Da Grassroots

Canadian hip hop production team

Da Grassroots

Also known as| Da Grass Roots Music
Origin| Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres| Canadian hip hop
Occupation| Record producers
Instrument(s)| Sampler, keyboard, turntable
Years active| 1989–present
Labels| Black Employed Records, Conception Records
Members| Mr. Attic
Mr. Murray
Past members| Swiff (deceased)

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

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### Albums

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* Passage Through Time (1999)

### Singles

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* "Drama" (featuring Elemental) (1995)
* "Price of Livin'" (featuring Mr. Roam) (1999)
* "Thematics" (featuring Arcee) (1999)
* "Body Language" (featuring Choclair and Saukrates) (2000)

### Production credits

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(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

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* 1995 Juno Awards
* Best Rap Recording for "Certified" (Won)
* 1996 Juno Awards
* Best Rap Recording for "E-Z on tha Motion" (Won)
* Best Rap Recording for "Drama" (Nominated)

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Da Grassroots at AllMusic
* Da Grassroots at Discogs
* Da Grassroots keep it original[usurped]

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz