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Panacea (Hip-Hop)
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Out of 7 votes - Similar Artists: Jurassic 5, The Pharcyde, The Procussions, Crown City Rockers, The Roots
Out of 7 votes
- Location: United States
- Genre: Hip-Hop » Underground Rap
Editor's review
If you needed a reminder of what indie hip-hop can do so well, the latest from K-Murdock and Raw Poetic happily obliges. The D.C. pair's new Rawkus LP "The Scenic Route" takes a tour of warm live drums, glowing synth melodies, and deeply soulful rhymes.
Biography
Panacea's ears are itching, because people are talking about them. Is it hype? Maybe. Is it warranted? No question. Every few years a new artist comes along that changes fans' notions of what they can hope for from a trip to the record store. In 2006, that artist is Panacea.
Producer K-Murdock paints lush soundscapes where organic drums, horns and pianos go head-to-head with space age bleeps and blips. Tempos and moods run the gamut from slow and contemplative to rapid fire and bouncy. Emcee Raw Poetic handles the vocal work thoughtfully. His rhymes are often conversational, always fresh.
Panacea's sound has drawn comparisons to Outkast and The Roots, but their style is truly all their own. A few years down the line, emerging artists can only hope for comparisons to Panacea.
Welcome to Hip Hop Future...
Ink Is My Drink, in stores October 3, 2006 on Glow-in-the-Dark/Rawkus Records
Where to buy
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