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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Dan.Akill
For today’s edition of Behind The Boards, Backseat Mafia travels to France, to speak with the producer and beatmaker, Dan.Akill, of Pani Problem Production, in Gironde. Dan.Akill is a veteran musician who has worked with a variety of artists in the United States and France. In May, Dan.Akill teamed up with the Nigerian emcee LuGhz, …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Cocareef Conquers The World – A Profile of Hip Hop Label Cocareef Records
When Sharif Lopez, the impresario behind 7th Angel Productionz and the hip-hop label Cocareef, was around eleven or twelve, his downstairs neighbor sometimes held raucous house parties. Lopez lived in the Marion Gardens Housing Complex, in Jersey City, New Jersey, a stone’s throw from the Pulaski Skyway, a hulking bridge-causeway that crosses the Passaic and Hackensack …