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The second song on Tee Grizzley’s 2020 mixtape, The Smartest, is titled “I Apologize.” On the track, the Detroit MC, born Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr. in 1994, takes himself to task for going mainstream and trying to grab radio singles instead of relying on the emotional honesty that garnered him so many diehard fans in the first place. “I love criticism. That’s how I thrive, what I’ve created myself off of,” he told Apple Music when describing the inspiration for the song.
On the track, he raps, “The last shit I dropped was some industry songs I thought was gon’ be lit/Now I know if I keep doin’ that, I ain’t gon’ be shit.” This was the beginning of a course correction for Grizzley, who initially came to fame off of his debut single, 2016’s “First Day Out,” which chronicled his release from jail after being locked up on robbery charges for three years.
Grizzley quickly diversified his sound, incorporating the classic electro bounce of Detroit production on “No Effort” and paying homage to his idols on 2019’s “Heroes” from his album Scriptures. A steady stream of releases followed, including 2025’s catchy Street Psalms, with help from Polo G and Rod Wave.
No matter where his sound goes, Grizzley is intent on keeping his listeners thrilled. “I don’t give a f**k how much I like my songs,” he told Apple Music. “If my fans don’t like it, it don’t mean nothing. I do it for the people.”
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