Christopher John Vantress, better known as Grand NOBLE (born on May 17, 1987 in San Francisco, California), is an American rapper and member of the West Coast hip hop group Grand Angel.
Music career
editAfter releasing his debut 7 Deadly Sins EP, Grand NOBLE teamed up with Wade Wilson (better known as Archangel) to form the group Grand Angel. The duo released two mixtapes[1], and then their debut group album Dark End Of The Stage.[2] Most notably, the album features acclaimed Los Angeles rapper 2Mex (of The Visionaries) on the song "Western Theatre.[3]
The group credits their big break into the industry as opening for Dilated Peoples and The Visionaries at L.A.'s 2007 AutoCRAVE Car Show[4] inside the famous Pomona Fairplex.
Grand NOBLE released a consistent string of digital EP's from 2009 to 2013, both as a solo artist and as Grand Angel. Their 2010 release Melody Of Emotions (entirely produced by French producer DJ Tesskoi) was crowned Top 5 by (now defunct) mixtape website ThatCrack.com[5]. After releasing their sophomore album Nothing's Ever Easy, the group won 1st Place in the Sean Divine Artist Contest[6] for their music video for "Higher" featuring Lady Socratez.
Christopher Vantress is labeled Executive Producer on El Tumi's album One Tumi (2011) and on FinnDaCrook's album Journey (2014).
Discography
edit2004 — | — May: 7 Deadly Sins EP | |
2005 — | ||
2006 — | — For The Fans (The Turf Tape) — Guardians Of The Bay Mixtape, vol. 1 | |
2007 — | — Dec: Gas Skillz Remix Music Video | |
2008 — | — Jun: Sun's Sun Music Video — Nov: P.D. Reality (Blue Gang Violence) Music Video — Dec: Dark End Of The Stage Album | |
2009 — | — Jan: The Darker Side Music Video — Apr: The Dark Soul Mafia Music Video — May: Download Me 4 Free EP, vol. 1 — Aug: Slip-Not Music Video — Sep: Summertime Music Video | |
2010 — | — Feb: Welcome To Tweehab EP — Apr: Melody Of Emotions EP — Jul: Airplanes Remix Music Video — Aug: The Kid With The Crooked Smile EP — Sep: Download Me 4 Free EP, vol. 2 | |
2011 — | — Mar: Here We Go Music Video — Apr: No Big Ting Music Video — Oct: Chapter 1: The Prologue EP | |
2012 — | — Jan: Get Out Music Video — Mar: Another Day Music Video — Mar: Higher (Turn It Up) Music Video — May: The Royal Fellowship EP — May: Chapter 2: The Soliloquy Mixtape — Jun: West Side Vibe Music Video — Jun: Bring The Bass (Music Is Life EP) — Jul: Ninjas In Paris Music Video — Jul: Sunshine Music Video — Aug: Nothing's Ever Easy Mixtape | |
2013 — | — Jan: 2013, vol. 1 Mixtape
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2014 — | — Aug: Journey Up The Pyramid Mixtape (Best Of Grand Angel) | |
2015 — | — Sep: Love X Corruption Mixtape — Oct: Love X Corruption Intro Track Music Video — Nov: Build Me Up Music Video | |
2016 — | ||
2017 — | — Feb: Growing Pains EP |
Albums
editYear | Album | Tracklisting |
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2008 | Dark End Of The Stage
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Tracklisting
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2012 | Nothing's Ever Easy
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Tracklisting
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TBD | Fantasies Written Into Reality
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Tracklisting
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- It Takes 2 with El Tumi (TBD)
Extended Plays
editYear | Album | Tracklisting |
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2004 | 7 Deadly Sins
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Tracklisting
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2009 | Download Me 4 Free, vol. 1
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Tracklisting
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2010 | Welcome To Tweehab
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Tracklisting
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2010 | Melody Of Emotions
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Tracklisting
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2010 | The Kid With The Crooked Smile
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Tracklisting
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2010 | Download Me 4 Free, vol. 2
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Tracklisting
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2011 | Chapter 1: The Prologue
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Tracklisting
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2012 | The Royal Fellowship
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Tracklisting
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2012 | Bring The Bass: Music Is Life
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Tracklisting
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2017 | Growing Pains
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Tracklisting
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- Chapter 3 with Eddie Barnes Of Severed Inc (TBD)
- Sky Of Diamonds with FinnDaCrook (TBD)
- TBD with Jav Tha Yungsta (TBD)
Mixtapes
edit- For The Fans (The Turf Tape) as Grand Angel (2006)
- Guardians Of The Bay, vol. 1 as Grand Angel (2006)
- Chapter 2: Soliloquy with Eddie Barnes Of Severed Inc (2011)
- 2013, vol. 1 (January) (2013)
- 2013, vol. 2 (February) (2013)
- 2013, vol. 3 (March) (2013)
- Journey Up The Pyramid (Best Of) as Grand Angel (2014)
- Love X Corruption (2015)
- Chapter 4 with Eddie Barnes Of Severed Inc (TBD)
Music Videos
edit- Grand Angel - Gas Skillz Remix (2008)
- Grand Angel - Sun's Son (2008)
- Grand Angel - P.D. Reality (Blue Gang Violence) (2008)
- Grand Angel - The Darker Side (2009)
- Grand Angel - The Dark Soul Mafia (2009)
- Grand Angel - Slip-Not featuring Gee-Nox and El Tumi (2009)
- Grand Angel - Summertime (2009)
- El Tumi - Airplanes Remix featuring Grand NOBLE (2010)
- Grand Angel - Here We Go (2011)
- Grand Angel - No Big Ting (2011)
- Grand Angel - Get Out (2012)
- Grand Angel - Another Day featuring DJ Tesskoi, Alyssa Harris (2012)
- The Royal Fellowship - Higher (Turn It Up) as Grand Angel & Lady Socratez (2012)
- Grand Angel - West Side Vibe featuring El Tumi (2012)
- El Tumi - Ninjas In Paris featuring Ronin Gray, Kevo Da Kid and Grand NOBLE (2012)
- The Royal Fellowship - Sunshine as Grand Angel & Lady Socratez (2012)
- El Tumi - Ninjas In Paris featuring Ronin Gray, Kevo Da Kid and Grand NOBLE (2012)
- Math and One-I - From My Endz To Your Endz featuring Grand NOBLE (2013)
- Grand NOBLE - Build Me Up (2015)
References
edit- ^ http://www.ragomagazine.com/interviews/grand-angel-music-entertainment-from-california-usa.html
- ^ http://theheaviestinterviews.wordpress.com/tag/grand-noble/
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Dark-End-Stage-Grand-Angel/dp/B003HIB7BI
- ^ http://hiphopshizzle.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/grand-angel-interview/
- ^ http://djfade.com/dj-fade-sells-thatcrack-com
- ^ http://www.seandivine.net/contests/artist-contest-1