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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Rapper]]|[[record producer]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Rapper]]|[[record producer]]}}
| years_active = 2007&ndash;present
| years_active = 2007&ndash;present
| label = [[no longer with rhymesayers per MarleyB last night 9/12/2023]]
| label = [[Rhymesayers Entertainment]]
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Budo (musician)|Budo]]|[[Prof (rapper)|Prof]]|Type|[[Macklemore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhymesayers.com/grieves|title=Grieves|publisher=Rhymesayers Entertainment|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref>}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Budo (musician)|Budo]]|[[Prof (rapper)|Prof]]|Type|[[Macklemore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhymesayers.com/grieves|title=Grieves|publisher=Rhymesayers Entertainment|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}</ref>}}
| website = {{URL|www.grievesmusic.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.grievesmusic.com}}
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* ''The Confessions of Mr. Modest'' (2010)
* ''The Confessions of Mr. Modest'' (2010)
*''The Collections of Mr. Nice Guy'' (2019)
*''The Collections of Mr. Nice Guy'' (2019)
*''WHY NOT?'' (2023)


===Singles===
===Singles===
* "Unedible" (2007)
* "Unedible" (2007)
* "Lightspeed" (2011)
* "Lightspeed" (2011)
* "Bloody Poetry" (2011)- Together/Apart Album
* "Bloody Poetry" (2011)
* "On the Rocks" (2011)-Together/Apart Album
* "On the Rocks" (2011)
* "Shreds" (2014)
* "Shreds" (2014)
* "Serpents" (2014) - Winter & The Wolves Album
* "Serpents" (2014)
* "Ain't Nothin'" (2014)
* "Ain't Nothin'" (2014)
* "Cougar Catnip" (2015)
* "Cougar Catnip" (2015)
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===Guest appearances===
===Guest appearances===
* Type - "Walkin' My Path" from ''Mustache Immaculate'' (2007)
* Type - "Days Like This" and "Hypeman" from ''Well Known Secrets'' (2007)
* Kublakai - "Torn Down Torch" from ''The Basics'' (2008)
* Kublakai - "Torn Down Torch" from ''The Basics'' (2008)
* The Let Go - "Searching For Sun" from ''Tomorrow Handles That'' (2008)
* Unknown Prophets - "Hate Face" from ''Le System D'' (2009)
* Unknown Prophets - "Hate Face" from ''Le System D'' (2009)
* Mac Lethal - "Hold Me Down" and "Fuck Mac Lethal" from ''Crown Prime Rib Mixtape'' (2009)
* Mac Lethal - "Hold Me Down" and "Fuck Mac Lethal" from ''Crown Prime Rib Mixtape'' (2009)
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* [[Horrorshow (band)|Horrorshow]] - "On the One Hand" from ''King Amongst Many'' (2013)
* [[Horrorshow (band)|Horrorshow]] - "On the One Hand" from ''King Amongst Many'' (2013)
* The MC Type - "Meat Beater" from ''A Good Tattoo'' (2013)
* The MC Type - "Meat Beater" from ''A Good Tattoo'' (2013)
* The MC Type - "Space Needle" from ''A Good Tattoo'' (2013)
* Soulcrate - "Shot in the Dark" from ''Welcome Back from Wherever You've Been'' (2013)
* Soulcrate - "Shot in the Dark" from ''Welcome Back from Wherever You've Been'' (2013)
* CunninLynguists - "Drunk Dial" from ''Strange Journey Volume Three'' (2014)
* CunninLynguists - "Drunk Dial" from ''Strange Journey Volume Three'' (2014)
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* [[Spose]] - "Take You Home" (2017)
* [[Spose]] - "Take You Home" (2017)
* [[Chris Webby]] - “Prayer Hands” (2020)
* [[Chris Webby]] - “Prayer Hands” (2020)
* The MC Type – "A Diss Track For Our Dead Friend" from ''Lucky Silverback'' (2024)


===Productions===
===Productions===
* The MC Type – "Junk Punter" (2008)
* Type - "Days Like This", "Everybody Says", "Hypeman", and "She Was an Escort" from ''Well Known Secrets'' (2007)
* The MC Type - "Junk Punter" and "Love For Those Sleeping" from ''Amateur Hour'' (2008)
* The MC Type - "Be Yourself", "Damaged (featuring Sadistik)", and "Embrace the Change" from ''Bad Tattoos (Deluxe Edition)'' (2013)
* The MC Type - "Meat Beater (featuring Grieves)", "Incest Love Song", and "Craigslist Pimpin'" from ''A Good Tattoo'' (2013)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:34, 25 June 2024

For people surnamed Grieves, see Grieves (surname). For other uses, see Grieves (disambiguation).

Grieves
Grieves performing in 2014
Grieves performing in 2014
Background information
Birth nameBenjamin Howard Laub[1][2]
Born (1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 (age 40)[3]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[4]
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.[5]
GenresHip hop
Occupations
Years active2007–present
LabelsRhymesayers Entertainment
Websitewww.grievesmusic.com

Benjamin Howard Laub (February 23, 1984), better known by his stage name Grieves, is an American hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington.[5] Born in Chicago, Illinois,[4] he has lived in Colorado, San Diego, and New York City.[7] He is signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.[8]

Career

Grieves in 2018

Grieves released his first album, Irreversible, independently in 2007.[9] In 2008, Grieves teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and producer Budo, with whom he would release his next two albums: 88 Keys & Counting in 2010,[10] and Together/Apart in 2011.[11] Together/Apart debuted at #112 in the Top 200 Album Sales, marking his first appearance in the Top 200.[12] Grieves, along with Budo, performed at South by Southwest 2011[13] and also at Warped Tour 2011.[14] His music has also been featured in Real Detroit Weekly,[15] Seattle Weekly,[16] and The Washington Post.[17] His fourth album, Winter & the Wolves, was released on March 25, 2014.[18] It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200.[19]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • The Falling Off Your Shoes (2009) (with Budo and Macklemore)

EPs

  • Every Hell Has Its Springtime (2005)
  • My Girlfriend Beats Me EP (2008) (with Type, as Illegitimate Children)
  • The Confessions of Mr. Modest (2010)
  • The Collections of Mr. Nice Guy (2019)

Singles

  • "Unedible" (2007)
  • "Lightspeed" (2011)
  • "Bloody Poetry" (2011)
  • "On the Rocks" (2011)
  • "Shreds" (2014)
  • "Serpents" (2014)
  • "Ain't Nothin'" (2014)
  • "Cougar Catnip" (2015)
  • "Back at Em" (2018)

Guest appearances

  • Kublakai - "Torn Down Torch" from The Basics (2008)
  • Unknown Prophets - "Hate Face" from Le System D (2009)
  • Mac Lethal - "Hold Me Down" and "Fuck Mac Lethal" from Crown Prime Rib Mixtape (2009)
  • CunninLynguists - "Close Your Eyes" from Strange Journey Volume Two (2009)
  • Engineers in Your Ear - "Honest Microphone" from Till the Clouds Run Dry (2010)
  • MC Lars - "#busbros" from Indie Rocket Science (2011)
  • Eligh & AmpLive - "Beautiful Addiction" from Therapy at 3 (2011)
  • Big Chocolate - "Hilion" from Hilion (2011)
  • Transit - "Settled Smoke" from Stale (2012)
  • Griff J - "To Each Their Own" from After the Starting Gun (2013)
  • Horrorshow - "On the One Hand" from King Amongst Many (2013)
  • The MC Type - "Meat Beater" from A Good Tattoo (2013)
  • Soulcrate - "Shot in the Dark" from Welcome Back from Wherever You've Been (2013)
  • CunninLynguists - "Drunk Dial" from Strange Journey Volume Three (2014)
  • Fearce Vill - "Let It Be (Remix)" (2014)
  • Atmosphere - "Fireflies" from Frida Kahlo vs. Ezra Pound (2016)
  • Watsky - "Exquisite Corpse" from X Infinity (2016)
  • Darenots - "911" from The Now Is Truth (2016)
  • Spose - "Take You Home" (2017)
  • Chris Webby - “Prayer Hands” (2020)
  • The MC Type – "A Diss Track For Our Dead Friend" from Lucky Silverback (2024)

Productions

  • The MC Type – "Junk Punter" (2008)

References

  1. ^ Nathanson, Rebecca (July 25, 2011). "Grieves' Crazy Little Rollercoaster". CMJ. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "A SONG FOR MR. MODEST". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Grieves". Songkick. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Mizell, Larry (February 1, 2010). "Band Grieves Signs To Rhymesayers". The Stranger. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Paine, Jack (August 19, 2013). "Grieves Announces "Back On My Grizzly Tour" Dates". HipHopDX.
  6. ^ "Grieves". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  7. ^ Vasquez, Andres (May 31, 2010). "Underground Report: Sage Francis & Grieves". HipHopDX.
  8. ^ Freed, Nick (June 27, 2011). "Album Review: Grieves – Together/Apart". Consequence of Sound.
  9. ^ "Irreversible - Grieves | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Grieves "88 Keys & Counting" CD + MP3 | Fifth Element". Fifthelementonline.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  11. ^ David Jeffries (June 21, 2011). "Together/Apart - Grieves | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  12. ^ Jacobs, Allen (June 29, 2011). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/26/2011". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  13. ^ "Alternative Press". Altpress.com. March 9, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  14. ^ "Bands / 2013 Vans Warped Tour / Date And Band Details Coming This Fall / Grieves With Budo". August 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  15. ^ Groh, Treasure (June 28, 2011). "Grieves". Real Detroit Weekly. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  16. ^ "Valentine's Day Tunes: Malice & Mario Sweet, Sol, Grieves & Budo, and State of the Artist Hit the Full Spectrum of Love and Lust". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  17. ^ Stewart, Allison (May 3, 2011). "Singles file: Calvin Harris f. Kelis, Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 - Click Track". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  18. ^ Tardio, Andres (February 6, 2014). "Grieves "Winter & The Wolves" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  19. ^ "Grieves - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
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