Spank Rock

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Background information
Origin Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Genre(s) Dirty rap
Alternative rap
Neo-electro
Label(s) Big Dada
Website http://www.spankrock.net
Members
Xxxchange
Naeem Juwan
Chris Rockswell

Spank Rock is an American hip hop group. Their style is generally described as a mix of underground hip hop, party rap and electro.

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[edit] Biography

Spank Rock began performing in Philadelphia, where their reputation quickly increased. They later toured with Hollertronix and M.I.A.; they also toured with Beck in 2006. Their lineup currently consists of Armani XXXchange (Alex Epton), Spankrock (Naeem Juwan), Chris Rockswell (Chris Devlin), Ronnie Darko (Ronald Rubarth), and Amanda Blank (Amanda Mallory). Chris Rockswell and Ronnie Darko (Devlin & Darko) are also part of Baltimore Bass Connection (BBC), among other acts such as Pase Rock. Their debut album YoYoYoYoYo was released in 2006 on the Big Dada record label.

Their single, Bump, was named Single of the Year by Xfm London breakfast DJ Lauren Laverne in 2006.[1]

On January 13th, 2007, Spank Rock appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. They performed their songs "Sweet Talk" and "Rick Rubin".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • "Put That Pussy on Me" (2005)
  • "Rick Rubin" (2006)
  • "Sweet Talk" (2006)
  • "Bump" (2006)

[edit] Interviews

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Xfm DJs' Top 5s of 2006
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