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Aaron Green, known professionally as Mr. Green, is an American record producer and DJ from Highland Park, New Jersey, United States. He has a very unconventional and highly textured sonic style.[1] In 2023, he played the piano on the intro to the iconic Westside Gunn's And Then You Pray for Me.[2] His project with Lee Scratch Perry combined over 20 different genres and styles of music.[3] He has produced dozens of songs that reached the Billboard charts including number one hit records. [4] He produces viral songs such as "If I Don't Go to Hell", which received over a billion views on TikTok). [5]
Mr. Green | |
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Birth name | Aaron Green |
Origin | Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Instrumental hip hop, underground hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, DJ |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Green Music Group, Live from the Streets Productions |
Since 2007, Green has released his instrumental albums, including his Classic Beats series. So far, he has released four "Classic Beats" albums, and in late 2016, announced that he is working on a fifth edition featuring DJ Kool Herc.[6]
Mr. Green and Sam Lipman-Stern’s web series “Live from the Streets” has been picked up by Vice.[7] In 2015, Green compiled the songs from the series onto the album with the same name. He links up with The Roots rapper Malik B for their collaborative LP Unpredictable, and the Roots used his video "Live from the Bedroom" to celebrate their debut episode of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Falon.
In 2018, Green collaborated on the ep "FLYGOD is good... all the time" with Westside Gunn.[8] He also released over a dozen limited edition 7" vinyl records. In 2019, Mr. Green collaborated with Lee "Scratch" Perry on the EP "Super Ape Vs. 緑: Open Door", featuring Eric Andre, Sheek Louch, Daniel Son and HR. In 2020, a ninja project began, loosely based around the cut and paste movies of the 1980s, the first single featured Gucci Mane entitled "Gucci Ninja Assassins".[9] A second single was announced featuring Rick Ross, “Golden Ninja Empire (Yayo Ninjas)”. The third and fourth singles were "Gucci Ninja Assassins 2: in the Metal Garden of Fire" feat. Gucci Mane and Supreme Ninja Training Montage feat. DMX. On Green's 27th birthday on June 29, 2021, a fifth ninja single feat. Lil Wayne was also released. HotNewHipHop.com compared Mr. Greens inventive work to that of RZA from Wu Tang Clan.[10] In August 2021, a sixth single featuring Jadakiss was also announced. In 2022 he released a single with Dolly White from YSL Records. In 2023 Mr. Green produced two tracks on Westside Gunn's And Then You Pray for Me.[11]
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