The Grouch always wanted to make beats since he first heard about this musi… Read Full Bio ↴The Grouch always wanted to make beats since he first heard about this music called hip-hop. His dad played keys and he felt music was inside him as well, but he didn’t plan on being an MC. Being from Oakland, he grew up on local heroes like Digital Underground, Too Short, Toni, Tony, Tone, and many others.

Around ‘91/’92 Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and the Hieroglyphics crew were first starting to make noise in the bay and it was then that he felt he could really make something out of this music thing. He had a friend who rapped who convinced The Grouch to start writing/rapping in ‘94. He met the Mystik Journeymen soon after and they schooled him on the independent hustle. It was on.

The Grouch’s first show as an MC was in 1995, it was at one the Journeymen’s “Broke Ass Summer Jam” shows in East Oakland. At that time he performed under his real name and the crowd showed him much love, which he says is the main reason he stuck with making music. The Grouch’s music influences include all the hip-hop greats from LL Cool J to the Beastie Boys along with the Bay Area classics and jazz, rock, and soul music. The Grouch has always taken the independent route and has done everything himself along the way, a fact he takes great pride in.

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The Grouch Lyrics

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Ain't My Life you say it ain't my life it don't really mean shit but…
All Natural [The Grouch] It's natural, actual, factual.. It's natural, a…
Always I hear... a voice say "Don't be so blind"... it's telling…
Another Nut It's so simple.. I see through too easily the measly moves, …
Artsy [The Grouch] You ain’t artsier than me Cuz you got sidebur…
Bangers No matter what, if you underground in the heart, that…
Breath (feat. Ricky D, Poppy, Trae, U-Neek, Scooby, Paul Wall, Y) …
Clean Nikes (in background) "you're tryin to cover up the holes in your…
Crumble Your Tower G - are - O - you - see -…

Drain Me [The Grouch] Can't even call it, I just don't know It's like…
Everyday's a Saturday [Intro] Some motherfucker gon' do today. Got shit to do. Go…
For A Few [Intro] [Grouch Talking] Say what? Hip hop. [Chorus] [x2…
For All [The Grouch] It's time to share I got enough to go…
Frustrated Now I really know why they call this fool The…
Gibberish [The Grouch] Some-sometimes I just try to relax Kick back, p…
Grouch's Prayer [sample from some movie] "I just want to know, don't you…
Grow Up When I was just a little boy, I'd sit around…
I'm Here Pressure, can't sleep, worried, up late Anger, much hate, da…
It Means Too Much Too much on it (on it) Too much on it (on…
Language Barrier head down, in the rain don't you think i want you…
Lift Me Up Hey, I made a promise to myself, I said I'd…
Lighthouses () Angels in the sky, they guide me bright And when it…
Never Die Never die, never die, never die I been an independent hustl…
No Slow Thinkers Yeah, all you slow thinkers Move to the right, signal with…
Nothing's Changing [The Grouch] Yes, YES! Alright, keep it going now, keep…
Numb To Life Are you numb to life? Have you seen it all and…
Once Upon a Rhyme [The Grouch] Follow me, follow me I'm goin.. on a little, ex…
Shero Woman I understand what you did for me (Woman) Woman made…
Simple Man [Grouch] What are you? I'm just a simple man I like pretty t…
Some People [spoken] people grow up people go in different directions so…
Stop Spying [Intro] [Grouch talking] What's up baby? What you lookin' f…
Struggle Baby It's a struggle, in life {"in my life"} My life, and…
Success Is Destiny Choose your own path Put a work and do it fast Use…
Take Your Marks Chorus: I'm ready for the fight I'm raedy fro the war I'm…
The Afterlife Where will I go when I die? Will I be underground…
The Enchanted Castin' my fears into the fire The blue smoke arose Time to…
The Grouch [sample from some movie] "I just want to know, don't you…
THE POSSE Feat. Eligh () Well, here comes a brother I know fo′ sure ca…
The Time [Verse1 Da Grouch] I probably wont remember this night I'm …
Til the Endathis ".. shall be great tribulation.. and a time of trouble…
Too Much On It Too much on it (on it) Too much on it (on…
Watch Watch I've been a lot of places The very best of everything Ayo,…
Wish You a Good Day I don't . . . No I don't . . . I…
Wordy You gotta know the, um exact way to get your…
Yardwork Rakin′ these leaves up, pullin' these weeds out Doin′ my yar…
You're Not the 1 Well why'know maybe if you didn't have them four kids And…
Your'e Not the One Well why'know maybe if you didn't have them four kids And…

Zip It [Intro] [Luckyiam.PSC talking] Man, I can't believe that du…

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