Corey Scoffern (born May 20, 1975), better known by his

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The Grouch, is an American

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and producer. He is currently based in

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, but grew up and spent most of his time in the

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(specifically

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). He is a founding member of

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, an underground hip hop collective based in

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Life and career

The Grouch was born & raised in

, where he attended Skyline High School. He produced the entirety of

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's debut album, '' Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci'', in 2002. He collaborated with

Eligh Eli Nathan Nachowitz (born February 28, 1978), better known as Eligh, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles. He is a member of the underground hip hop group Living Legends. Biography Eligh's inspiration for making hip hop musi ...

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and

Zion I Zion I was an American hip hop project founded by MC and producer Baba Zumbi (real name Stephen Gaines) in Oakland, California. K-Genius and Amp Live were also project members. Career Originally formed as a group, Zion I released the debut s ...

on the song "Amp Live for President" in 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Don't Talk to Me'' (1995) * ''Nothing Changes'' (1996) * ''Success Is Destiny'' (1997) * ''Fuck the Dumb'' (1998) * ''Overall'' (1999) (with

Luckyiam Tommy Woolfolk, better known by his stage name Luckyiam, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a founding member of Living Legends. He is also a member of CMA and Mystik Journeymen. History Luckyiam released ''Most Likely to Succeed'' ...

, as CMA) * ''Making Perfect Sense'' (1999) * ''G&E Music Volume 1 & 2'' (2000) (with

) * ''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 ''Heroes in the City of Dope'' is the first collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch. It was released on Om Records on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 34 on the I ...

'' (2006) (with

) * ''

Show You the World ''Show You the World'' is a solo studio album by American hip hop musician The Grouch. It was released on Legendary Music on April 8, 2008. It peaked at number 31 on the '' Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart. Critical reception Scott Ramage o ...

'' (2008) * ''Three Eyes Off the Time'' (2009) * ''

Say G&E! ''Say G&E!'' is a studio album by American hip hop duo The Grouch & Eligh. It was released on Legendary Music in 2009. It peaked at number 186 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, as well as number 81 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 5 on ...

'' (2009) (with Eligh) * ''

Heroes in the Healing of the Nation ''Heroes in the Healing of the Nation'' is the second collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch. It was released by Z & G Music on March 22, 2011. It is the follow-up to their 2006 collaborative album, '' Heroes in the City of Dope''. It ...

'' (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

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) * ''What Would Love Do'' (2021) (with

)

Compilation albums

* ''My Baddest Bitches'' (2005) * ''Simple Man: Beans and Rice Sampler '07'' (2007)

EPs

* ''G&E Music Volume 1'' (1998) (with

) * ''G&E Music Volume 2'' (2000) (with Eligh) * ''Sound Advice'' (2004) (with

Daddy Kev Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American DJ, Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, record producer and executive from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the founder of Low ...

and

D-Styles Dave Cuasito (born July 6, 1972), better known by his stage name D-Styles, is a hip hop producer and DJ. He has been a member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, and Third Sight. He has also been a resident DJ of Low End Theory. D-styles i ...

) * ''The Winterfire EP'' (2014) (with Eligh and

CunninLynguists CunninLynguists is an American hip hop group from Lexington, Kentucky. The group currently consists of Deacon the Villain, Kno, and Natti. Early beginnings In 1999, Deacon the Villain and Kno met at Club Kaya in Atlanta, Georgia at an even ...

)

Singles

* "You're Not the 1" (1998) * "Simple Man" (1999) * "Wish You a Good Day" (2000) * "The Clap" (2003) (with

) * "No More Greener Grass" (2004) (with Eligh) * "Windows" (2004) (with

, as CMA) * "Hit 'Em" (2006) (with

) * "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'' (2003)

Guest appearances

* Mystik Journeymen - "Billie & Me" from ''Walkman Invaders'' (1995) *

- "Speed Bumps" from ''Comurshul'' (1996) *

- "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 Armon Collins, better known by his stage name Scarub, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the collective Living Legends. He has also been a member of Log Cabin, 3 Melancholy Gypsys, and Afro ...

- "Love vs. Hate" from ''A Fact of the Matter'' (1999) *

- "Silly Puddy" from ''

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'' (2000) *

Sunspot Jonz Corey Johnson, better known by his stage name Sunspot Jonz, is a rapper from Oakland, California. He is a founding member of Living Legends, a conglomerate of underground hip hop artists from California. He is also one half of Mystik Journeymen ...

- "Loose Cannon" from ''Dirty Faces'' (2001) * Zion I - "Flow" from '' Deep Water Slang V2.0'' (2002) * Mystik Journeymen - "Sweat" and "Mmmmmm" from ''Magic'' (2002) *

- "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 John Kenneth Dust (born John Kenneth Dunkin: November 30, 1972), better known by the stage name Pigeon John, is an American rapper based in Los Angeles, California. He is a former member of L.A. Symphony. Early life Pigeon John claims that his ...

- "Sleeping Giants" from ''

Sings the Blues ''Sings the Blues'' is a solo album by American rapper Pigeon John. It was released on Basement Records Basement Records is an American independent record label founded by Chuck Dietrich in 2000. The company is headquartered in La Habra, Califor ...

'' (2005) *

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- "Artsy Remix" and "Back Up Off the Floor Pt. 2" from ''

Certified Air Raid Material ''Certified Air Raid Material'' is the second studio album by American record producer Edit. It was released on Alpha Pup Records on September 18, 2007. It features guest appearances from The Grouch, Abstract Rude, TTC, Busdriver, and D-Styles. ...

'' (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 ''

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'' (2010) *

Amp Live Amp Live is an American alternative hip hop producer and DJ from California. He was one half of the duo Zion I, but left the group in 2015 amicably. He has remixed works by Radiohead, Tokyo Police Club and Jamie Lidell. Life and career Born and ...

- "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 ''Therapy at 3'' is the first collaborative studio album by Eligh and Amp Live. It was released by Legendary Music and Live Up in 2011. It peaked at number 33 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums Top Heatseekers are "Breaking and Entering" m ...

'' (2011) *

Lateef the Truthspeaker Lateef Daumont, better known by his stage name Lateef the Truthspeaker, or mononymously as Lateef, is a hip hop artist from Oakland, California (United States). He is a member of several hip hop groups such as Latyrx, Lateef and the Chief, and t ...

- "Oakland" from ''

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'' (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 Adam Vincent Schreiber (born June 6, 1980), better known by his stage name Qwel, is an underground rapper and author, originally from Chicago, Illinois. Qwel is co-founder of the underground rap crew Typical Cats, with fellow MCs Denizen Kane and ...

& Maker - "Pilfer" from ''Beautiful Raw'' (2013) * Amp Live - "Last Wall" from ''Headphone Concerto'' (2014) * Mr. Brady - "Time" from ''Timing Is Everything'' (2014) *

Abstract Rude Aaron Pointer, better known by his stage name Abstract Rude, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is the MC of Abstract Tribe Unique, alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly and Irie Lion King, turntablist DJ Drez and producer Fat Jack. He ...

- "Kan of Whoop Ass Reprise" from ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015) *

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- "Fishing Blues" from ''

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'' (2016) * DJ Free Leonard - "Wise Words Spoken" from ''T.H.E.Y.'' EP (2018) * Felt - "Hologram" from "Felt 4 U" (2020)

Productions

- '' Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci'' (2002)

References

External links

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