Shady Records has announced the signing of Atlanta rapper Grip to its roster.

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Eminem’s Shady Records announced the signing of Grip on Thursday, July 1. Shady Records President Paul Rosenberg described Grip as “the type of artist that brings you into his world and expresses himself through a complete composed body of work. If true album artists in this era are a rare breed, then Grip is a unicorn! We’re excited for him to join the Shady Records family.”

The label also made a welcome post for the rapper on its Instagram. The post also included a website link for fans to visit and read more about the rapper and his signing to the record label as well as announcing his first single under Shady Records. The post caption:

📢 Welcome ATL’s @grip to the Shady Records family!  Hit the link in bio for his first track #GUTTER off his forthcoming Shady debut now and read more on Grip and the signing at ShadyRecords.com

 

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Speaking on his signing to Shady Records, Grip said:

It was one of those full circle moments because I grew up on Eminem so to have him reach out and let me know how dope my shit is was so cool. Excited to partner with Shady/Interscope and get the music out on a larger platform.