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Citizen Cope
All Music Guide
Citizen Cope is both a person (Clarence Greenwood) and a band. Born in Memphis, Greenwood is obviously the leader of the group, as he plays the keyboard, guitar, sings, and acts as a DJ, songwriter, and producer. Greenwood first broke into the music biz by appearing on albums by Maryland rapper Basehead (1993s Not in Kansas Anymore and 1996s Faith) and issued the first Citizen Cope album around this time, titled Cope Citizen. Greenwood followed it by donating songs to several independently issued compilations throughout the remainder of the decade (1997s Settling the DC Score, 1999s Anti-Rascist Action Benefit) as well as movie soundtracks (1999s Eat Me and Clubland). He also appeared on Lazy Ks 1997 album Life in One Day. By 2000, Greenwood had inked a deal with the Dreamworks label, which issued his debut full-length, Citizen Cope, in 2002 (his actual first album, made with Capitol in 1997, was never released). Greenwood felt the label mishandled the record, however, and as their relationship wasnt improving, the singer looked to buy out his contract with the label and used his advance from his next home, Arista, to do it. But the problems didnt end there. Things didnt work out with Arista, either, and Greenwood moved on to RCA. His first album for his new label, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings, hit the shelves in September of 2004, receiving enough attention that one of its songs, Sons Gonna Rise, was used in a GM Pontiac commercial. Two years later, and still with RCA, Every Waking Moment came out.
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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