Grieves

Grieves
Grieves performing at SXSW in 2014.
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Laub[1]
Born	(1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 Chicago, Illinois[2]
Origin	Seattle, Washington[3]
Genres	Hip hop, Northwest hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Black Clover Records, Rhymesayers Entertainment
Associated acts	Budo, Prof, Type, Macklemore[4]
Website	www.grievesmusic.com

Benjamin Laub, better known by his stage name Grieves, is an American hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington.^[3] Born in Chicago, Illinois,^[2] he lived in Colorado, San Diego, and New York.^[5] He is signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.^[6]

Career

Grieves released his first album, Irreversible, independently in 2007.^[7] 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,^[8] and Together/Apart in 2011.^[9] Together/Apart debuted at #112 in the Top 200 Album Sales, marking his first appearance in the Top 200.^[10] Grieves, along with Budo, performed at South by Southwest 2011^[11] and also at Warped Tour 2011.^[12] His music has also been featured in Real Detroit Weekly,^[13] Seattle Weekly,^[14] and The Washington Post.^[15] His fourth album, Winter & the Wolves, was released on March 25, 2014.^[16] It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200.^[17]

Discography

Studio albums

• Irreversible (2007)
• 88 Keys & Counting (2010) (with Budo)
• Together/Apart (2011)
• Winter & the Wolves (2014)

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)
• A Tribute to Felt 3 (2010) (with Budo)

Singles

• "Unedible" (2007)
• "Lightspeed" (2011)
• "Bloody Poetry" (2011)
• "On the Rocks" (2011)
• "Shreds" (2014)
• "Serpents" (2014)

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)
• The Let Go - "Searching For" from Tomorrow Handles That (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)

Productions

• Type - "Days Like This", "Everybody Says", "Hypeman", and "She Was an Escort" from Well Known Secrets (2007)

References

External links

• Official website
• Grieves on Facebook
• Grieves on Twitter
• Grieves discography at Discogs