<b>Biography:</b>
The Grouch is one of the founding members of the internationally infamous crew, The Living Legends. Humbly beginning on a 4-track recorder nearly 15 years ago, The Grouch has steadily grown into one of the prominent figures within the independent hip hop scene. Known for captivating his listeners with his down to earth and truthfully poignant raps and production, The Grouch has successfully released over nine solo projects making this year’s, “Three Eyes Off The Time” his tenth solo release. In addition to his solo career, The Grouch has played an integral part in building the Living Legends brand, sound, and image. A consummate workaholic, The Grouch also has numerous groups outside of his solo career and LL collective, most notably: The Grouch & Eligh, Zion I & The Grouch, and The CMA with Living Legends crewmate, Luckyiam.

Eligh, a self-described “genre-breaking, obsessive bass fiend” has continued to sustain himself as a salient figure for over fifteen years within the increasingly fickle and rapidly revolving world of hip-hop. The Los Angeles native has maintained his respected status by fearlessly veering from a the traditional trajectory which is often limited to beats and rhymes. Instead, Eligh has chosen to fabricate projects that incorporate the gritty sounds of the UK dub scene, the unorthodox styling of indie rock, the lush guitars and honesty of folk music, and the complexity of jazz, all without losing the listener in a musically esoteric composition.

2018 will mark the release of Eligh's 10th official solo album. His last self produced album, Grey Crow, was a testament to his resilience against a drug addiction that nearly took his life 12 years ago. Grey Crow was the first official solo release from Eligh since 2003’s Poltergeist. Even with the seven-year gap between solo projects Eligh continued to contribute to a plethora of projects within that time frame which, most notably include, Living Legends albums, “Classic” and “The Gathering”; The Grouch & Eligh, “No More Greener Grasses” and “Say G&E!”; Eligh & Jo Wilkinson, “On Sacred Ground: Mother & Son”, and many more.

Eligh’s musical interest was piqued as middle schooler, and along with some friends formed the now defunct, yet legendary Log Cabin crew. That same crew would ultimately end up producing many of Los Angeles’s prominent hip-hop figures, including future crewmates, Murs and Scarub. After a stint in the Bay Area, which lead to a serendipitous gathering of minds, ideas and styles that formed the now world famous Living Legends crew, Eligh returned home to Los Angeles. Since returning home, Eligh has tirelessly produced classic material, being the main contributor to what many would dub the trademark, “Living Legends sound”. Outside of being a studio musician and rapper, Eligh has relentlessly toured and has performed on stages across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and continues to deliver a captivating live show with his trademark rapid fire delivery, whether as a solo act or with his Legendary brethren. As a producer, Eligh has provided music for notable acts such as Living Legends, Murs, Rass Kass, El-P, wrestler John Cena, and continues to be a sought after producer by his peers.

In 2016, "Grand Tapestry" was released. A group formed by Eligh, Alam Khan, and Salar Nader, Grand Tapestry is a unique mix of classical Indian music, and hip hop, in line with Eligh's "Genre breaker" moniker. That journey is just beginning, and he see's the groups potential as limitless. His goal to score film had always been apart of his story, and Eligh hopes to speak it into existence in the coming months.

Felt, the notorious collaboration between MCs Slug and Murs are releasing the third installment of their tributes to B-list actresses on Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez next week (Nov 17th) on Rhymesayers Entertainment.  With production handled by Definitive Jux artist Aesop Rock this time around, “Felt Chewed Up” offers another glimpse of the dynamic and unique production which complements the trademark wit Slug and Murs are known for. 

MC DEEP or DEEP LO, A EMCEE OF (33RD INFANTRY) A Hip Hop group based out of Escondido, California that consists of Lady Karma (Carmen Visesio-Kinman), MC Deep LO (Jesus Serrato), Seandoe (Sean Kinman) and DJ Tango (Armando Villalobos). All the members of the 33rd Infantry were brought together through mutual acquaintances and family friends and in 2003, began working together as a hip hop group. Each member of the 33rd Infantry brings a vibrant, vivid, and yet personal touch with Seandoe as an emcee/producer/sound engineer, DJ Tango as the deejay/graphic designer/project developer, MC Deep as an emcee/marketing director and Lady Karma as an emcee/vocalist/manager. Brought together by their ambition, love and drive to keep hip hop music alive, 33RD INFANTRY has gained recognition by performing at venues in California such as North County San Diego and Los Angeles. 33RD INFANTRY hopes to spread their music not only to hip hop fans, but music lovers worldwide.


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