Ugly Duckling formed in Long Beach, California in 1993 and consist of Andy Cooper, Dizzy Dustin and DJ Young Einstein. They have been releasing records and touring for the last 6 years and recently performed in China, only the second rap group to ever do so. Ugly Duckling first dropped the `Fresh Mode' EP, which was followed by their debut full album set, `Journey To Anywhere' and their follow up album `Taste The Secret'. On `Bang For The Buck' the guys wanted to return to thebasics, which is more straight up and raw.`Bang For The Buck' features 12 relentless tracks with slamming breaks, funky basslines, huge horn sections and tight, aggressive rapping. The first single to be taken from the album is `Yudee', which includes the track `Shoot Your Shot' which features a rare collaboration with People Under The Stairs. Ugly Duckling will be touring throughout the UK and Europe from March through to May. Vital.2006

lyrical, spiritual hip hop from the year 2000! "GHETTO LEAN FLAVA HOP DROP GROOVES SUPPORTING PSYCHOTIC VERBAL TRANSACTIONS" BILLBOARD BAND MEMBERS: TEMPO A.K.A. ANTOINE BARTLETT

（摘自 ） 请不要因为这个粗糙封面判定这是一张给糙哥听的专辑，事实上这是一张精致悦耳、非常温暖，充满个人风格却缺少关注的经典之作。 原名：Maxwell Dixon，又称：Grand Puba Maxwell, Grand P。来自：New Rochelle, 纽约。 Grand Puba作为Brand Nubian乐团的MC而名声大噪。他在曾经的团队Masters of Ceremony里初露头角。但是其专辑《Dynamite》（1988）恶评如潮，也幸亏这张唱片无人问津，这只团队很快就解散了。而Puba成为了 Brand Nubian的领军MC。他们才华横溢的首张专辑《One for all》（1990）涵盖了雷鬼风格嘻哈乐到New Jack Swing风格，之后Puba和其他成员发生了争执，离开了团队开始了他的个人事业。1998年他又回到Brand Nubian，发行了《Foundation》这张专辑。1999年，Puba和乐队成员Sadat X出现在Handsome boy modeling school的概念专辑《So how's your girl...》的"Once Again"这首歌里。接着2004年，团队发行了《Fire in the hole》，重生的Puba和Beanie Sigel（"Bread and Butter“，乐队成员Sadat X也参与这首歌），Missy Elliott（”My Struggles“，和Mary J. Blige），还有Ugly Duckling（”Something's going down tonight"）均有跨刀合作。 此贴由lil_elf发布，有任何问题请写信到rao_zxwy@hotmail.com

Single from their 'Beats Rhymes & Life' album. It's backedwith 'Get A Hold' from the album, plus two tracks theycontributed to the new hit soundtrack for the Will Smithblockbuster 'Men In Black', 'Mardi Gras At Midnight' & 'SameOl' Thing'. Slimline jewelc