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January 05, 2007 - Brooklyn's own Black Panther made his mark as a hip hop producer with his 2003 debut release “The Darkest Night Ever” on the label Third Earth. Blessed with lyrics by some of the best underground emcees including Jean Grae, stic man of dead prez, Pumpkinhead and C-rayz Walz this concept album received acclaimed reviews from the hip hop world with allhiphop.com stating, “Soon you'll be hearing his name in a lot of those 'favorite producer' arguments”.
2007 finds Black Panther ready to solidify his mark with his sophomore release “My Eternal Winter” March 13th on his own label, Manekineko Pro. with distribution from HBD/Koch. Once again Panther enlists some of the best underground emcees and always looking to push himself to the next level, takes it a step further to incorporate r&b, rock and pop for this concept album about individual eternal struggles.
The lead single “All Falls Down” features Bronx emcee Oktober Zero and songstress Maya Azucena. Other stand out tracks include “Dreams” with a medley of emcees including M-1 of dead prez, “And The Day Keeps Coming” featuring J Treds, “Nothing Personal” featuring M F Grimm and “The Half” which couples Maya Azucena's soulful voice over Panther's amazing production.
Elemental Magazine stated that Black Panther is, “a hungry new talent ready to prove himself” and he does that and more with his latest musical masterpiece, “My Eternal Winter”.
Track Listing For “My Eternal Winter”:
1. Winter's Calling
2. All Falls Down - Oktober Feat Maya Azucena
3. And The Day Keeps Coming- J Treds
4. The Return - Pumpkinhead
5. The Half - Maya Azucena
6. In From The Cold - Masai Bey. L.I.F.E. Long, Savage Messiah & Mr. Melodic
7. Invasion - Mr. Metaphor(Word A Mouth)
8. Love Letters - Paze Infinte Feat. Maya Azucena
9. Dreams - Mez, Majesty(Monsta Island Czars), Ali Bey (Rise n Shine) and M1 (Dead Prez)
10. My Eternal Winter - Meredith Dimenna(The Saucers)
11. Nothing Personal- M F Grimm
12. You're Mine - Shabaam Shadeeq Feat. Bronze K
13. Archrival - Sadtimes
14. Hustle N Flow - King Syze, King Krong, Des Devious and Planet (Outerspace)
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Black Panther Bio
Black Panther has produced for some of the most talented and popular underground hip hop stars including Jean Grae, Dead Prez, C-Ray Walz, Oktober Zero and others.
Panther was born Michael Hill in Fort Green, Brooklyn surrounded by the undeniable energy of artists such as Spike Lee, Chris Rock and Rakim
As a youth, he embraced many different forms of music. You could hear the variety coming from his portable turn table in the basement from the hip hop sounds of UTFO and Roxanne Shante to the rock sounds of Rod Stewart and Rick Springfield. The day the his brother brought home Run DMC’s record “Sucker MC’s” Black Panther’s life changed forever.
In the late, 80's and early 90's, influenced by Ralph McDaniel’s Video Music Box, Panther found his way on to the hiphop scene as a dancer, appearing in a few music videos including “Good For We” by a London group called D-Influence, another from Mark Walberg’s alter ego Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and Wu-Tang affiliate, Shyheim’s “On & On” video.
In time, Panther found himself back to his true passion behind the turntables making music and Michael Hill became DJ Black Panther. He began producing, promoting and selling underground mixtapes. He had released a total of 20 when in 1996 DJ Honda, a popular Japanese deejay purchased three hundred of his double mixtapes to sell in Japan. Panther invested the money from that sale in an MPC and launched his career as a producer.
In 2003, Black Panther released his debut album, “The Darkest Night Ever” on Third Earth Music Label. The album featured his amazing production with appearances by MURS, L.I.F.E. Long and Pumpkinhead and more. The album received positive feedback and publicity for Panther’s production skills.
Between 2004 and 2006 he continued to produce standout songs including the underground hit “Digamello” which appeared on Oktober Zero’s “Projeckt Building” album as well as "Camouflage" for C-Ray Walz and “American Hunger” for M F Grimm.
Black Panther is set to return with his much anticipated second album, “My Eternal Winter” which will be released on his own label Manekineko Pro with distribution from HBD/Koch. This album is sure to make Black Panther the producer to watch for in 2007.
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