the People of the Grass is a group of Electronic music French formed in 1997 and originating in Lyon.

Le Peuple of Grass sees the day in 1997 pennies the impulse of Dj Pee and Dj Stani. After several local services in a style very Abstract hip-hop, the duet is joined by Psychostick, Batteur of formation rock'n'roll, which immediately brings a more aggressive key to rhythmic developed by the new formation. For the anecdote, the musician is recruited after having produced a Remix in two days, thus leaving strong a impression.
A first album is published in 2000 making interesting incursions into the styles Acid jazz and Drum' Low.

The same year, the People of Grass have to collaborate with Virginia Despentes for his film " Kisses to me " . The group invites Zeng, Trompettiste of more traditional formation Jazz, to compose two pieces on the original soundtrack of film. The artist will not leave any more the formation.

The second album of the People of Grass is, by the marked presence of Zeng, in a style close to the Smooth jazz, with always of the very fast sections, which starts to give to the group a clean identity is original. It is necessary to note the appearance on two titles of a young person MC English, JC 001, whose voice gutturale and jerked (making think of a Robot) will retain the attention.
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In 2004, JC 001 develops a musical project with the group around the history of Howard Marx “ the man with the 40 passports ”. This collaboration will officialize its entry within the formation.
At the exit of the third album in 2005, Dj Stani leaves the group in order to be devoted to personal projects. It is replaced at the time of the “ Cube Turn ” by Spagg which ensures the sampling pieces. This situation is well-known of the artist who held for example this role for Treponem Pal or No One Is Innocent. In addition, JC 001 henceforth accompanies the People by Grass on scène.

The fourth album published in 2007 makes it possible to hear a very worked sound, with a contribution electro more important as well as a greater place left with the instruments " vrai" and with the texts. An approach more Dub and Hip hop is to be noted on the whole of the pieces, we owe that with the presence of the two novel members, Spagg which adds an undeniable groove as a Bassiste and JC 001 singing or practitioner the beatbox on many morceaux.
Imagined and composed according to the novel " Dr. Bloodmoney " of Philip K. Dick, the disc dares to it parallel with the world political situation actuelle.

Sir Jean, the former singer of the group Meï Teï Shô often collaborated with the People of Grass, by making appearances since the beginning of the formation. In 2007 it accompanies the group at the time of the concerts of the round “ Radio Blood Money ”.

Le name of the group, “ the People of the Grass ”, comes from the Cannabis. During the creation of the group in 1997, the political situation in Europe seemed different and the members hoped for a de-penalization of the product in France. At that time, the logo of the group represents a dog holding a sheet of cannabis in the mouth. The musicians hid never and consume in particular on scène.
Concerning the title Reggaematic on the maximum of the same name, “ a piece which announces the color (green like the de-penalization) ”. In the same way, the first album of the group, whose small pocket was with the effigy of the logo, was the subject of a republication the following year “ with new small pocket which zoome on the dog to escape the censure which watches for ”. Remixes and a hidden piece pack this new disque.

• the vocal extract of " Herbman Skank" (Triple Zero, track 6) “ One could p' tét be made a p' tit of it… Hum? ” comes from the famous scene of the " Uncles Flingueurs " , where the protagonists are in the kitchen, tasting with the Vitriol and its purposes… The piece is based on a sample extracted the title " Dub Fire" of the group Aswad, appeared in 1983.
  
• the vocal extract heard at the beginning of " Groovambar" (Triple Zero, track 9) is an extract of " the American Class ".
  
• the vocal extract of " Hand Title From Topic Cube" (Cubic, track 1) “ Bang, chebang… ” comes from the song " Comic Strip" of Serge Gainsbourg, appeared in 1968.