Mr. Green (record producer)
Mr. Green | |
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Birth name | Aaron Green |
Born | 6/29 |
Origin | Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Instrumental hip hop, underground hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, DJ |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Green Music Group, Live from the Streets Productions |
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Aaron Green, known professionally as Mr. Green, is an American underground musician from Highland Park, New Jersey who has produced dozens of songs that reached the Billboard charts including #1 records. He is also known for producing viral songs “if I don’t go to hell” and the original version of “lay lay”.
Career[]
Since 2007, Green has released his instrumental albums, including his Classic Beats series. So far, he has released four "Classic Beats" albums, and in late 2016, announced that he's working on a fifth edition featuring Kool Herc.[1]
Mr. Green and Sam Lipman-Stern’s web series “Live from the Streets” has been picked up by Vice.[2] In 2015 Green compiled the songs from the series onto the album with the same name. He links up with The Roots rapper Malik B for their collaborative LP Unpredictable, and the Roots used his video "Live from the Bedroom" to celebrate their debut episode of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Falon.
In 2018 Mr. Green collaborated on the ep "FLYGOD is good... all the time" with Westside Gunn.[3] He also released over a dozen limited edition 7" vinyl records. In 2019 Mr. Green collaborated with Lee Scratch Perry on the ep “Super Ape Vs. 緑: Open Door” featuring Eric Andre, Sheek Louch, Daniel Son and HR. In 2020 a ninja project began, loosely based around the cut and paste movies of the 1980s, the first single featured Gucci Mane entitled “Gucci Ninja Assassins”.[4] A second single was announced featuring Rick Ross “Golden Ninja Empire (Yayo Ninjas)”. The third and fourth singles were Gucci Ninja Assassins 2: in the Metal Garden of Fire feat. Gucci Mane and Supreme Ninja Training Montage feat. DMX. On Mr. Greens 27th birthday (June 29th 2021), a fifth ninja single feat. Lil Wayne was also released to critical acclaim. An important contemporary music publication named HotNewHipHop.com compared Mr. Greens inventive work to that of RZA from Wu Tang Clan. In August 2021 a 6th single featuring Jadakiss was also announced.
Discography[]
Instrumental albums[]
- 2009 – Classic Beats Vol. 1[5]
- 2007 – Green Future[6]
- 2009 – Classic Beats Vol. 2[7]
- 2011 – Classic Beats Vol. 3[8]
- 2013 – Classic Beats Vol. 4: Ill Piano[9]
- 2014 – One Day EP[10]
- 2016 – The Project[11]
- 2018 – The Last of the Classic Beats (narrated by Kool Herc) Volume 5 [1]
Collaboration albums[]
- 2008 – The Only Color That Matters Is Green (with Pace Won)
- 2012 – One Crazy Weekend (with Young Zee)
- 2012 – The Only Number That Matters Is Won (with Pace Won)
- 2015 – Unpredictable (with Malik B)
- 2018 – FLYGOD is Good... All the Time (with Westside Gunn)
- 2020 - "Gucci Ninja Assassins" with Gucci Mane
- 2020 - "Golden Ninja Empire (Yayo Ninjas)" with Rick Ross
- 2021 - "Gucci Ninja Assassins 2: In the Metal Garden of Fire" with Gucci Mane and Garden of Fire
Compilation albums[]
- 2015 – Live from the Streets[12]
References[]
- ^ https://hypebeast.com/2019/3/mr-green-kool-herc-last-of-the-classic-beats
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ28L8rPV0Y
- ^ https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/westside-gunn-mr-green-flygod-is-good-all-the-time-ep-stream
- ^ https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/singles/mr-green-x-gucci-mane-gucci-ninja-assassins/
- ^ "Classic Beats, Vol. 1 by Mr. Green on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Mr. Green Presents: Green Future by Mr. Green on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Classic Beats, Vol. 2 by Mr. Green on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Classic Beats, Vol. 3 by Mr. Green on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Classic Beats, Vol. 4: Ill Piano by Mr. Green on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Mr. Green (3) - One Day EP (June 13th 2014)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Mr. Green (3) - The Project". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Live From the Streets by Mr. Green on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
External links[]
- Official website
- livefromthestreets.com
- "Mr. Green". @ Discogs. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- "Mr. Green". @ BandCamp. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- "Mr. Green News". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- Living people
- Jewish American musicians
- American hip hop record producers
- People from Highland Park, New Jersey