Shootyz Groove is an American rap rock band formed in Bronx, New York City in 1992.
Their members have had various different ethnic backgrounds, including Croatian, Puerto Rican, Albanian and French.
By 1995, bass guitarist Spec had left the band, they were no longer with Mercury Records, and they released their hard-to-find live album, Live J.I.V.E.. After recruiting a new bass guitar player, Paul "Freak Love", and thanks to frequent touring, the band was signed by Roadrunner Records.
Shootyz Groove then moved to Reprise Records and resurfaced two years later with High Definition and gained popularity with single "L Train".
Shootyz Groove broke up after this album, some of the members starting a band called Dead Fly Syndrome.