Injury Reserve - A Complete Documentary

This documentary is lovingly dedicated to the memory, legacy, and life of Jordan Alexander Groggs. Thank you for all that you have given to us, your humble fans, and may you rest in peace. The video you are about to watch is an analysis of Injury Reserve’s 2021 studio masterpiece, By the Time I Get to Phoenix. On June 29, 2020, Groggs passed away at the age of 32. This loss sent shockwaves throughout the hip-hop community. Groggs was and remains a diamond in the rough, coming up as a major talent in a city that, per the band’s own admission, has no rap scene. Phoenix, Arizona has produced no popular hip-hop artists of which to speak, until the day that Parker, Ritchie, and Groggs came together to leave their indelible mark, and set into motion an unbelievable trajectory. All this is to say that Injury Reserve never made sense, and they kind of still don’t. “Man, we look like rap Weezer,” Ritchie once quipped in an early track. Three more mismatched looking human beings could not possibly be put together. They could just as easily be chess champions, schoolteachers, medical students, or accountants, at first glance. And yet, these are the three people who, on their most recent album, pushed the genre to places I don’t think it’s ever been before. There is simply no musical act that shares a parallel with Injury Reserve, and it’s why they deserve their own video, now more than ever. For more brilliantly written reviews, please visit: https://jakobsalbumreviews.wordpress.... Instagram:   / regal_state   Twitter:   / regalstate   0:00 Prelude 1:06 Introduction 3:40 From the Top Down 7:06 Outside 10:25 Superman That 14:05 SS San Francisco 17:24 Footwork in a Forest Fire 19:51 Ground Zero 21:06 Smoke Don't Clear 22:19 Interlude 1: Injury Reserve Live in 2021 24:30 Top Picks For You 26:46 Wild Wild West 29:24 Postpostpartum 31:40 Knees 34:03 Interlude 2: Injury Reserve Live in 2017 36:06 Bye Storm 37:36 Conclusion