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{{short description|American rapper}}

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|name = Mista Grimm
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| birth_name = Rojai Trawick
|background = solo_singer
| origin = [[West Covina]], [[California]]
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|birth_name = Rojai Trawick
|origin = [[West Covina]], [[California]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
|genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation = [[Rapping|Rapper]]
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| years_active = 1993–2001
|occupation = [[Rapping|Rapper]]
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[550 Music|550]]
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|years_active = 1993-2001
|label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[550 Music|550]]
| associated_acts = [[Warren G]], [[Nate Dogg]]
|associated_acts = [[Warren G]], [[Nate Dogg]]
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'''Rojai Trawick''', better known as '''Mista Grimm''' is a rapper formerly signed to [[Epic Records]]' sub-label, [[550 Music]]. Grimm's first release was the 1993 single "[[Indo Smoke]]" featuring [[Warren G]] and [[Nate Dogg]] from the ''[[Poetic Justice (soundtrack)|Poetic Justice soundtrack]]''. The following year Grimm released a single entitled "[[Situation: Grimm]]" that appeared on the ''[[Higher Learning (soundtrack)|Higher Learning soundtrack]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65&dq=%22Mista+Grimm%22&hl=en&ei=rcoJTIqHL8G88gbU2M2JBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Mista%20Grimm%22&f=false|title=Next: People on the verge|last=McGregor|first=Tracii|author2=Wilbekin, Emil|date=September 1995|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|page=65|accessdate=5 June 2010}}</ref> Mista Grimm completed his debut album ''Things are Looking Grimm'' that was originally set to be released during the summer of 1995, however after the album's lead single, "[[Steady Dippen]]" failed to make an impact, the album was shelved. Little has been heard of Mista Grimm subsequently aside from an appearance on Warren G's 2001 album, ''[[The Return of the Regulator]]'' and a song called "Grow Room" on [[DJ Pooh]]'s 1997 album ''[[Bad Newz Travels Fast]]''.
'''Rojai Trawick''', better known as '''Mista Grimm''', is a rapper formerly signed to [[Epic Records]]' sub-label, [[550 Music]]. Grimm's first release was the 1993 single "[[Indo Smoke]]" featuring [[Warren G]] and [[Nate Dogg]] from the ''[[Poetic Justice (soundtrack)|Poetic Justice soundtrack]]''. The following year Grimm released a single entitled "[[Situation: Grimm]]" that appeared on the ''[[Higher Learning (soundtrack)|Higher Learning soundtrack]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65|title=Next: People on the verge|last=McGregor|first=Tracii|author2=Wilbekin, Emil|date=September 1995|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|page=65}}</ref> Mista Grimm completed his debut album ''Things are Looking Grimm'' that was originally set to be released during the summer of 1995; however, after the album's lead single "Steady Dippen" failed to make an impact, the album was shelved. Little has been heard of Mista Grimm subsequently aside from a song called "Grow Room" on [[DJ Pooh]]'s 1997 album ''[[Bad Newz Travels Fast]]'', appearances on [[T-Bone (rapper)|T-Bone]]'s albums ''Tha Hoodlum's Testimony'' (1995) and [[GospelAlphaMegaFunkyBoogieDiscoMusic]] (2002), and an appearance on Warren G's 2001 album ''[[The Return of the Regulator]]''.


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Unreleased albums===
{| class="wikitable"
*''Things Are Looking Grimm'' (1995)
!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Single
===Singles===
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!colspan="3"|Chart positions
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan="2"|Album
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Title
!width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]]</small>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:0.5em;"| Release
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B]]</small>
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! colspan="3" scope="col" | Peak chart positions
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot Rap Tracks|U.S. Rap]]</small>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| <br/>Album<br/><br/>
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! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br/>R&B]]
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Rap Songs|US<br/>Rap]]
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!scope="row"| "[[Indo Smoke]]" <small>featuring Warren G & Nate Dogg</small>
|align="center" rowspan="1"|1993
|align="center" rowspan="1"|1993
|align="left"|"[[Indo Smoke]]"
|align="center"|56
|align="center"|56
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|12
|align="left" rowspan="1"|''[[Poetic Justice (soundtrack)|Poetic Justice]]''
|align="left" rowspan="1"|''[[Poetic Justice (film)#Soundtrack|Poetic Justice]]''
|-
|-
!scope="row"| "[[Situation: Grimm]]" <small>featuring Val Young</small>
|align="center" rowspan="1"|1994
|align="center" rowspan="1"|1994
|align="left"|"[[Situation: Grimm]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|97
|align="center"|97
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|—
|align="left"|''[[Higher Learning (soundtrack)|Higher Learning]]''
|align="left"|''[[Higher Learning (soundtrack)|Higher Learning]]''
|-
|-
!scope="row"| "Steady Dippen"
|align="center"|1995
|align="center"|1995
|align="left"|"[[Steady Dippen]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|–
|align="left"|''Things Are Looking Grimm''
|align="left"|''Things Are Looking Grimm''
|-
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| colspan="7" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p168635|pure_url=yes}}] Album and singles info, chart info and music video links.
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p168635|pure_url=yes}}] Album and singles info, chart info and music video links.


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Latest revision as of 06:11, 21 April 2022

Mista Grimm
Birth nameRojai Trawick
OriginWest Covina, California
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1993–2001
LabelsEpic/550

Rojai Trawick, better known as Mista Grimm, is a rapper formerly signed to Epic Records' sub-label, 550 Music. Grimm's first release was the 1993 single "Indo Smoke" featuring Warren G and Nate Dogg from the Poetic Justice soundtrack. The following year Grimm released a single entitled "Situation: Grimm" that appeared on the Higher Learning soundtrack.[1] Mista Grimm completed his debut album Things are Looking Grimm that was originally set to be released during the summer of 1995; however, after the album's lead single "Steady Dippen" failed to make an impact, the album was shelved. Little has been heard of Mista Grimm subsequently aside from a song called "Grow Room" on DJ Pooh's 1997 album Bad Newz Travels Fast, appearances on T-Bone's albums Tha Hoodlum's Testimony (1995) and GospelAlphaMegaFunkyBoogieDiscoMusic (2002), and an appearance on Warren G's 2001 album The Return of the Regulator.

Discography

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Unreleased albums

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  • Things Are Looking Grimm (1995)

Singles

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Title Release Peak chart positions
Album

US US
R&B 		US
Rap
"Indo Smoke" featuring Warren G & Nate Dogg 1993 56 63 12 Poetic Justice
"Situation: Grimm" featuring Val Young 1994 — 97 — Higher Learning
"Steady Dippen" 1995 — — — Things Are Looking Grimm
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

References

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  1. ^ McGregor, Tracii; Wilbekin, Emil (September 1995). Next: People on the verge. p. 65. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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  • [1] Album and singles info, chart info and music video links.


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