Greyboy
San Diego producer and DJ Andreas Stevens, or Greyboy, was initially taken by hip-hop but -- because he couldn't find any decent MCs to hook up with -- shifted his attention to acid jazz. He was, in fact, the very first American producer to do so. And it was an inspired move. In 1994 Stevens served up his debut solo album, Freestylin', with the help of talented sax player Karl Denson. The offering became a cult hit, especially in acid jazz-hungry Europe. Released on the label Ubiquity, it cost $4,000 to make and nothing to market, yet it remains the label's most successful offering. That same year Stevens did his credentials no harm with the underground favorite track "Unwind Your Mind" (another collaboration with Denson), which appeared on Ubiquity's Home Cookin' compilation. His next album, Land of the Lost, came out in 1996, at a time when the popularity of acid jazz was beginning to wane. From 1993 to 1997 Stevens was, along with Denson, also a key figure in the acid jazz band Greyboy Allstars, who put out three albums on their own Greyboy Records label. Stevens then drifted back to his hip-hop roots, pairing up with skateboarding champ Rob Dyrdek to launch the record label P-Jays. Not surprisingly, the label's offerings -- including compilations and 12" releases -- were most popular among skateboarders. Stevens made a return as Greyboy in 2001, with the critically acclaimed album Mastered the Art. A fusion of hip-hop, jazz, rare-groove, and even world music, it also boasted the talents of live musicians Dave Pike and Elgin Park and rapper MC MainFlo.
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Freestylin’
Acid Jazz - Released by Ubiquity Records on 17 Aug 1989
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Mastered the Art
Jazz - Released by Ubiquity Records on 17 Jan 1997
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Land of the Lost
Acid Jazz - Released by Ubiquity Records on 9 Jan 1996
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15 Years of West Coast Cool
Funk - Released by Ubiquity Records on 4 Nov 2008
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Era Correct
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 6 Oct 2017
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Purpose (feat. Chris Drewrey)
Pop - Released by Greyboy Records on 31 Oct 2022
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Fair? (It's Never Been.)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 3111539 Records DK on 24 Mar 2022
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We the People of Mass Destruction
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 20 May 2022
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Shine Light on My Imperfections
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 3111539 Records DK on 17 May 2020
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got rich just so i could gatekeep the method
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 15 Apr 2024
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Alone in Happiness, Relapse into Madness
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by GreyGhostMedia on 10 Nov 2023
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Watering A Dead Plant (feat. Chris Drewrey)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 27 Jul 2022
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Delusions & Illusions
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 19 Sep 2021
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Historias de um Bebado, Pt. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by GreyBoy on 1 Oct 2023
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Blending in With the Sin Isn't as Easy as It Seems
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 6 May 2022
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Someone Great (feat. Matti J)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 2 Sep 2022
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Stuck to My Vices Like a Virus
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Greyboy Records on 13 Jan 2023
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