Black Grape were a rock and roll band from Manchester, England, formed in 1993 by Shaun Ryder and Bez, formerly of Happy Mondays.

They recruited rapper Kermit and drummer Ged Lynch of the Manchester–based group The Ruthless Rap Assassins, plus guitarist Wags from The Paris Angels.

Black Grape’s music was funky and eclectic, using varied instrumentation and samples. Ryder’s lyrics seem to derive mainly from nonsense rhymes and humorous catch-phrases. 

The Subsequent album, 1997’s stupid stupid stupid was less favoured and charted at number 11 in the UK. The group split in 1998 after Ryder fired the rest of band while touring.