Da Grassroots are a Canadian hip-hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 production

Hip hop production

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 team from Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, composed of Mr. Attic

Mr. Attic

Roger Perryman, better known as Mr. Attic, is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He is a member of Juno Award-winning production team, Da Grassroots.-Career:...

, Mr. Murray, and Swiff. The Juno Award

Juno Award

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-winning group contributed to the development of Toronto hip hop throughout the 1990s, highlighted by the release of their debut album Passage Through Time

Passage Through Time

Passage Through Time is the debut album of Canadian hip hop production team Da Grassroots, released November 9, 1999 in the United States. It was released independently on Conception Records. The album features MCs from Toronto's underground hip hop scene...

in 1999.

After the underground

Underground hip hop

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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 LAL, and Swiff produced for artists on the group's Black Employed Records.

Singles

• "Drama" feat. Elemental (1995)
• "Price of Livin'" feat. Mr. Roam (1999)
• "Thematics" feat. Arcee (1999)
• "Body Language" feat. Choclair
  Choclair
  Kareem Blake, better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He helped develop Canadian hip hop in the 1990s, as a member of the Circle.-Career:...
  
   and Saukrates
  Saukrates
  Karl Amani Wailoo , better known by his stage name Saukrates , is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer of Guyanese descent. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of hip-hop/R&B group Big Black Lincoln...
  
   (2000)

Production credits

(Not including songs from Passage Through Time or Mr. Attic's solo production credits.)

1993

• "Certified", "Certified (Remix)", "Dungeon", "Mista Crack Ed" – Ghetto Concept
  Ghetto Concept
  Ghetto Concept is a Canadian hip-hop duo from Toronto, Ontario, composed of Kwajo Cinqo and Dolo. Infinite, who is currently a solo artist, is a former member of Ghetto Concept.-History:...
  
  

1994

• "Deifitrec" – Ghetto Concept
• "No Dingbats Allowed" – Dream Warriors
  Dream Warriors
  Dream Warriors were a Canadian hip hop duo from Toronto, Ontario, comprising King Lou and Capital Q. Described as "a pair of deft, intelligent rappers" by Allmusic, they were major contributors to the jazz rap movement of the early 1990s. Their 1991 debut album, And Now the Legacy Begins, is...
  
  

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)

1999

• "Ice Cold" – Choclair

Awards and nominations

• 1995 Juno Awards
  Juno Awards of 1995
  The Juno Awards of 1995, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 26 March 1995 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum...
  
  
  • Best Rap Recording
    Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year
    The Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year has been awarded since 1991, and is awarded for the best rap album in Canada. It was awarded under the title Best Rap Recording from 1993 to 2002....
    
     for "Certified" (Won)
• 1996 Juno Awards
  Juno Awards of 1996
  The Juno Awards of 1996, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 March 1996 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum...
  
  
  • Best Rap Recording for "E-Z on tha Motion" (Won)
  • Best Rap Recording for "Drama" (Nominated)

External links

• [ Da Grassroots] at Allmusic
• Da Grassroots at Discogs
  Discogs
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• Da Grassroots keep it original