Injury Reserve

Injury Reserve is an American hip hop group formed in 2013 in Tempe, Arizona by rappers Stepa J. Groggs (Jordan Groggs), Ritchie With a T (Nathaniel Ritchie) and producer Parker Corey.[2]

For the sports term, see Injured reserve.

Injury Reserve
Injury Reserve performing in 2017. Left to right: Stepa J. Groggs, Ritchie With a T. Parker Corey is not shown.
Background information
OriginTempe, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Years active2013–present
LabelsLas Fuegas, Loma Vista[1]
Associated acts
Websitehttp://injuryreserve.online/
Members
  • Ritchie With a T
  • Parker Corey
Past membersStepa J. Groggs

Career

In 2015, the group self-released Live from the Dentist Office, their 11-track debut project with features from Chuck Inglish, Curtis Williams, Glass Popcorn, and Demi Hughes.[3] The mixtape was released through multiple digital platforms such as SoundCloud, iTunes, Tidal, and Spotify.[4] The project was later commercialized in physical copies through Injury Reserve's online store.[5] Live from the Dentist Office received general critical acclaim from music critics. On December 15, 2016, Injury Reserve released their second mixtape titled Floss, released again through a variety of digital platforms. The mixtape featured Vic Mensa and Cakes da Killa, to similar acclaim. Both projects were actually recorded in a dental office after all the patients had left, which belonged to their producer's grandfather.[6]

On September 29, 2017, the group released an EP titled Drive It Like It's Stolen, preceded by the singles "North Pole" (featuring Austin Feinstein), "See You Sweat", and "Boom (x3)". All of the singles were released with accompanying music videos. They joined Ho99o9 and The Underachievers on separate tours in 2017. In 2018, the group embarked on their first headlining tour, accompanied by Baltimore artist JPEGMAFIA for its second half, and were featured on the Aminé single "Campfire". In 2019, following their debut album, the group embarked on a world headlining tour. On May 17, 2019, the group released their self-titled debut album to generally favorable reviews.

Stepa J. Groggs died on June 29, 2020, at age 32. The group announced his passing on their Twitter account, mourning "a loving father, life partner and friend."[7][8] Since Groggs's death, the group has been featured on songs by Dos Monos,[9] Tony Velour and Aminé,[10] but have released no material of their own.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

EPs

References
  1. "Injury Reserve coming soon ❤️". Twitter. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  2. "Injury Reserve - Cooler Colors [EP]". OK-Tho. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. "Live from the Dentist Office by Injury Reserve on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  4. "Live From The Dentist Office". livefromthe.dentist. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  5. "Physical Copy". Injury Reserve. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  6. Becker, Olivia (June 1, 2017). "Injury Reserve Are the Latest Weirdo Internet Rappers — But They're Actually Good". Complex.
  7. @injuryreserve (June 30, 2020). "REST IN POWER Jordan Alexander Groggs a loving father, life partner and friend. (6/1/1988-6/29/2020)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. DeVille, Chris (June 30, 2020). "Jordan Groggs Of Injury Reserve Dead At 32". Stereogum. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  9. Dos Monos [@dosmonostres] (July 24, 2020). "Thank you Injury Reserve @InjuryReserve for joining us on "Aquarius". RIP Stepa, we're honored to have met you" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. Aminé [@heyamine] (August 7, 2020). "My sophomore album Limbo, out now. Amine.lnk.to/Limbo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.