Da Grassroots is a Canadian hip-hop production team from Toronto, Ontario, composed of Mr. Attic, Mr. Murray, and Swiff. The Juno Award-winning group contributed to the development of Toronto hip-hop throughout the 1990s, highlighted by the release of their debut album Passage Through Time in 1999.[1]

In 1994 they were featured in Andrew Munger's documentary film Make Some Noise.[2]

After the underground 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 label.[3]

On July 31, 2018, Swiff died of cancer at the age of 47.[4]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Drama" (featuring Elemental) (1995)
  • "Price of Livin'" (featuring Mr. Roam) (1999)
  • "Thematics" (featuring Arcee) (1999)
  • "Body Language" (featuring Choclair and Saukrates) (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

1994

  • "Deifitrec", "Certified (808)" – Ghetto Concept
  • "No Dingbats Allowed" – Dream Warriors

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)

1998

  • "Ya Done Know" – Red Life (produced by Swiff)

1999

  • "Ice Cold" – Choclair

2000

  • "Ever Since (Da Grassroots Remix)" – Maestro (produced by Swiff)
  • "Ripped Mee Off" (produced by Swiff), "Lady Luck (The Darkside)" (produced by Mr. Murray) – Michie Mee
  • "Let's Make a Record Deal Episode 1" – Mastermind feat. D-Sisive (produced by Swiff)
  • "Bump!" – Mastermind feat. Choclair and Mr. Roam (produced by Swiff)
  • "Let's Make a Record Deal Episode 3" – Mastermind feat. Citizen Kane (produced by Mr. Murray)
  • "Marvel Interlude", "Arcee Interlude" – Mastermind (produced by Swiff)

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Canadian Hip Hop: Choclair - Eyes On the Prize: Turning Northern Touch Into Midas Touch Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today Exclaim!. Accessed on December 9, 2008.
  2. ^ Craig MacInnis, "Hip-hop culture makes some noise". Toronto Star, April 22, 1995.
  3. ^ Choice Cut Records Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine ChoiceCutRecords.com. Accessed on December 9, 2008.
  4. ^ Cowie, Del F. "In memoriam: Swiff LaRoc, 1970-2018". Now. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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