GRITS

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GRITS
Coffee (left) and Bonafide
Coffee (left) and Bonafide
Background information
Origin United States
Genre(s) Christian hip hop
Southern rap
Years active 1995—present
Label(s) Revolution Art
Gotee Records
5e
EMI
Website www.grits7.com
Members
Stacy "Coffee" Jones
Teron "Bonafide" Carter

GRITS is a Christian hip hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit", hence the name of the third album (Grammatical Revolution). GRITS is made up of Stacy "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were dc Talk dancers.[1]

Their song "Ooh Aah" has appeared on the MTV show My Super Sweet Sixteen and on the soundtracks to The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Big Momma's House 2. Their song "Tennessee Bwoys" was used on the popular television show, Pimp My Ride, on MTV. GRITS were also recently involved in !Hero the rock opera. They played the wedding party at the wedding that was to simulate the wedding at Cana.

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[edit] Style

Mainly, their style is alternative and Southern, while several of their songs have pop influences, thus an occasional pop-rap sound, and their song "We don't play" has a Jamaican influence complete with steel drums. They were one of the first acts signed to Gotee Records,[1] and have released seven albums with Gotee, with an eighth one released by Gotee and AudioGoat. They have appeared at Cornerstone Festival and Rock the Universe. In addition their song "Bobbin Bouncin'" was added to the track list in the video-game Project Gotham Racing 4.

[edit] Dove Awards

They have received several Gospel Music Association Dove Awards throughout their career. Their first was "Rap/Hip Hop Song" for "Plagiarism", from Factors of the Seven.[2] The next year they took the same award for "They All Fall Down", from Grammatical Revolution.[3] In 2003 The Art Of Translation won the award for "Rap/Hip Hop Album",[4] and the following year their song "Believe" from the same album took "Rap/Hip Hop Song". They also shared in the "Special Event Album" that year, for their contribution to !Hero The Rock Opera.[5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Album information
Mental Releases
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Gotee
  • Videos: "Set Ya Mind At Ease"
Factors of the Seven
  • Released: 1998
  • Label:Gotee
  • Videos: "Hopes and Dreams / What Be Goin Down"
Grammatical Revolution
  • Released: 1999
  • Label:Gotee
  • Videos: "They All Fall Down"
The Art of Translation
  • Released: 2002
  • Singles: "Ooh, Ahh"
  • Videos: "Here We Go"
Dichotomy A
  • Released: 2004
  • Label:Gotee
  • Videos: "Hittin' Curves"
Dichotomy B
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Gotee
  • Videos: "High"
7
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Gotee
Redemption
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Gotee/5E
  • Singles: "Open Bar", "Heeyy", "We Workin'"
  • Videos: "Open Bar / Tight Wit These"
The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Gotee

[edit] EPs

Album information
Ooh Ahh EP
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Gotee
Heeyy EP
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Gotee

[edit] Remix albums

Album information
The Art of Transformation
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Gotee/AudioGoat

[edit] Music videos

[edit] Vinyl

  • The Art of Translation (Single) (2002)
  • They All Fall Down (Redneck Remix) (Single) (2002)
  • They Al Fall Down (Ruff Nation Remix) (Single) (2002)
  • Ima Showem (Single) (1999)
  • Instrumentals 1 (1999)
  • Instrumentals 2 (1999)
  • Instrumentals 3 (1999)
  • They All Fall Down (Original) (Single) (1999)
  • Factors of the Seven (song) (1997)

[edit] Guest singers

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 391-392. ISBN 1-56563-679-1. 
  2. ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 1999". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  3. ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 2000". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  4. ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 2003". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  5. ^ "Dove Award Recipients for 2004". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-05.

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