| GRITS | |
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 Coffee (left) and Bonafide | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United States |
| Genre(s) | Christian hip hop Southern rap |
| Years active | 1995—present |
| Label(s) | Revolution Art Gotee Records 5e EMI |
| Website | www.grits7.com |
| Members | |
| Stacy "Coffee" Jones Teron "Bonafide" Carter | |
GRITS is a Christian hip hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Christian hip hop (originally Gospel rap, also known as holy hip hop or Christ hop) is a form of Hip hop music which uses Christian Southern hip hop is a form of American hip hop music that emerged from a club oriented vibe in the late-1990s as a popular force from cities including but not limited to Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac EMI Christian Music Group is a Subsidiary of EMI which contains its Christian music Record labels, and is headquartered in Nashville Christian hip hop (originally Gospel rap, also known as holy hip hop or Christ hop) is a form of Hip hop music which uses Christian Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit", hence the name of the third album (Grammatical Revolution). Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name GRITS is made up of Stacy "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were dc Talk dancers. dc Talk is a prominent Christian rock / Rap band partly responsible for the rise in popularity of the Contemporary Christian music Genre [1]
Their song "Ooh Aah" has appeared on the MTV show My Super Sweet Sixteen and on the soundtracks to The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Big Momma's House 2. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. For the 2007 Movie see Super Sweet 16 The Movie My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series documenting the The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift ( Wild Speed X3 Tokyo Drift in Japan is a 2006 film directed by Justin Lin and the third Big Momma's House 2 is a 2006 comedy starring Martin Lawrence and co-starring Nia Long, Emily Procter, Zachary Levi and Mark Their song "Tennessee Bwoys" was used on the popular television show, Pimp My Ride, on MTV. Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it as well as customizing GRITS were also recently involved in !Hero the rock opera. They played the wedding party at the wedding that was to simulate the wedding at Cana. In the Christian New Testament, the Gospel of John refers a number of times to a town called Cana of Galilee.
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Style
Mainly, their style is alternative and Southern, while several of their songs have pop influences, thus an occasional pop-rap sound, and their song "We don't play" has a Jamaican influence complete with steel drums. Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways Southern hip hop is a form of American hip hop music that emerged from a club oriented vibe in the late-1990s as a popular force from cities including but not limited to Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Pop rap (or hip-pop) is hip hop with a Pop music influence The style became popular in the early 1990s as hip hop music found commercial success Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Steelpans (also known as steeldrums or pans, and sometimes collectively with Musicians as a steelband) is a Musical instrument and They were one of the first acts signed to Gotee Records,[1] and have released seven albums with Gotee, with an eighth one released by Gotee and AudioGoat. Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac They have appeared at Cornerstone Festival and Rock the Universe. Cornerstone Festival is a Christian Music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around the 4th of July near Bushnell Rock the Universe is an annual Christian rock festival that takes place at Universal Studios Florida. In addition their song "Bobbin Bouncin'" was added to the track list in the video-game Project Gotham Racing 4.
- Their vocals are very similar to Big Boi of OutKast. Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975 in Savannah Georgia) better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city
Dove Awards
They have received several Gospel Music Association Dove Awards throughout their career. The Gospel Music Association (GMA was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Nashville]] [[Tennessee]] The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music Their first was "Rap/Hip Hop Song" for "Plagiarism", from Factors of the Seven. [2] The next year they took the same award for "They All Fall Down", from Grammatical Revolution. [3] In 2003 The Art Of Translation won the award for "Rap/Hip Hop Album",[4] and the following year their song "Believe" from the same album took "Rap/Hip Hop Song". They also shared in the "Special Event Album" that year, for their contribution to !Hero The Rock Opera. [5]
Discography
Studio albums
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Mental Releases
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Factors of the Seven
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Grammatical Revolution
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The Art of Translation
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Dichotomy A
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Dichotomy B
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7
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Redemption
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The Greatest Hits
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EPs
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Ooh Ahh EP
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Heeyy EP
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Remix albums
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The Art of Transformation
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Music videos
Vinyl
- The Art of Translation (Single) (2002)
- They All Fall Down (Redneck Remix) (Single) (2002)
- They Al Fall Down (Ruff Nation Remix) (Single) (2002)
- Ima Showem (Single) (1999)
- Instrumentals 1 (1999)
- Instrumentals 2 (1999)
- Instrumentals 3 (1999)
- They All Fall Down (Original) (Single) (1999)
- Factors of the Seven (song) (1997)
Guest singers
- TobyMac- Ooh Aah
- Syntyst- Hittin Curves
- Pettidee- I Be
- Jason Eskridge- I Try
- Antonio Phelon- Love Child
- Lisa Kimmey- Time To Pray
- Iz- Jay Mumbles Mega Mix
- Pigeon John - Open Bar; You Said
References
- ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Mental Releases is the Hip hop duo GRITS ' first album---- Cataclysmic Circles / World Is Round - 521 Weigh A Buck 50 - 328 Set Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac Factors of the Seven is the second studio album released by GRITS, in 1998. Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac GRITS 's album Grammatical Revolution was released in 1999 on Gotee Records. Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac GRITS 's The Art of Translation was released in 2002 on Gotee Records. Dichotomy A is the first album in a two part series of albums released in 2004 by the Hip hop group GRITS. Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac Dichotomy B is the 2004 follow up the GRITS previous effort Dichotomy A. Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac GRITS7, the musical group GRITS 's Seventh CD was released on Gotee Records in 2006 Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac Redemption is the eighth Studio album released by American Southern rap duo GRITS for the CCM market Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac Released on August 28, 2007, it is a double-disc album with 15 greatest hits and another 15 rare and unreleased tracks which were later released as a separate album on Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac Ooh Ahh EP is Christian Rap duo GRITS ' second EP The EP features the hit song "Ooh Ahh" and "Ooh Ahh (Liquid Remix" as well as the single Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac Heeyy EP is an EP by the Southern hip hop duo GRITS. Track listing Heeyy (Digital Version They All Fall Down (Redneck Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac The Art of Transformation (ISBN 9781933966007 is a 2006 book by former U Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac " Factors of the Seven " is a song by GRITS, released as a single in 1997 Toby McKeehan (born October 22, 1964 in Fairfax Virginia) professionally known as TobyMac, is a professional musician producer and songwriter Pettidee (born Dewayne Petty in 1973 in Tallahassee Florida) is an American rapper. Lisa Nicole Kimmey (born November 27, 1975) is a Christian singer/songwriter and member of Grammy-Nominated group Out of Eden. Pigeon John is an American Underground rapper raised in Hawthorne California and based out of Los Angeles California, USA Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 391-392. Peabody (pronunciation ˈpiːbədi is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 1999". Published by the Gospel Music Association. The Gospel Music Association (GMA was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Nashville]] [[Tennessee]] Retrieved 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
- ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 2000". Published by the Gospel Music Association. The Gospel Music Association (GMA was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Nashville]] [[Tennessee]] Retrieved 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
- ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 2003". Published by the Gospel Music Association. The Gospel Music Association (GMA was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Nashville]] [[Tennessee]] Retrieved 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
- ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 2004". Published by the Gospel Music Association. The Gospel Music Association (GMA was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Nashville]] [[Tennessee]] Retrieved 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
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