kane grocerys
By Paul Jimenez on march 4, 2016
Representing Goth Money Records from the west coast is 20-year-old, Kane Grocerys. The Shyne Boyz CEO moved out to California when he was just a kid, slowly making his way into the Los Angles area. Originally from Chicago, the young OG grew up listening to Phychodrama heavy, the underground group became a real influence to his music's hostile approach. It wasn't just Phychodrama who influenced him though, genres outside of rap also helped him cultivate the sound he provides today. He was introduced to Black Kray while working at Mishka LA, the two shared similar styles and mindsets, it only made sense that they started Goth Money Records from there. Outside of the Goth Money crew, Kane has worked with artists like A$AP Ant, AGOFF, UnoTheActivist and most recently Tayyib Ali. He leaves his mark on every track he touches, but there's nothing like the gory content and dark sounds he feeds off on his solo joints. Make sure to hear him shine on his upcoming mixtape Land of Gothghanistan, set to drop on the 7th!
INTERVIEW
Who is Kane Grocerys?
“Kane Grocerys is a nigga from Chicago, young OG. I came to Cali, niggas were just in LA and just started coming up you feel me. Kane Grocerys just came up, that was always me.”
At what point did you realize you were getting notice?
“Shit, probably like 2012 when I started putting music out like on Facebook and shit. Motherfuckers from my high school was fucking with my music. I'd put shit out and motherfuckers would always just come up to me and was like yo keep doing what you doing, and that's all I've been on.”
Talk about your move from Chicago to California. You glad it happened?
“Yeah bro I'm blessed you feel me. I'm a privileged person and I ain't come privileged. I came from the bottom, like the mud you feel me so being able to move to California like I'm blessed. I got only a mom, no dad. My pops got killed selling drugs. Niggas grew up on that whole lifestyle, gangbangin, drug dealin and shit. I got blessed to move to California, lived in LA, go to school out there and all that shit.”
How was your time working at Mishka?
"That shit was cool man, that's when I met Black Kray. That nigga flew out to Cali and shit, niggas just linked up and that's when Goth Money Records was originated. I was damn near almost signed to Goth Money, but I'm pretty much signed to Goth Money now. That's when I took on the lead to just be the first Goth Money artist putting consistent music out. The Mishka shit was cool, I got mad free shit. I flooded the whole high school out.”
You still listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
“Yeah I be listening to them. I went to their performance at Coachella a couple years ago and shit. Yeah I fuck with the Red Hot Chili Peppers man.”
How did you meet UnoTheActivist?
“Shit lowkey I met that nigga through SpaceGhostPurrp. I was in Atlanta, we had some shows out there and shit. We shot the "Terror Gang" video out there. It was cool, no bad energy or negativity none of that shit involved. I met Uno he was around, bro was cool.”
Any more Kane Grocery/UnoTheActivist coming out?
“Yeah we got some shit coming soon. Definitely, that nigga be coming out to Cali and shit. We in the same state lowkey now so yeah.”
If you could go on tour with anybody who would it be?
“Shit bro Goth Money. Goth Money man, fasho fasho. Shit if I was to go on tour I'd wanna go on with people who don't even be up on tour still like UGK or Max B, some shit like that you know.”
Talk about your upcoming project, Land of Gothghanistan.
“Land of Gothghanistan, that shit gonna go crazy bro like its just all new shit you feel me. All new Kane Grocerys, young OG shit. It's pretty much like all real shit, that shit is telling you about what I'm doing everyday in this life and the world that we live in today. You just gotta really listen to it because there is some bangers on that bitch you feel me. I got like 10-15 songs on that shit.”
What is your main goal outside of the music?
"Shit man to just innovate the youth. Spread my knowledge right and teach people to be leaders, not followers. There's a lot of fucking followers in the game, in the world period. I'm a leader, young OG, CEO of Shyne Boyz. Niggas is going crazy out here, so just teach motherfuckers to be themselves because that's all I ever did. Be true to the game."