Bruce "Grim" Rhodes

{{Short description|American record producer}}

Bruce “Grim” Rhodes (born November 29, 1971), also known as Beathoven, is an American record producer, mixing engineer, and entrepreneur. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many Southern rappers. His contribution to rap dates back to DJing on 8Ball & MJG's debut album Comin' Out Hard, and the debut of Scarface.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/351851-Bruce-Grim-Reaper-Rhodes|title=Bruce "Grim Reaper" Rhodes|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=27 December 2020}} He produced "Wanna Be A Baller" and the entire Sittin' Fat Down South album for Lil' Troy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1999-10-01/74095/|title=Lil' Troy: Sittin Fat Down South|website=Austinchronicle.com|accessdate=27 December 2020}}

Rhodes is credited as a key figure in the popularization of Third Coast (Gulf Coast) rap music, producing for artists such as C-Note and the Botany Boyz,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222031224/http://www.mtv.com/music/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 1996|title=MTV Music|website=Mtv.com|accessdate=27 December 2020}} Mass 187, Willie D, Yungstar, Fat Pat, Lil' Keke, and Big Hawk. Along with DJ Screw, he set the tone for Houston's underground rap music scene during the 1990s. He is ranked as one of the top selling producers in the South, having sales of over 1.9 million albums.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/519361/label-head-lil-troy-turns-rapper/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328002530/http://www.mtv.com/news/519361/label-head-lil-troy-turns-rapper/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2015|title=Label Head Lil' Troy Turns Rapper|website=Mtv.com|accessdate=27 December 2020}}