Genesis the Greykid
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Genesis in 2014 at the Fancy Rhino studio located in (Chattanooga, Tn).
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| Birth name | Russell McGee Jr. |
| Also known as | Genesis the Greykid |
| Occupation(s) | Poetry, Music, Creative |
| Associated acts | Creative Control TV Words In Grey |
| Website | WordsInGrey.com |
Russell McGee Jr, better known as Genesis the Greykid, is a poet, creative, fine arts poet, and underground hip-hop artist that was co-signed by the Branding/Media Label Creative Control TV (which used to be under the DD172 umbrella) by filming duo/CEO's Coodie & Chike.[1][2]
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Early life
Genesis was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee while his dad was stationed in Georgia. Although his father was in the military and they moved around a lot, he spent most of his life in Virginia Beach, Virginia where he attended First Colonial High School his freshman year then transferred to Frank W. Cox High School until he graduated.[3] Inspired by legendary poet T. S. Eliot, Genesis showed an early interest in poetry and would later credit it as his reasons for getting involved with hip hop.[4]
Career
Music
Genesis started out ghost writing before coming out as an artist in the early part of 2010 with his first mix tape titled "Grey Skies". Later that year he released "Grey Skies 2" which included a track directed at Pharrell Williams called "Note To Pharrell" aka "I Just Wanna Be A Writer".[5] Toward the end of 2010, Genesis the Greykid was introduced to Coodie & Chike who co-signed[1] him to Creative Control TV and shot the video "Here We Are" in 2011 for the artist.[6] Genesis the Greykid was one of the many performers at Baltimore's African American Festival (2011).[7][8][9]
Creative
After his "Grey Matter" project in NYC, Genesis wanted to help creative outlets in Chattanooga and Virginia draw attention to the many politically and socially conscious artists who create music, art, and poetry.[10] He soon started conducting poetry / creative sessions (or workshops) at different studios collaborating with different non-profits and art communities in Chattanooga, Tn. When asked in an interview about his creative interest, Genesis explains "Yeah, i'm a creator. Music/poetry is a medium I enjoy creating through, but I love all elements of creation...be it ideas for some marketing strategy, copy-writing, short stories, etc. I just love being apart of projects that value creative people and allow them to build. Its hard to beat the grand feeling of making ideas tangible."[11][12][13] February 27, 2015 Genesis was nominated for a YP Award for his Civic Impact through the Build Me A World project, mentoring and developing young creatives, poets, and artist who in large part came from some of the most chaotic areas in the city.[14][15]
Poetry
On July 6, 2015, Genesis decided to release a collection of his poetry titled "Words In Grey". He mentions inside the flap of this 116 page book, "I developed a poetic / creative workshop people in the community started calling 'Words In Grey'. In these workshops, I would get artist to think differently about the creative self, their writing, and collectively explore the pathway to that 'hidden wholeness' inside of us, through creative sessions and poetry. So this first book, 'Words In Grey' is a collection of my poetry with exercises in the back of the book so the reader can venture off into their own brilliance." [16][17] In a Chattanooga Times Free Press article, Barry Courter mentions, "Since moving here (Chattanooga), he has devoted himself to creative endeavors, many in his studio at the Fancy Rhino offices in the Loveman's Building downtown. Soundcorp Executive Director Stratton Tingle attended one of Genesis' seminars 'on a whim because I had heard about them' and was inspired enough to attend several more. 'I had no idea what I was getting into, and pretty quickly he had me writing and reciting a poem in front of people, which is not something I'm comfortable with,' Tingle says. 'He stretched me in ways I'm not familiar with. I was pretty immediately struck by his creativity.'"[18]
Music Videos
- 2014 retroGREY aka Dark Matter shot by Genesis Elijah
- 2012 Do you Know shot by Coodie & Chike
- 2012 A thought shot by Coodie & Chike
- 2011 Here We Are shot by Coodie & Chike
- 2011 Music / Braille & Sign Language shot by Brenner Va
- 2010 note to pharrell aka i just wanna be a writer shot by Brenner Vas.
Discography
- 2010 Grey Skies
- 2010 Grey Skies 2
- 2013 Grey Skies 3
Poems
- Words In Grey - the book
- I Wrote This In Class
- Seeing the Invisible
- flower
- I left the front door open
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