The Grouch (rapper)
American rapper (born 1975)
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Corey Scoffern (born May 20, 1975),[1] better known by his stage name the Grouch, is an American rapper and producer. He is currently based in Los Angeles, but was born and raised in Oakland, California.[2] He is a founding member of Living Legends, an independent rap group from Los Angeles.[3]
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| Born | Corey Scoffern May 20, 1975 Oakland, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Website | therealgrouch |
Life and career
The Grouch was born and raised in Oakland, California, where he attended Skyline High School.[4]
He produced the entirety of Felt's debut album, Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci, in 2002.[5]
He collaborated with Eligh, Evidence and Zion I on the song "Amp Live for President" in 2011.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Don't Talk To Me (1995)
- Nothing Changes (1996)
- Success Is Destiny (1997)
- Fuck The Dumb (1998)
- Overall (1999) (with Luckyiam, as the CMA)
- Making Perfect Sense (1999)
- G&E Music Volume 1 & 2 (2000) (with Eligh)
- They Don't Have This (2000)
- Almost Famous (2001) (as Living Legends)
- Crusader For Justice (2003)
- No More Greener Grasses (2003) (with Eligh)
- Creative Differences (2004) (as Living Legends)
- All Over (2004) (with Luckyiam, as the CMA)
- Classic (2005) (as Living Legends)
- Heroes in the City of Dope (2006) (with Zion I)
- Legendary Music (as Living Legends) (2006)
- Show You the World (2008)
- Legendary Music (Volume 2) (as Living Legends) (2008)
- The Gathering (2008) (as Living Legends)
- Three Eyes Off The Time (2009) (with DJ.Fresh)
- Say G&E! (2009) (with Eligh)
- Heroes in the Healing of the Nation (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 Murs, as Thees Handz)
- What Would Love Do (2021) (with Eligh)
- Threes Company (2022) (with Murs & Reverie, as Thees Handz)
- The Return (2023) (as Living Legends)
- Legendary Music (Volume 3) (as Living Legends) (2025)
- The 50 Year Old Rapper (2025)
- The Payoff (2026) (with Pure Powers, as The Linkz)
Compilation albums
- My Baddest Bitches (2005)
- Simple Man: Beans And Rice Sampler '07 (2007)
EPs
Singles
- "You're Not The 1" (1998)
- "Simple Man" (1999)
- "Wish You a Good Day" (2000)
- "The Clap" (2003) (with Eligh)
- "No More Greener Grass" (2004) (with Eligh)
- "Windows" (2004) (with Luckyiam, as CMA)
- "Hit 'Em" (2006) (with Zion I)
- "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, directed by Peter D'Angelo Neil (2003)
Guest appearances
- Mystik Journeymen - "Billie & Me" from Walkman Invaders (1995)
- Murs - "Speed Bumps" from Comurshul (1996)
- Eligh - "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 - "Love vs. Hate" from A Fact of the Matter (1999)
- Murs - "Angels" from Good Music (1999)
- Zion I - "Silly Puddy" from Mind over Matter (2000)
- Sunspot Jonz - "Loose Cannon" from Dirty Faces (2001)
- Zion I - "Flow" from Deep Water Slang V2.0 (2002)
- Mystik Journeymen - "Sweat" and "Mmmmmm" from Magic (2002)
- Luckyiam - "Unsatisfied" from Justify the Means (2002)
- DJ Murge - “Silhouettes” from Search and Rescue (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 - "Sleeping Giants" from Sings the Blues (2005)
- Edit - "Artsy Remix" and "Back Up Off the Floor Pt. 2" from Certified Air Raid Material (2008)
- Sunspot Jonz - "Ride the Rhythm" from Never Surrender (2008)
- BK-One with Benzilla - "Here I Am" from Rádio Do Canibal (2009)
- Bicasso & DJ.Fresh - "The Town" from Rebel Musiq (2009)
- Eligh & Jo Wilkinson - "By and By" from On Sacred Ground (2009)
- Eligh - "Shine" from Grey Crow (2010)
- Amp Live - "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 (2011)
- Opio & Equipto - "Sumday" from Red X Tapes (2011)
- Lateef the Truthspeaker - "Oakland" from Firewire (2011)
- Headnodic - "Turn Your Radio Up" from Red Line Radio (2011)
- Bill Ortiz - "Winter in America" from Winter in America (2012)
- Casual & DJ.Fresh - "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 & Maker - "Pilfer" from Beautiful Raw (2013)
- Amp Live - "Last Wall" from Headphone Concerto (2014)
- Mr. Brady - "Time" from Timing Is Everything (2014)
- Abstract Rude - "Kan of Whoop Ass Reprise" from Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul (2015)
- Atmosphere - "Fishing Blues" from Fishing Blues (2016)
- DJ Free Leonard - "Wise Words Spoken" from T.H.E.Y. EP (2018)
- Felt - "Hologram" from Felt 4 U (2020)
- Unified Highway - "The Curse" from Invisible Route (2024)
- Cannibal Ox - "Wisdom Eons Ago" from Aireplane (2025)
Productions
- Felt - Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2002)
