Grieves is an American rap recording artist. Grieves was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Colorado at a young age with his family and relocated to Seattle, Washington to pursue his music career. Grieves currently resides in Seattle.

On February 1, 2010 Rhymesayers Entertainment announced that they had signed Grieves to their roster and that Grieves would be re-releasing his self-titled album 88 Keys & Counting in conjunction with a new EP called The Confessions of Mr. Modest. Both albums were released by Rhymesayers Entertainment on March 2, 2010. [1]