Super Duty Tough Work
Since forming in late 2014, Super Duty Tough Work has earned the region’s premier live hip-hop contingent title. Fronted by Brendan Grey and backed by a highly skilled group of local and international musicians, the band prefers to hit the stage as an ensemble with horns, drums, bass, guitars and keys.
“RELYING ON THE POTENCY OF SILKY BASS LINES AND HONEY-SOAKED HORNS, PAIRED WITH EXACTING LYRICS ABOUT SKY-HIGH AMBITIONS, THE EIGHT-PIECE HYBRID RAP-JAZZ-R&B GROUP CHANNELED THE BEATING HEART OF ‘90S EAST COAST HIP-HOP INTO LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHEN THEY FINALLY GOT AROUND TO RECORDING, THE RESPONSE WAS SWIFT AND GUSHING.” – MELISSA VINCENT – WORDS & MUSIC, SOCAN
“SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014, SUPER DUTY TOUGH WORK HAS REIGNED AS ONE OF WINNIPEG’S MOST EXCITING AND PRESTIGIOUS HIP-HOP OUTFITS, OFFERING AUDIENCES A SEVEN-PERSON BACKING BAND THAT BLENDS JAZZ WITH GREY’S RAP DELIVERY — A STYLE HE DESCRIBES AS “PUBLIC ENEMY MEETS GRISELDA [RECORDS] AND SAMPA THE GREAT,” AND ONE THAT’S HEAVILY INSPIRED BY THE ’90S EAST COAST SCENE.” – GRAEME HOUSSIN, BEYOND THE 6, CBC MUSIC