfeeder.
He died in the
Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on July 29, 2019, aged 40.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Ghetto Sci-Fi'' (2008)
* ''I of the Cosmos'' (2008)
* ''Brotha from Anotha Planet'' (2009)
* ''Down 2 Earth'' (2011)
* ''Spacebase Is the Place'' (2011)
* ''Raw Fruit'' (2013)
* ''
Back on the Planet'' (2013)
* ''Raw Fruit Vol. 2'' (2014)
* ''Seat of the Soul'' (2014)
* ''Raw Fruit Vol. 3'' (2014)
* ''5 Chuckles'' (2014)
* ''Down 2 Earth Vol. 2'' (2014)
* ''Raw Fruit Vol. 4'' (2015)
* ''The Gospel of the God Spell'' (2016)
* ''Baker's Dozen'' (2016)
* ''5 Chuckles: In the Wrld'' (2016)
* ''My Kinda Blues'' (2017)
* ''Stargate Music'' (2018)
* ''Down 2 Earth Vol. 3'' (2019)
* ''Down 2 Earth Vol. 4'' (2019)
* ''Dance of the Cosmos'' (2019)
Compilation albums
* ''Beats of Mind'' (2008)
* ''Raw Fruit Vol. 1-2'' (2014)
* ''Raw Fruit Vol. 3-4'' (2015)
* ''El-Aylien Tapes'' (2016)
EPs
* ''Day & Night'' (2005)
* ''Overcast78'' (2005)
* ''Beats of Mind'' (2006)
* ''Black Dusty Rhodes Meets Ras G in a Beat Cypher'' (2007)
* ''I of Cosmos'' (2008)
* ''Destination There'' (2009)
* ''Alternate Destiny'' (2010)
* ''El-Aylien Part I'' (2010)
* ''Los Angeles 3/10'' (2010)
* ''Views of Saturn Vol. 1'' (2011)
* ''Kampala Blackouts'' (2012)
* ''El-Aylien Part II'' (2012)
* ''Ainat'' (2012)
* ''Untitled'' (2013)
* ''Other Worlds'' (2015)
* ''Alternate Destiny'' (2017)
Singles
* "777" (2013)
Productions
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& The Life Force Trio - "The Rhythm" from ''Love Is the Answer'' (2005)
* Kaigen - "Primitive Planet" from ''Re: Bloomer'' (2011)
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Open Mike Eagle
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- "Warhorn" (2012)
* Zeroh - "Yumshit" from ''Classic Drug References Vol.01'' (2013)
*
The Koreatown Oddity
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Early life
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- "Film Roll Splices and the Deleted Scenes" from ''200 Tree Rings'' (2014)
Remixes
* Take - "Hollywoodn't (Ras G's Buddah Box Remix)" from ''Forward Motion from Behind Tall Weeds'' (2006)
* Take - "Golden Gate Reflections (Ras G Remix)" from ''Plus Ultra'' (2007)
* Tremolo Audio - "Umbral (Ras G Remix)" from ''Visitas'' (2008)
*
Flying Lotus
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Flying Lotus ha ...
- "Sleepy Dinosaur (Ras G Remix)" from ''
L.A. EP 2 X 3'' (2008)
* Clouds - "Timekeeper (Ras G Remix)" (2008)
* Build an Ark - "Dawn (Ras_G & the Afrikan Space Program Remix)" from ''Dawn Remixes'' (2009)
* King Midas Sound - "Cool Out (Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program Rework)" from ''Without You'' (2011)
*
Thundercat - "Daylight (Ras G Remix)" (2012)
*
Mono/Poly
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Career
Mono/Poly joined the record label Brainfeeder and released the ''Man ...
- "Los Angeles (Ras G Remix)" from ''Killer B's'' (2013)
* GB - "Made It Through (Ras G's Modification)" from ''Within These Machines: Modifications'' (2013)
* World Champion - "Avocado Galaxy (Ras G Dub Mix)" from ''Avocado Galaxy Remixes'' (2015)
* Butcher Bear - "Feel the Difference in the Velvet Coffin (Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program Remix)" from ''Don't Save Yourself'' (2016)
* Dexter Story - "Veggie Wondem Combo (Ras G Afrikan Space Program Remix)" from ''Wondem Remixed'' (2016)
*
Gonjasufi
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Life and career
Ecks was born in 1978 to a Mexican mother and an American-Ethiopian father. He spent his formative year ...
- "Afrikan Spaceship (Ras G Ghettoscifi Remix)" from ''
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Chitose Hajime
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History
Early life
Chitose Hajime began learning shamisen under her mother's encouragement from a young ...
- "Kubanuhabushi (Ras G Remix)" from ''Hajimeuta Yūgen: Hajime Chitose Ami Shimauta Remix'' (2019)
References
External links
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1978 births
2019 deaths
Alternative hip hop musicians
American hip hop record producers
African-American musicians
Musicians from Los Angeles
Brainfeeder artists
Record producers from California
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people