| Spank Rock | |
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Spank Rock in San Francisco in 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA[1] |
| Genres | Rap, Electronic music[2] |
| Labels | Bad Blood Records, Big Dada, Downtown Records |
| Associated acts | Amanda Blank, The Mr. Move |
| Website | spankrock.com |
| Members | |
| MC Spank Rock, Chris Devlin, Alex Epton, Ron Darko | |
Spank Rock is an American hip-hop group consisting of rapper Naeem Juwan (MC Spank Rock) and producer Alex Epton (XXXChange). Their style is generally described as a mix of underground alternative rap and electro and rock.
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Spank Rock began performing in Philadelphia and Phoenixville, where their reputation quickly increased. They later toured with Hollertronix and M.I.A.. They also toured with Beck in 2006.[3] Spank Rock's debut album YoYoYoYoYo was released in 2006 on the Big Dada record label. In Late 2007, Alex Epton aka XXXchange, left Spank Rock to pursue his own production.
In June 2011, Spank Rock officially announced that his second full length album, Everything is Boring and Everyone is a Fucking Liar, would be released September 27, 2011 on his own label, Bad Blood Records.[4] Pitchfork.com premiered the first single from the album, titled "Energy," produced by Boys Noize and based on a beat from Can's song "Vitamin C".[5] Pitchfork also reported that the upcoming album will feature production from Boys Noize, XXXChange, Diplo, Crystal Castles, Pharrell and Sam Spiegel, and features Santigold.[6]
Their single, "Bump", was named Single of the Year by Xfm London breakfast DJ Lauren Laverne in 2006.[7] "Backyard Betty" was featured in a scene from Harmony Korine's 2007 film Mister Lonely. "Bump" was also played at the beginning of an episode in season three of Entourage. A remixed version of "Bump" is played on a Wish-Bone salad dressing commercial. In the video game Need for Speed: Carbon, the song "What It Look Like" appears. In Madden NFL 07, "Backyard Betty" is featured. Also, an instrumental version of "Loose" is in the game NBA 2K9. Spank Rock is one of the faces of Alexander Wang's 2011 T collection, along with Santigold.[8]
In June 2007, Spank Rock signed a deal with Downtown Records.[9] Spank Rock's first Downtown Records release came in the form of fall 2007's Benny Blanco & Spank Rock Present: Bangers & Cash EP , a 2 Live Crew inspired 5 song EP.[10] Spank Rock also contributed a rap on the "Benny Blanco" remix of the track Heart Beat Rock; taken from Australian singer Kylie Minogue's 2007/8 Grammy nominated album "X".
In 2010 MC Spank Rock was featured along with The View's Kyle Falconer on "The Bike Song" by Mark Ronson, which featured on Ronson's 2010 album Record Collection. He was also the touring rapper on the album's 2010 UK tour. Spank Rock will be performing at Field Day music festival in Sydney, Australia on New Years Day 2012[11].
In 2011, their song 'Energy' was featured in the EA Sports game, FIFA 12.