GRIMACE LOVE
Joining the ever-growing list of MC's that represent Canada's hip-hop haven, T Dot, is Scarborough legend, and mighty Monolith veteran: Grimace Love.
Having been honing his mic skills for over 15 years, Grimace Love is undoubtedly one of the world's most seasoned, knowledgeable and articulate rappers. Originality and versatility are his most dominant lyrical traits. Grimace is one of few rappers today who remains true to what he considers to be the 'roots' of hip-hop culture. Among these roots are dedication to lyricism and bringing about social change in one's music.
With more than a decade of performance experience under his belt, Grimace knows how to rock a crowd. Having shared the stage with numerous artists such as; KRS-One, Mos Def, Jill Scott, O.C., Bilal, Special Ed, Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Saukrates, Rich London, and Brass Munk to name a few.
Grimace was a founding member of Toronto's Monolith clique in 1994. In 1997 Grimace made his first appearance on vinyl. Spitting a lyrical work of art on the track, "Combine with Frankenstein" from, Frankenstein's "UV" EP released on K.O.S./EMI. A short year later, Monolith released the first project on their own label One Rock Records, "The Long Awaited..." EP. Sold strictly on the streets, to create funding for their follow-up 12" single "Bye D' Plenty". He was a featured MC on both of the group's video accompanied singles, "At the T.O.P." and "Plan Eh".
Grimace's potent lyrics are on the group's only solo joint, "Bloody Murder (96)", attacking both artists and fans that sleep on his hometown. The EP received continent-wide accolades. Grimace Love has been keeping very busy making guest appearances. His spiritually inspired flows have ripped mics on "C'mon!" and "I.P.B" from Dan-e-o's "The Book of Daniel" album, and on "Kamasutra" from Dan-e-o's "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" album. He appeared on Mastermind's, "Volume 49-The Set Up", and "Volume 50-Street Legal released on Virgin Music. Grimace was also featured on Irs' debut album "Welcome to Planet Irs," on the song "Controlled Anger", released on What Chu Want/Universal.
Another Monolith member, Charisma also showcased Grimace's writing skills and lyrical perfection on the song "In These Waits" from his "Breaking Barriers" EP. Winning them first place in the 2003 International Song Writing competition, (Lyrics only). Finally after much anticipation, in 2002 Grimace Love dropped his first solo debut single, video & EP "At First Sight", released on What Chu Want Enterprises. The video appeared on MuchMusic and MuchVibe in the daily rotation. Produced by Monolith's own Lancecape. "At First Sight" tackles an issue few hip-hop artist deal with: love. The double a-side 12" also included hot tracks "Obedience School" and "Summer Games".
In 2004, Grimace Love released his first official mix CD titled; "Fire In The Streets Vol 1", mixed by his DJ Royal Touch. Giving listeners a raw, uncensored look into the mind of this extremely talented artist.
In summer 2005 Grimace released "Fire In The Streets Vol 2 which included brand new, and old never before heard material from Grimace Love, Monolith, plus collaborations with other T dot artists.
In June 2006 Grimace released ITS ALL OVER featuring Wio-K, the ground-breaking first single from Grimace Love's upcoming album. Produced by all-star beat maker Korry Deez of the super group Irs. The double a-side single also includes the hot concept track Skip the Needle, produced by Lancecape.
With such an impressive track record, as well as the current moves being made, Grimace Love is definitely some one to watch for.
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