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Duck Down Man: No Pants Subway Ride 2014

Pizzo — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:04:35 +0000

Sunday, January 12th marked the 13th annual No Pants Subway Ride. While the city has gotten accustomed to fellow New Yorkers riding the Subway in only their underpants, no one could have predicted an appearance from The Duck Down Man.

Kidz In The Hall 'Occasion' LP Due Nov. 22nd

Matt Conaway — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:11:38 +0000

Kidz In The Hall, the hip-hop duo consisting of emcee Naledge & producer Double-O, took a creative approach to the recording process of their new album ‘Occasion.’ In March of this year, with support from Red Bull & Adidas, Kidz In The Hall laid down the foundation for the project with a core objective in mind…HAVE FUN! The group invited fans into their world to see first-hand how they construct an album. Over the course of a few weeks they recorded in Red Bull studios, played in an Adidas basketball tournament with Snoop Dogg, threw parties at their LA house in the hills (for creative inspiration of course), played pranks and performed with Chris Brown. The reality show ‘Here Now’ documented the making of ‘Occasion.’ The 6-part series was hosted by MTV2.COM as part of their Sucka Free segment.

On November 22nd fans will get to enjoy the 13-track album featuring David Banner, Marsha Ambrosius, Bun B, Freddie Gibbs, Esthero, Suliamn, Anton Genius & more.

According to Naledge “this album is by far our best work. All artists usually feel that way, but in my honest opinion our mental space wasn’t as positive for the last album. We didn’t rush this project and we made sure we had fun crafting it. Occasion is the soundtrack to letting one’s everyday problems go and focusing on the celebration at hand. Life should be a celebration.”

The Away Team – "What Is This" (feat. Evidence)

Pizzo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:39:03 +0000

Evidence appears on this joint from The Away Team’s Scars & Stripes, which hits November 11th on Duck Down Records.

Name The Sean Price Dance

Matt Conaway — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:39:16 +0000

During Random Axe’s performance at Royal Arena this past Friday in Switzerland, Sean Price stunned the fans with a new dance. Tweet your suggestion for the dance’s name to @DuckDownMusic and Sean will choose his favorite one. Winner will be credited for naming the dance on duckdown.com and will receive a signed Random Axe CD. Video was taken by a random fan with Sean’s iPad.

Black Rob – “Nothin’”

Pizzo — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:16:44 +0000

Black Rob’s album ‘Game Tested & Street Approved’ out this July on Duck Down Music. “Nothin” produced by V Don.

Pharoahe Monch – “Clap (One Day)” (Video)

Pizzo — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:40:24 +0000

Pharoahe Monch premieres his first visual from W.A.R. (We Are Rengades) out March 22nd. A 10-minute short film, Pharoahe Monch evokes raw emotions as he brings viewers on a journey of a police raid gone dramatically wrong. “Clap (One Day)” is directed by Terence Nance. Original score by Lion’s Share Music Group. Starring Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire), Kim Howard & Josiah Small. Fans who buy Pharoahe Monch’s W.A.R. album from iTunes will receive the short-film with purchase.

Black Rob – “Ventilation” (Video)

Pizzo — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:31:00 +0000

Music video from Black Rob’s upcoming album, Game Tested, Street Approved on Duck Down Records. Directed by Mazi O.

Rustee Juxx – “Music To My Ears” (feat. Skyzoo) (Video)

Pizzo — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:27:11 +0000

Music video directed by Reel Rood from Ruste Juxx’s album, Adamantine, out now.

Buckshot To Release “Entertainment Manual”

J. Cuthbert — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:45:52 +0000

Buckshot, co-founder of Duck Down Records, helps celebrate his record label’s amazing 15-year run with a digital guide to making it happen in the wild world of music called: The Common Knowledge of the Entertainment Industry this November 23. Who would know better than a boss?

The digital release consists of this tracklisting:
1) What Is Entertainment?
2) What is Street Team?
3) What is a Producer?
4) What is an Executive?
5) What is Radio?
6) What is a Retail Rep?
7) How Do I Make A Record?
8) What is a Road Manager?
9) How Do Record Label’s Function?
10) How Do I Become An Artist?
11) How Do I Get My Record To A DJ?
12) What is a CEO?
13) How Do I Get My Beats To MCs?
14) How Do I Sell At Digital Retail?
15) What Is A Marketing Campaign?
16) Outro

Duckdown Records Says “It’s OK To Wear White Again”.

The_N — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:12:53 +0000

In celebration of their 15 year anniversary, DuckDown Records will officially start the summer with their “It’s OK To Wear White Again” Party, May 27th in NYC. The bash will be held at Le Poisson Rouge. Buckshot, Sean Price, The Kickdrums, Sabzi of Blue Scholars and Team Facelift are scheduled to perform. At current time, big ass white tees are still not accepted.

Where Is Starang Wondah?

The_N — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:28:35 +0000

Duck Down Records has made a resurgence in the last few years led by flagship members Buckshot and Sean Price. In the midst of this, other B.C.C. compatriots have seemingly disappeared. Dru Ha, CEO of Duck Down recently addressed the status of Starang Wondah of O.G.C./ Fab Five fame. A portion of Dru’s statement appears below.

Starang Wondah from OGC’s, Fab 5 and BCC has always been a fan favorite. I frequently get questions from the public about where he’s been and what he’s been up to. As few may know, Starang has been serving an 18-month prison sentence in upstate PA for illegal drug possession. So, more importantly than when he will be releasing new music is when he will be released. While I won’t dive into the specifics of his case, Starang maintains his innocence and looks forward to appealing the charges when he comes home in mid August. At his request, we’ve managed to keep the situation under the radar for sometime. However, as he’s nearing the end of his sentence he’s agreed to let everyone know he’s doing ok.

I’ve always liked Starang. Not only as an artist, with his witty word play, clever punch lines and easy going flow, but equally for his friendship. Over the years we’ve spent countless nights in the studio, at hotels, or on tour busses having intense Madden battles, talking sports and girls, cracking jokes and just hanging out. For that, I genuinely have missed him and despite where I was headed, I was looking forward to my visit.

Starang has a verse in Boot Camp Clik’s song “Here We Come” which candidly states “Dru Ha is my favorite White Boy…” While it’s a line he borrowed from 50 referencing EM, I’ve always felt the words were sincere from him. It never was black and white for Starang. He knows and accepts my background (suburbs of NY, White Plains) as I do his (Brownsville, Brooklyn). Aside from a visit to Rikers Island juvenile ward for a BCC jailhouse sponsored performance, my experience with jails and jail visits has been limited. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.

My visit was pre-cleared with the prison for 9AM Sunday morning, so I decided to head out on Saturday afternoon and make a night out of it. I drove west on route 80 for the 2.5-hour trip from NYC to just outside Hunlock Creek, PA. While driving and listening to rough mixes of Pete Rock and Smif N Wessun’s Monumental album, I took in the beauty of the landscape and found myself actually enjoying the ride. My mind drifted to Starang and how he must have felt when he was bussed to the facility. I would later learn that his transfer from county jail to state prison was in the midst of a winter blizzard. He was uncertain of where he was going or if they would even make it safely, quite a nerve-racking experience. The thought alone made me value my simple car ride to see him.

The full statement can be found here. Shoutout to Hurricane Starang.