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Grap Luva
Grap Luva

Birth name

Gregory Phillips

Born

September 11, 1971 (1971-09-11) (age 52)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.

Origin

Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.

Genre

Hip hop

Occupation(s)

Record producer, rapper

Years active

1991-present

Label

Slice-of-Spice/Redefinition, F5

Associated acts

Black Spade, InI, Pete Rock

Gregory Phillips (born September 11, 1971), better known by his stage name Grap Luva, is an American record producer and rapper from Mount Vernon, New York. The younger brother of Pete Rock, he began his career by making guest appearances on both studio albums by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth in the early 1990s. He later became a member of the Pete Rock-led group InI, but their album Center of Attention was shelved in 1995. He closed out the 1990s by producing songs for Pete Rock, J-Live, Kombo, Profile and former fellow InI member Rob-O.

Grap Luva released the extended play Neva Done EP, his debut solo release, on the Slice-of-Spice label in 2011. In 2015, he collaborated with Black Spade on a self-titled EP. Grap Luva released the instrumental album, Sounds of Mount Vernon, in 2016.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • 2016: Sounds of Mount Vernon

Extended plays[]

  • 2011: Neva Done EP

Collaborative extended plays[]

  • 2015: Grap Luva & Black Spade EP (with Black Spade)
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