PNC Blog

"Let Your Lover Know" feat. The Checks (trailer)

2010-10-01T13:45:00.000-07:00

It's gonna be a good summer. ©Jimmy Conway

"A facial!" ©Marv Albert

2010-04-12T20:59:00.000-07:00

Amped that the NBA Playoffs are about to kick off. Now the regular season is wrapping up I thought I'd post my Top 5 Dunks of the Season. RIP to all the recipients.

#5: Paul Pierce vs Chris Bosh

#4: Amare Stoudemire vs Anthony Tolliver

#3: Corey Brewer vs Derek Fisher

#2: Derrick Rose vs Gordon Dragic

#1: Dwayne Wade vs Anderson Varejao

kids sing, kids sing!

2010-03-09T13:06:00.001-08:00

I love these PS22 kids. I hope they never grow up. Wolfgang Amadeus was my second favourite album of 09' too.

Beat Kamp - Muzik (The Anthem)

2010-01-05T15:38:00.000-08:00

New vid from my boys Beat Kamp. Yours truly on the hook.

Top 10 of the Decade in Real Groove

2009-11-30T18:07:00.000-08:00

In the December issue of Real Groove I managed to sneak in the Top 10 of the Decade for both Singles ("Take Me Home") and Albums (Bazooka Kid). Thanks guys! Click the pics below and check it out.

Bazook's Theme video

2009-11-29T15:56:00.001-08:00

Raptor suit on Trade Me now

2009-11-26T13:04:00.001-08:00

LOL x SMH x WTF

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=256504381&ed=true

raptor suit stolen

2009-11-22T18:11:00.001-08:00

Gutted. The Raptor suit got stolen from the Dirty Records office. If any one has seen it, get in touch.

PNC - Half Kast video

2009-10-21T21:55:00.000-07:00

Chill clip for a chill song. Directed by Warren Green.

"1/2 Kast" video stills

2009-10-06T15:18:00.001-07:00

Video dropping later this month...

I Love The Islands Relief Concert

2009-10-05T18:52:00.000-07:00

I will performing at this on October 19th. Please go out and buy a ticket to show your support.

After the tragic events in Samoa last week, a group of top New Zealand entertainers have rallied together for a massive benefit concert on Monday 19th October 2009 at the Vector Arena in Auckland.

When the Tsunami hit Samoa last week, it personally affected Scribe and Savage who lost their family villages and family members in the disaster. Along with Dawn Raid, Oscar Kightley and Ole Maiava, they rapidly organized a dream line up of top NZ musicians who had no hesitation in donating their performances to this worthy cause.

All businesses, personnel and artists have given their services for free, therefore 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Samoa.

We urge all New Zealanders to support this event to aid our fellow citizens of Samoa.

Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin dates and line ups to be announced shortly.

‘I LOVE THE ISLANDS’
Samoa Relief Concert
Hosted By:
Oscar Kightley

Featuring performances by:
Neil Finn & Tim Finn
Dave Dobbyn
Bic Runga
Savage
Scribe
Hollie Smith
Elemeno P
Nesian Mystik
Jordan Luck Band
J.Williams
Che-Fu & Kratez
Open Souls
Kirsten Morrell
Sweet & Irie
DJ Sirvere
Aaradhna
PNC
Devolo
Mareko
King Kapisi
Feelstyle
Adeaze
Cydel
Ardijah
Lapi Mariner

Venue: Vector Arena, Mahuhu Crescent, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Date: Monday October 19th, 2009
Tickets: only $25.00 from www.ticketmaster.co.nz
On Sale: midday Friday 9th October 2009

whats up fat lips?

2009-09-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

and I say "coolin"...

Its been a minute since I last updated on the going on's of me myself and I, so here's a few notes on what your bro's been up to...

We are currently hard at work on the videos for "1/2 Kast" and "Bazooka's Theme" which will both be on your screens before the years out. Had a few set backs that put everything on pause, but they should be here soon. The new version of "1/2 Kast" is currently jamming on radio stations around the country, and features a new chorus from up and coming R&B songstress Erakah.

I'm playing at Rhythm and Vines for the first time this year. I'll be doing my own set on the 29th, and joining my mates State Of Mind on stage on the 30th. Looking forward to raging Gizzy styles for New Years with the star studded line-up and peaking teens.

Today they had the first announcement for Big Day Out, and I'm proud to say I was up in the mix. They've gone straight up the guts with a classic BDO type line-up this year, and I'm amped to see Dizzee Rascal on the main stage. I opened up for him last year at the Power Station and it was pretty... bonkers to say the least (see what I did there?). Gutted that the David Bowie rumours were all shit, though I somehow doubt he would have done my favourite jam of his.

I've also been in the studio starting work on album number three, mainly with the uber talented Forty One. We've got several demo's done, and I'm feeling the new direction of this one. Can't wait to get it out to the masses!

Oz Gigs

2009-09-07T18:47:00.001-07:00

Yo I'm off to Oz soon. Come say whats up.

Thursday 17th September @ The Espy, Melbourne
Friday 18th September @ Bondi Beach Road Hotel (early show) & Melt (late show), Sydney
Saturday 19th September @ The Church, Brisbane

CHCH gigs

2009-07-21T01:45:00.000-07:00

I will be in Christchurch this weekend to do a couple of gigs. First up is the Uni Re-Orientation gig at USCA Ballroom with my boys David Dallas and Bulletproof. Following that, me and Dave are rolling to Double Happy to do some jams with some of the citys heavy hitters. DJ's Penfold and Mouli will be on the decks. Should be fun son.

real groove 5 star reviewage

2009-07-06T19:43:00.000-07:00

In the latest Real Groove magazine veteran New Zealand Hip-Hop commentator Kerry Buchanan blessed Bazooka Kid with a coveted 5 star review. Stoked! Click on the image to read it in full.

tvnz reviewage

2009-07-02T03:59:00.000-07:00

Nice lil review for Bazooka Kid by Joachim Hackshaw from TVNZ. You can read it here.

fly or fresh to death, head to toe till the day I rest

2009-06-29T16:53:00.000-07:00

Go get your some gears yo.

RIP

2009-06-28T04:04:00.000-07:00

Still reeling from the loss of a true hero of mine, in music and in life.

The Manawatu Standard interviewed me for a reaction on the day. You can read it here.

playing @ khuja

2009-06-18T19:55:00.001-07:00

Playing at Khuja Lounge tonight with Mikey Rockwell and Manuel Bundy. Come on down!

herald reviewage

2009-06-17T15:21:00.000-07:00

The notoriously tough music critics at The New Zealand Herald gave Bazooka Kid a glowing 4 star review. Click the image above to read it in full size. Thanks to Scott Kara for showing love.

Behind The Music (part 7)

2009-06-15T20:07:00.000-07:00

07:"Gone" featuring Che-Fu (produced by Fire & Ice)
I heard the beat early 2008 from Jordan of Fire & Ice, but he told me they'd already sent it to Smashproof for their Weekend album and were waiting to see what they'd do with it. I decided to write the verses to it anyway, knowing I could always adapt the lyrics to another beat if necessary. The original demo was even more stripped back, and the piano loop to me had a real graceful yet sombre feel. I guess the inspiration for the subject matter going with this beat was movies like Donnie Darko and Requiem For A Dream that utilized emotive piano lines and coupled them with images of sadness and pain. The two people in the song are a combination of people I knew or heard of growing up. I kind of describe this song as the anti-"Saturday Getaway". That song was a dedication to the good times growing up in Palmerston North, hanging with friends, club hopping and what not, but this was the negative side I saw. Addiction and violence are the two factors that impacted peers of mine to ruin their lives the most, specifically gang affiliation and meth.

Once Jordan gave me the word that Smashproof weren't going to use it, I started thinking who I could get on the hook and there were a few different people who gave it a shot. Awa recorded a melody drunk as on my Garageband one night. Then when I was chilling with Chong Nee he wrote a hook and laid it at his studio. I decided neither worked completely, so we thought it could be nice trying a talk box version of Neezy's version. We tried to emulate the Roger sound with various plug-ins Evan had, and when that didn't work we actually bought a talk box. In the end we realized with that effect the lyrics became pretty unintelligible so, it was back to the drawing board. In the meantime, Jordan switched the beat slightly, as the original version had some Danja-esque synth chords that seemed a little out of date. He took them out and added the guitar lick.

I thought from the very start that Che Fu would sound right on it, but I hadn't seen him in a while and I hadn't repaid the favour for his appearance on Rookie Card yet, so I felt a bit shame to ask him at first. It was getting close to the album deadline though, so I decided to bounce a version and give it to him anyway to see if he was feeling it. He didn't answer his phone the first few times I rang, and people had always said that Che can be hard man to track down. Funnily enough, when I walked out of P-Money's house to go drop the CD to Che's manager, Che himself was standing at the mailbox. He was helping Pete's next door neighbour (Che's dad) move house, so I gave him the track there and there. Suffice to say, he was digging it and we recorded it the next week.

This is my party

2009-06-08T15:40:00.000-07:00

You're welcome, you're all welcome! ©Kanye

And to get you in that "party" zone...

real groove x free mp3

2009-06-02T00:01:00.001-07:00

In the new issue of Real Groove I have my first really extensive article in mainstream media, with a three page spread about Bazooka Kid written by Duncan Grieve. He's been a major supporter of the album since his review of "Take Me Home", and its much appreciated.

Also if you want to grab a free MP3 of "It Doesn't Matter" off the album, click this link. There's a dope mini-review of the album too, if you want more proof before purchase.

Behind The Music (part 6)

2009-06-01T15:13:00.001-07:00

06:"VSOP" featuring David Dallas (produced bt Beat Kamp Muzik)
As long as I'm making albums, I think its safe to say your gaurunteed two things... a song about drinking and a David Dallas feature.

This was one of the last songs we did for the album, but it was a beat that I'd had for a while. One day, after a heavy night in the clubs with Dave, I showed him all the stuff I'd been working on for Bazooka Kid. None of the songs I'd done were really screaming for a rap feature, so at that point I didn't think I was actually gonna have another MC on the album. So I played some of the instrumentals I had in reserve, and Dave was instantly vibing on this Beat Kamp one, unceremoniously announcing that it was "better than any of the beats on the album". I already had a verse, so I wrote another, came up with the hook and sent that demo to him to write his verse to it. When we recorded it though, we had nothing for a bridge from the chorus to the verses, so we came up with that on the spot. I don't think Dave wanted to do the singing, but me and Evan made him, and it turned out nice.

Aaron from Beat Kamp is someone who I really wanted on the album too. I'd met him through MZRE and done a song with them on their mixtape when they still lived in NZ. I went over and hung at his pad in Brisbane too (he has an ill studio set-up) and I was just impressed by his diversity as an artist and his dedication to music. Some producers would just rest on their laurels after producing something like "Swing", but his work ethic is right up there.

Sometimes instrumentals will just put a picture in my head of a scene, and the vision I got from this was just dudes driving around town, city lights reflecting off the bonnet of the car. The porno sax at the start gives it that 80's Miami Vice type swag, so if we ever did a clip it should probably look something like this.

Lyrically this song is Roc-A-Fella influenced all day, something that is no secret to anyone who's listened to me and Daves stuff. I've always thought our collabo's have dope chemistry, similar to a Sigel and Jay, and we got something coming up for the masses soon, so keep yo ear to the street for that one.

Bazooka Kid available tomorrow + tracklist

2009-05-31T16:16:00.000-07:00

TRACKLIST

Intro (produced by Fire & Ice)
Bazooka's Theme (produced by Forty One & Evan Short)
Find Me feat. Chong Nee (produced by Chris Laupama)
Moonlight (produced by Official)
What's Up (produced by P-Money)
V.S.O.P feat. David Dallas (produced by Beat Kamp Muzik)
Gone feat. Che Fu (produced by Fire & Ice)
Take Me Home feat. Mz J (produced by Forty One)
Tonight (produced by Forty One)
It Doesn't Matter (produced by JSquared)
New Day feat. Tyra Hammond (produced by JSquared)
1/2 Kast (produced by David Atai)

Available everywhere June 2nd

Behind The Music (part 5)

2009-05-26T16:09:00.000-07:00

05: "Whats Up" produced by P-Money

I wrote "What's Up" early in 2008, and funnily enough it was the second to last song we finished for the album. I grabbed the beat off P-Money when he was showing me a bunch of stuff he'd been working on for his album, and I remember instantly liking how the beat had a simultaneously shiny/sparkly yet raw rap feel.

The inspiration for the lyrics was a classic verse from Andre 3000 on Devin The Dude's "What A Job", where he rhymed about a couple talking to him on the street and telling him how his music influenced them. Everything in that song is something someone has said to me face to face, or something I've read online. I wrote the first verse pretty easily, just jotting down the usual positive shit people say to you on the street. The part about the guy mentioning the tat on his arm dedicated to his friend is true. I played a sweet 16 party in East Auckland, and a dude come up to me and told me his mate had recently died in a crash, and that he was an aspiring rapper who looked up to me. He just said he liked my stuff cause it reminded him of his bro, and that stuck with me as a high point in feedback I've gotten. I didn't want to make it a 'everybody loves Sam' ego fest though, so I wanted to flip it and talk about the negative side too. People have said that its a dope concept using the same verse structure, but it was really me just being lazy and not wanting to write another verse. I sat on the song for ages cause I had no idea what to do for the third verse, until I realized it didn't need one.

Me and Pete both knew the song needed a lot more added to it though, so we grabbed the Nas "One Love" acapella and he did some cuts. Then he sat down with Evan and they just went through different sounds until something caught his ear. At first I didn't know if the synths were going to work, but the way he layered the parts for the hook really brought the track to life and reminded me a bit of Kanye's Graduation sound. With only one track on the album, Money showed why he's NZ's illest producer.

Behind The Music (part 4)

2009-05-24T22:49:00.000-07:00

04:"Moonlight" (produced by Official)
Moonlight was the very first song we did for Bazooka Kid, and really set the tone of the albums soundscape. Its produced by Official, who also produced the first single off Rookie Card, Just Roll. He had sent a CD to P-Money with like 40 beats, and I skipped through it one day at Pete's and ripped the ones I was feeling off the bat. I liked the contrast between the sparseness of the verses, and the overdriving synths on the chorus. It was really easy to write, I came up with the hook first, and the verses were fairly straight forward as the beat is around 114bpm, right in my flow-comfort-zone. I was listening to Britney Spears' Blackout album at the time, and really wanted a female pop vocal on the track. It's a funny thing in New Zealand though, how the genre we're kind of void of is straight forward pop. So thinking of who to get on the track would become more of a task than I initially thought. I ended up searching the NZ music section of Myspace for artists who had people like Mariah Carey and Gwen Steffani listed as influences, and Zeisha Fremaux popped up. I flicked her a message on her page, and she came and laid the parts in the studio that same week.

That was also the first session I did with Evan, and I was slightly nervous about it. I knew he made Drum n Bass and was a die-hard Metal head at heart, so I didn't know how he'd react to a song like Moonlight. We knocked it out with ease though, and its one of the mixes I like most off the album. The bottom end booms nicely on the right system, especially during the verses.

This song generated a few suspect looks, mainly from the indy-rap/angry-rap flag wavers, but at the same time it has been my most popular song with another group of I have even more love for... women!

tyson x collins

2009-05-24T21:16:00.000-07:00

Haha "In The Air Tonight" can make anything seem epic.

Behind The Music (part 3)

2009-05-21T21:30:00.000-07:00

03: "Find Me" featuring Chong Nee (produced by Chris Laupama)
Chris Laupama used to hit me up a lot to listen to his music online. Its hard to gauge the quality of peoples stuff when your listening to 96k streams on a Bebo page, so I didn't pay it too much attention. Then he somehow got my Hotmail email address, added me on MSN Messenger, and sent me a Mediafire link to a zip file of beats. I thought I should at least respect the dudes hustle, so I checked it and was impressed with how polished his sound was for a bedroom producer. None of the beats really suited what I was trying to do though, and were more on the Timbo-house craze of the time. I asked him if he had anything more "rap" and he made the "Find Me" beat that night. That's the main thing I like about working with new dudes, they have that hunger that can fade with artists that have been doing stuff for awhile.

That same week I went over to my boy Chong Nee's house for a classic wednesday night drinking session with him and his crew. After a few rum and cokes we started playing music we were working on, so I threw on that beat, and Neezy just starts singing "FIND ME!". It cracked me up, cause it was instantaneous, the beat had been playing for like 4 bars and he had the hook. We hooked up the mic and did a demo then and there, and a dude he was working with at the time, Tolu Faletolu, jumped on it (he's actually singing a lot of the hook aswell). Chong Nee is loud as hell though, and we were drunk recording it, so his takes were clipping like mad. When we went to do the proper recording Neezy wasn't in the country so we ended up having to use the demo vocals for his parts, that's why there's so much distortion and reverb on the chorus, we were trying to disguise it.

I really like how the track turned out, and I was stoked with the clip too. Only thing is, I wish I had done a remix. I wanted to get Mr Sicc on it, and Tiki had a verse for it that he rapped to me on the Tour Of Dirty that was mean, but it never eventuated. That would of been ill.

Behind The Music (part 2)

2009-05-20T03:51:00.000-07:00

02: "Bazooka's Theme" (Produced by Forty One & Evan Short)
The original version of this song was to a different beat, which was produced by P-Money. We used the same sample that Stardust used for "Music Sounds Better With You", put some raw ass drums on it, and got Mz J and Awa from Nesians to sing on the hook. I liked the song, but with Stardust's track only 10 years old, and being such a worldwide smash, we thought we really were taking the piss. Unfortunately me and my constituents at the label didn't come to this conclusion till a week before the album deadline, leaving fuck all time for me to create something else, up to its predecessor's standard. To make it worse, I had my mind made up that the verses on this song had to be on the album, and at the start for the record to flow proper. So I went through all the beats that I hadn't used on my Itunes that had a similar tempo and vibe, and came up with this old Forty One demo he'd made back in 2007. It was a slightly slowed down 80's disco track, with some sinister synths added. Only thing is, I knew Nick had switched computers and lost a lot of his files, including this one, meaning we were gonna have to remake it from scratch. So, I sat down with Evan, and we layed out the basis of the track like Nick (Forty One) had it. We ended up adding a whole lot more to the original demo. Evan switched up the bassline sound, and put a few different synth lines in it, one which is more rave, one which is more Pet Shop Boys. I re-recorded the vocals, and rewrote the hook, just doing it myself this time. Those added elements gave the track a whole new life, and made it the most authentically retro track on the album.

nesian and pnc on the track

2009-05-17T05:40:00.000-07:00

In my continuing mission to feature on a song from every genre known to man, here's the clip for "RSVP" by my mates Nesian Mystik. Fun as to shoot, turned out noice!

Vodafone txt code for "Tonight"

2009-05-12T23:51:00.000-07:00

If your on Vodafone like myself, just free TXT 'PNC' to 5483 to grab my new song "Tonight". The first week stats have been good, so a few more sales is gonna help gain some chart actioooon.

While we're on the subject of Vodafone phones, my mate I'm staying with in Oz, Sam, just lost his crackberry in a taxi we caught so... RIP to that.

PNC: Behind The Music (part 1)

2009-05-12T21:02:00.000-07:00

I always like to hear about the behind the scenes of making music. I love shit like the Classic Albums doco's and The Source's Rhyme & Reason section, and I feel like it gives you a new appreciation and connection with the songs. So I thought over the next few weeks before the album drops, I'd share with you a short anecdote of how we made each song on Bazooka Kid. From the writing process, how I first heard the beat, what other songs influenced it etc etc. So lets kick it off with...01: "Intro" (produced by Fire & Ice)
This beat turned up in my email one day from the Fire & Ice bros, and I knew instantly it was gonna be the intro to the album. It kind of reminded me of the Scarface theme music, and I felt it was the perfect platform to set off the album. Sometimes when you hear a beat, the opening lines just come to you, and with this one I had the first line "No brother, one mother, no dad..." instantly. I ended up with two 16's on some train of thought shit, that I thought were top notch, and left the hook as a nice guitar line that they had put in the demo. I still wanted the track to build a lot more though, as it seemed a little flat. So I kinda referenced a couple of my favourite all-time jams ("In The Air Tonight", "Blackberry Molasses") that I thought had that dramatic feel, and used their technique of not bringing in the full drums till a lot later in the track. I knew my engineer Evan Short would nail it in the mix too, as he's also a revered producer in the electronic scene, and knows all the tricks of the trade to make a track grow from beginning to end. As long as Fire & Ice are still making beats, I think I'll get them to do 'Track 01' on all my albums. They just come through with the perfection.

dirty records x ozzy ozzy ozzy

2009-05-11T18:43:00.000-07:00

Australia, are you ready.... I said are you ready! ©50 Cent

Me and the brothers are hitting up the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney tomorrow to bust some flows for the masses. Come check it out! Also performing at Meche in Canberra on friday and at Fannys in Newcastle on Saturday.

buy "tonight"... tonight... or today even!

2009-05-09T20:02:00.000-07:00

Forgot mothers day? No problem!

My new single "Tonight" is now available on all the digital platforms your New Zealand heart could ever desire. Click any of the links below and they will take you directly to the song so you can make your purchase.

Itunes
Vodafone
Digirama
Amplifier
Telecom available through headset

whoa

2009-05-06T16:25:00.000-07:00

new vid from my mate Percieve. Featuring me and Flowz.

PNC - "Tonight" (VIDEO)

2009-04-30T20:07:00.000-07:00

Props to Gary John and the Fish N Clips team.

PNC - "Tonight" (AUDIO)

2009-04-29T20:12:00.000-07:00

PNC - "Tonight" (produced by Forty One)

Tell a friend. Video premieres on MTV News tomorrow, and will be Youtube active soon after.

And they call me...

2009-04-29T16:28:00.000-07:00

Here is the album cover for my sophmore effort Bazooka Kid. Designed by the genius Ryan Marx. Album out June 2nd.

I'll be dropping some tid bits on here about each track in the lead up to the album (a la' The Source's Rhyme & Reason section) to bide you over till the release date. So keep an eye out like Leonardo Vetra for that.

And keep this site on refresh, I'm dropping the "Tonight" audio later this afternoon. C'mon C'MON! ©Mase

coming soon

2009-04-27T20:10:00.001-07:00

song and video drops this week... stay tuned...

PNC - Whats Up (produced by P-Money)

2009-04-06T21:57:00.000-07:00

So everything for Bazooka Kid has now been locked down, and I felt it was time to share something with the people. The song is titled "Whats Up" and is produced by P-Money (who also lent his talents on the cuts). I thought it was the best track to give an idea of how the rest of the album is sounding.

The song itself is pretty self-explanatory, made up of comments I've got over the years from the fan club and lynch mob.

PNC - "Whats Up" (produced by P-Money)

Bazooka Kid is set in stone to drop early June. I'll be leaking a few more tracks before now and then, and of course there is the single and video "Tonight" that will drop next month. Yes yes y'all, everythings a go!

Feel free to spread the word.

when i chirp shawty chirp back

2009-03-19T18:07:00.000-07:00

*shows late pass*

After being convinced that musicians need to be on this by NMS, I have entered the narcissist's playground and current global obsession that is Twitter.

Hit me up at http://twitter.com/PNC06

hey kids!

2009-03-18T12:20:00.001-07:00

Just got finished doing the "Tonight" video last night, directed by Gary John. Was a chilled out day n night (whoooo, whooooo!) shoot that, strangely for a music video, stuck to schedule. Feelin' the shots, so like Hakeem vs Ewing back in the day, I'm amped to see what happens in the post.

As hinted at before, this song and clip is probably gonna ruffle a few feathers, but hey, thats what we do! It'll be hitting the public in a few weeks, so keep your ear to the keyboard.

tell em' thru the wire

2009-03-09T01:36:00.000-07:00

Here is the clip for "City On Fire", from my homies State Of Mind featuring ya boy. Yes, my hands are really that big.

In other video news, we're currently fleshing out the treatment for my next single, and will be shooting that in the next few weeks. P-Money gave me a chance to come out and do it live on The Edge Summer Jam Tour over the last week and it went down a treat! My man Matt from Midnight Youth has some footage of it, so hopefully I can upload that ASAP.

in the mix

2009-02-12T14:28:00.000-08:00

shades in the studio, oh yeah

Been up in the studio for the last week mixing the sophmore effort Bazooka Kid with my man Evan. Thank the lawd that Pete hooked up the AC prior to us commencing, though sauna status still threatens come mid-afternoon.

Mixing an album is for the most part fun as hell, and occasionally an arduous process. Fun hearing the songs come to full fruition, arduous when some synth line isn't working and you and the engineer are stumped as to what to do. I'm loving how it's all turning out though.

Off to Oz today with my mates Dave, Pete and Vince to meet up with our other mates Q-Tip, Pharcyde and Wale for the Good Vibrations Festival. Should be a barrel of laughs.

pump it up

2009-02-05T14:17:00.000-08:00

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next single

stay tuned

just in time for Oscar season...

2009-01-15T15:05:00.000-08:00

http://www.angelsthemovie.net/

top X

2008-12-30T21:06:00.000-08:00

In the December issue of Real Groove magazine they put Take Me Home at the number ten spot for their Songs of the Year list. Thanks fellas.

whats in a name?

2008-12-15T14:09:00.000-08:00

As we approach the mixing stage of the album I thought I'd let it officially be known, the second album is gonna be titled Bazooka Kid.

When doing interviews for Rookie Card there was three questions that I got over and over...

1."What does PNC stand for?"
2."Whats up with the dinosaur?"
3."Why Rookie Card?"

And with a title like this, I'm sure it will be more of the same. The answer... I don't really know. When I started writing and collecting the beats for it, I just had the word "bazooka" in my head. I just like the ridiculousness of a bazooka. It's like when Slick Rick is talking to Russell Simmons in The Show about how far will gangsta rap go, and he says "the next man will be like 'yo i carry a bazooka, what up...'". If I rap about shooting a shotgun, you'd think I'm an eatass wannabe, talk about shooting a bazooka, its just funny. And when you start an album or song or anything creative you want them to be like 'this is nuts!' and for it to hit people like an explosion to the grill. With NZ Hip-Hop being basically ignored by the mainstream, I think it's freed us up to do whatever we want, and be as stupid as we want to.

The more songs I did, the more I got an image of a kid running with a bazooka. No matter how wrong it is, a kid running with a gun is simultaneously crack up and reckless. Think Lil Ze' in City Of God. And that dichotomy is something I think can be found in my shit, and a lot of artists I look up to (Eminem, Luda). PN Whoa is playful and happy, but lyrically its all sex, drinking and dissing.

So as you can see by this semi abstract explanation, there is no concise reason for the title. But hopefully you can get some sort of understanding from my verbose attempt. Interviewers, please refer to this, it'll save us both a lot of time.

don't tell your friends or I'll say your a slut

2008-12-07T23:38:00.000-08:00

I already know this will be the drinking anthem when I go back to Palmy. Andy Samberg is the king of musical comedy right now.

i got keeeys, comin from overseeeas

2008-12-07T14:05:00.000-08:00

Hit up the Alicia Hansen concert on Saturday, and it was the sheeit. It was the second time I've been to two concerts in a week at Vector (first being Timberlake and Lionel Richie, this time Kanye and Ms Keys), and the difference between the two crowds and atmosphere was extreme once again. No smashed 17 year olds throwing glow sticks, it was predominantly brown women rocking and swaying to the hits, one hand in the air church style. It fit, as Diary going into her rendition of Tender Love accompanied by Jermaine Paul AKA Josh Howard was somewhat religious for me and my better half. Only bad part was the obvious finger pointing and dedications to me personally... got a bit embarrassing after awhile.

In other news... my bad for not posting nada in a hot minute. Why the silence? I haven't really had shit to say. I could post everyday about how the lady at Subway puts cuccumber on my chicken fillet when I ask her not too, but I didn't want to bore you. Still hard at work with Evander Hollishort in the studio, trying to finish up this album. Haven't properly talked about the album title, so I'll drop a post on that later in the week. Also coming with my Top 40 Songs of the Year, so keep an eye out like Houston for that one.

always running for the thrill of it

2008-10-28T02:05:00.000-07:00

This track from Ozzie duo Empire Of The Sun has catapulted into my songs of the year list. Tight.

In other news... the Super Club show in Welly's went off. Had to be the most fun gig in a long ass time. Shot to everyone that came out, especially Shan for putting the whole thing on and keeping the free rums flowing ha.

I see my mate Peter Money has regained that #1 spot this week too, so congrats on that. Hopefully it will dominate Oz, then the UK... then the US... and we'll all being cashing that How Bizzare paper. For now though we're just walking on a dream I guess (see what I did there???).

reminder...

2008-10-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

SuperClub at Shooters tonight in Wellington.

The homie David Dallas unfortunately can't make it, but you know we refuse to disappoint, so a certain MTC member has joined the cast for the night.

See you there.

P-Money - Everything (rap remix)

2008-10-11T14:52:00.000-07:00

Me Scribble and Dave on Petes jam. Yay-eah.

partaaay... partaaay

2008-10-06T23:31:00.000-07:00

This should be fun as hell. Wellington is my favourite spot to perform in NZ, so Im looking foward to it alot. Just to clear up any confusion, the live performance is gonna be my set with Dave, Awa and Neezy doing short guest spots on it. Heeth will be spinning the hits for a few hours too. Pera's also gonna jump up, so, basically a big ass party.

shot

2008-09-27T02:07:00.000-07:00

Real Groove editor Duncan Grieve wrote a wicked little review of Take Me Home on his blog over at The Wire. Peep it here.

PNC - Take Me Home (VIDEO)

2008-09-24T04:01:00.000-07:00

PNC - "Take Me Home" feat. Mz J

2008-09-04T15:15:00.000-07:00

Out of all my singles, this is the most comprehensive reflection of the shit I actually listen to, ha. Featuring supremely talented newcomer Mz J. Produced by the home Forty One. Pump ya fist like its 86' and enjoy.

PNC - Take Me Home feat. Mz J

Only available HERE on Amplifier right now. I'll post next week when its up on all the other digital sites. Worrrd.

YOUTUBE link if you wish to pass along in that manor too.

the tiki...ahh tui's

2008-09-04T02:04:00.000-07:00

Vodafone NZ Music Award Nom's dropped today. Tour Of Dirty cohort Tiki is up for every award including Best Album, Best Solo Artist, Best Supporting Actor and Best Fight Scene. Good shit I reckons.

Pretty fair all round. I would of chucked Anika Moa Standing In This Fire or Ladyhawke Back Of The Van in the best song category, but thats just a personal thing. Thought the Nesian brotha's might get a look in with their chart topper Nesian 101 too. Ahh well, your all winners in my books! *tumbleweed*

The category I'm always perplexed with is Breakthrough Artist Of The Year. I think because I don't really understand the definition. I've always thought of it as dudes who came out of nowhere to succeed. Sort of a Rookie Of The Year situation. Tiki and Flight Of The Concords have undoubtedly had breakthrough years in various ways, but I knew who both of them were last century. Then you have someone like Young Sid, who was basically unknown to the mainstream last year, and now is the one of the most popular artist's within New Zealand youth. Ladyhawke and Gin I thought were shoe-ins, but ahh... no. I agree totally with Cut Off Your Hands though.
SIDENOTE: Cut Off Your Hands are good cunts. My boy Michael knew every single word to Lil Jon - Lovers & Friends at the MTV Snow Jam. THE man.

The Hip-Hop Album Of The Year category is tight as. Sid's album was ill, but Scribble is nominated for Best Overall Album too, so if he lost it would be kind of like when Dikembe Mutombo won Defensive Player Of The Year then didn't get in the All-Defensive Team. Just wouldn't make sense really.

Good luck to err'body. I'll be there for sure. Hopefully my man doesn't stop me from entering the after party for being "too intimidating" this year and I don't have to Andrew Mehrtens another gift bag.

you got the juice now

2008-09-02T00:07:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE to sign up and vote for Find Me in the Best Hip-Hop Video category at the 8th Annual Juice TV Awards. Juice have always been good cunts and supported local music, so should be fun to once again party it up with the channel 62 click.

On another note, check this e-mail I got from my mate Barry in response to this nomination...

"I have voted, let it be known that PNC will now win this category of music... shortly thereafter he will retire at his peak to pursue his life long ambition of becoming NZ's foremost lounge singer... He will roam like the glamorous NZ Rodeo from Provincial city to small town to backwater community spreading the sound of sweet lounge... ladies everywhere will shower him with womens and in some towns mens undergarments... the velour tracksuit will make way for the micro-suede suit with crushed velvet lappels... it is not healthy for Sam to tame this inner turmoil for much longer... he must be allowed to live what he has been born to be... PN Lounge MC... let it be known.. the future of NZ music awaits...

Pce.

b"

Sounds like a plan.

get ya rap game on

2008-08-26T14:33:00.000-07:00

This is the clip I posted bout a few months ago. BeatKamp ft. MZRE, Savage, PNC, Xy & OPW - Rap Game (remix). Was good times making it. Check out my "Mean flow combo x3!!!" haha.

get money... new money!

2008-08-07T02:26:00.000-07:00

Check out my mate P-Money's meanage new single Everything and be prepared to party like its 1999 (see what I did there?). Featuring the ultra talented Vince Harderbetterfasterstronger. Hook penned by yours truely.

rush wars

2008-08-04T01:51:00.000-07:00

dopeness x wackness

2008-07-29T15:58:00.000-07:00

Sooo, we just finished up the 2 Rappers & a DJ Tour over the weekend, and it was an educational tour to say the least. The main lesson learnt was that if your hungry, don't drunkenly eat "cookies" at an apartment where the inhabitant seems she's been on drugs since puberty. The homie Dave had a true Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, experience.

Methven and Whakatane were my favourite shows, props to all who came out. The rest of them had their ups and downs and proved to me at least that Hip-Hop in New Zealand is still in a very fucked up place. I came to this realization a long time ago, but if you didn't know, the widespread support seen for kiwi rap in the early 00's has not turned to hate, but full blown apathy. The positive thing about it in my eyes is that only great music is going to have the ability to break through this state of boredom.

With that in mind, I'm hard at work trying to finalise everything for the album. Finishing up the writing process, the artwork, the next clip (once again by Find Me director Warren Green), and getting a tour together for October with a few of the brudda's. This is simultaneously the most fun and stressful part when making an album. You don't know whether everything is gonna come together perfectly or fall apart into shattered pieces of shit. Usually ends up a bit of both.

In my d-o-w-n time I've been (finally) finishing up my GTA4 saga (how ill is the bike jump to helicopter) and challenging my next-door neighbor Awanui at NBA 2K8 (pretty even match-up, unless he goes got damn Lakers). I also caught some quality flicks like The Wackness, Cocaine Cowboys II and of course The Dark Night (going for my second viewing at Imax tonight).

Lastly, if you haven't heard me Money and D Dot are performing at the MTV Snow Jam on Saturday August 16, at Terrace Downs, near Mt Hutt. The show is free, so don't let the out of the way location get you shook. Me and Pete played the after party last year with Lupe Fiasco and it was a ball. We got told the international act's and were sworn to secrecy, but I've seen them posted on a few different sites. I'll just leave ya with a "YEEEAAAHH!" and "CRAAACK!" and you chaps can do the investigating....

HA-DO-KEN!

thaaat's riiight...

2008-07-10T13:38:00.000-07:00

The 2 Rappers & A DJ Tour hits Ohakune tonight at the Powderhorn. Tomorrow we're in N.P. at the Brook Ale House. Come watch rap!

homecoming

2008-07-08T03:03:00.000-07:00

I've spent the last few days back in the Oh Six, catching up with crew, drinking copious amounts of liquor, freezing to death and trying to finish the writing process for the next album.

If all artists have a spot where their most comfortable creating, mine is the bedroom I grew up in, I think in part because it's a muthafuckin' time warp. Source and Slam magazines everywhere, Starter clothes in the closet, Pac poster on the wall, broken Mase CD case, all this shit that I couldn't part ways with.

I have about 90% of this album written, and the next three weeks to finish it off. Expect an October release. Yurrrp.

RIP

2008-06-26T14:42:00.000-07:00

This dude was the definition of legend. You could easily give him the GOAT crown for consistency alone. What other stand-up comic stayed at the same top notch level for 30 years?

"you know that song by phil collins..."

2008-06-23T02:46:00.000-07:00

Who thought Cadbury would drop the illest ad ever.

blind the bitch

2008-06-18T15:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a good day. Think Cube fuckin' round and gettin' a triple double (LOL at Cube keeping stats in a pick-up game).

As I sat with E Double and one third of Nesian Mystik (all Lakers fans may I add) to watch my team dish out the biggest finals destruction of all-time, I got the txt to say me and a group of mates had secured tickets to the MC Gusto show.

There are a few people in the world that make me laugh consistently when they speak. Michael Jackson, Ralph from the Simpsons, Mike Tyson, my mate Hamish, but none as frequently as Chris Rock. Amped son.

Every other city we go...

2008-06-11T20:55:00.001-07:00

Actually, not too many "city's", we coming to shut the small towns down on this one. Yezzur.

the pre-mix

2008-06-04T15:55:00.000-07:00

Heres the original version of "Miss You".

PNC - Miss You (premix) DOWNLOAD

Jordan from Fire & Ice sent me this early on in the beat-sourcing process for Rookie Card. It was one of those joints where I instantly knew I wanted to use it and what I wanted it to be about, but (and all rappers know this struggle) the sample was a massive song, in this case being Brian McKnight's "Anytime". Suffice to say we got denied for the clearance and had to go back to the drawing board.

I hit up Chong Nee, the only dude I thought could do it justice, and he came up with another nice piano backdrop and the chorus. P-Money wasn't stoked on the remake, so me and 41 sat down and put in some what he called "bad boy shiny sounds" and in the end I thought it turned out as good if not better than the original.

This song was simultaneously the hardest and easiest song to write from Rookie Card. Hard because you never really want to bring all those feelings up again and confront them, easy because once pen hit pad the song basically wrote itself.

drippin down my throat like strawberry cream!

2008-05-29T16:49:00.000-07:00

Neezy played this to me a good six months ago, and it remains the shit. Best NZ song in aaages.
Ermehn feat. Chong Nee - I Love The Way

"FInd Me" for FREE!

2008-05-27T23:15:00.000-07:00

Yooooo, sorry I ain't been updating the blog a lot recently, been busy as shit. I'll be back with a vengeance next week though. To make up for it, heres a free download of "Find Me" for your listening pleasure.

PNC feat. Chong Nee - "Find Me" DOWNLOAD

find me (video)

2008-05-19T02:09:00.000-07:00

shouts to Warren Green on the direction tip

slicker than your avereage

2008-05-11T18:25:00.000-07:00

I often get compared to the late great Francis, so...

Courtesy of Cleo Magazine. Photograph by Stephen Tilley

come watch us rap!

2008-05-05T21:36:00.000-07:00

"find me" feat. chong nee (audio)

2008-04-29T19:41:00.000-07:00

Once again, props to the homie Ryan Marx for the artwork.

smiles everytime my face is up in the...

2008-04-22T16:54:00.000-07:00

In some ways, this magazine changed my life.

Everybody knows before The Source became The Sauce, it was the information spot for a hip-hop aficionado. I was talking to Dave the other day, and he noted how it took a lot more dedication to be a fan back in the day. You had to actually buy music, study videos to see who was down with who, and wait monthly to find out what was going in this genre we obsessed over. Growing up in the Manawatu, my exposure to Hip-Hop in the late 80s, early 90s, didn't exceed much more than Rhythm Volume CD's and RTR Countdown. But later on I could rely on The Source as a bible. It was an authority on pretty much everything that I cared about at 16.

None was more important than Issue #100, January 1998. I was 13 and I remember riding my bike down to the local Write Price (Feilding's answer to Pack'n'Save) where they, unusually, stocked the magazine. Though my knowledge of rap music was advanced compared to most of my Palmy peers (I remember being asked "did you know Busta Rhymes is in Wu-Tang?"), I still didn't have a full grasp on the culture. Almost all questions were answered in this one issue. Top 100 Albums of All-Time, Top 100 Songs of All-Time, Greatest Verse of All-Time, and so on. I spent the next few months diggin' in The Warehouse bargain bins for re-issues of Paid In Full and It Takes A Nation Of Millions. See, I always knew of these artists but didn't quite understand their importance. With such limited resources it felt like the task of working out a whole cultures history would be somewhat impossible (the advent of the internet makes this sound oh so ridiculous).

That one issue gave me a foundation to work off, something I think a lot of todays artists don't have. Even though I discovered so much good shit from the past, I still wouldn't put any album pre-1992 in my personal Top 10. I grew up on Death Row and Bad Boy and their influence on me obliterates Run DMC or Boogie Down Productions. But that particular Source edition gave me a comprehensive understanding of where it all came from. It buzzes me out when kids nowadays think DMX is as old school as it gets.

Its also interesting to see how much the history of hip-hop has changed since this issue.

Best Producer of All-Time: Puff Daddy
"I Get Around" the only Tupac joint in the 100 Best Songs. No All Eyez On Me in the 100 Best Albums.
Best Song of All-Time: EPMD - You Gots To Chill
No Jay-Z in the 100 Best Songs.
Illmatic the most underrated album ever.

I wonder what songs and albums would be added or removed from the lists. Maybe over at the Shotthen massive we could try update this classic.

or simple as do re mi...

2008-04-22T16:42:00.001-07:00

fuzzy bad feet

2008-04-17T19:44:00.000-07:00

Recently, C4 asked me to list a bunch of my favourite music videos. I thought I'd share some of my picks...

Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time

Engineers had it good in the 80s. Box office mega-stars would rock up, slap hands with the entourage and record dance jams in one take. If only every producer acted like Rick James in the studio, throwing the music sheet in the air and running in on the session for an impromptu cameo.

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal

Everyone wanted to be Michael Jackson at some point. Though Moonwalker was actually a bit of deranged movie, everyone I know had a vhs of it for this scene. MJ let off shots from a tommy gun, smashed a pool ball and leaned like a muthafucker. LOL at the orgy-sounds scene though.

The Notorious B.I.G - Mo Money Mo Problems

This remains my favourite video. Not the typically praised Hype Williams clip, but also at the top of the pile. Shiny suits, exploding money, zero-gravity rooms, Riddick Bowe... What else do you need?

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You

Kid builds plane. Kid watches shiny-silver-music-clip-guys. Shiny-silver-music-clip-guys catch plane in clouds. Cool.

Outkast - B.O.B

This is the best opening to a clip ever. Andre getting chased by hundreds of 9 year olds. The psychedelic colours fit the madness of the song and his verse was so ill it made two of them flip downhill. Mean.

beat kamp mu-zik

2008-04-16T14:58:00.001-07:00

I spent the weekend over in the Gold Coast with the Beat Kamp crew. They were shooting the clip for their song "Rap Game remix" which features yours truely and a slew of other nz/oz hip-hop artists.

I first connected with MZRE when we did the second Hook Up Tour, both MC'ing for DJ Sirvere. Then in 2005 we did a song intended for the Sirpreme Team album (MZRE and A.T.P) which ended up on Adeez Presents BeatKamp Mixtape Vol 1. These dudes have been doing their thing on the Coast for a while, so it was cool to see them prepping their first official release for the masses.

Rhann kept the Henny flowin'. Me and Scotty jacked Kane and O-Dog's steez.

A.T.P for my money, is the best producer from New Zealand at the moment. He's produced Savage's "Swing" (you may have heard of it??) and also has songs with everyone else on Dawn Raid and the Major Flavour's compilations. We spent Friday knockin' out a few songs and I dropped a verse on a track for Dirty Mob. Look for the homie Aaron to have multiple tracks on my sophmore effort. Yerrp!

"Ruthless, cause its easy/ how I break ya bones thug..."

2008-04-08T15:13:00.000-07:00

Heres some images from my new single/video Find Me.

The song features vocals from the legendary Chong Nee and his protege' Tolu. These two killed it on the hook, but this isn't an R&B song whatsoever, straight hardcore rap. One of those ones where the clean version sounds a bit ridiculous. It was produced by the massively talented but relatively unknown First Class.

We brought in Warren Green to do the clip, he did alot of the stuff for The Living Room and the X-Air specials. Photography wise, this guys amazing, so I'm Tim Duncan that this clip is gonna look ill (Tim Duncan = banking, ha, I'm coming with the new slang daily!).

I've decided to hold back on releasing the song early, so the first time you'll hear it is when the clips done. That should be in the next two weeks, maybe sooner, so keep a look out. Yes. Sir.

Swagger Jackin'

2008-04-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

I dont know how many people realized that the Just Roll verses were basically alot of lines from 90's hip-hop/r&b cuts put together. That was the inspiration for the clip, along with a an old sketch from Skitz ("wanna root ya girl...") where they were mocking Boyz II Men, hence the reason we got Oscar Kightly to do the video. Oscar is the only one I can remember that knew every line used in the song.

I put this rough as mix together to show all the bites, back when we did the track. 10 points and a gold star for anyone that can list em all.

Just Roll is still the track of mine that we had to put the most work into. The sample Official used is The Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady, and I thought we had no chance of clearing it so I kind of wrote the song off. Low and behold, we managed to clear the publishing but not the master, meaning we had to remake the sample. Problem was, even P-Money hadn't tried to recreate a song verbatim like that, so we didn't know if we could pull it off.

We randomly found a book of Motown sheet music in a shop by the Dirty office, that had Treat Her Like A Lady in it. Money's mate DJ Sarah Love was staying down here at the time, and she could read it, so she played some of the keys (her names in the liner notes if you check it). We brought in Chong Nee to play the lead key line, and sing the vocal along with Lemuel. Money replicated the drums, put all of that to tape, and re-sampled it. In the end, I think we got as close as possible.

Is that from... Susans?....

2008-03-31T16:23:00.001-07:00

Sheeit, I have been busy as hell recently and neglecting my blog hustle. The Tour Of Dirtay has been off the rictor as you've probably heard. We got back to Auckland on Sunday, and I started shooting the video for my next single Monday morning. Straight cant-stop-won't-stop'n on some 97' Diddy shit. I'll get more into the new song/clip later in the week though.

Ima' keep my lazy reign continuing by just adding to D Dot D.A.'s Top 10 In-Joke's of Last Week...

1. "I like what your wearing miss... Looks good on you..."
2. Txt'ing outside sources seems to be universally accepted in the Pub Quiz game nowadays, using Google on your WAP browser isn't.
3. Pouring a shot out then pretending to skull it will save you from embarrassing van situations...
4. ... so will joining Jay Bulletproof Hova on his recreational activities.
5. Welly show, best yet for the rappers.
6. "Dont battle me in a physical manner!" - Random guy talking to me on the street.
7. My boy Johnny Leota desperately needs some help in the Otago backline. The off the post fumble was next.
8. Asian restaurant workers are polite as hell.
9. Woo!woo!woo!woo!woo!woo!woo!woo!.... wooooooo, woooooo.....
10. Asian restaurant workers are polite as hell.

think twice

2008-03-10T18:17:00.000-07:00

i wont deny it...

2008-03-04T21:28:00.000-08:00

2Pac stays on my top 3 of all-time list. Heres a long ass verse I did over a bunch of All Eyez On Me era beats.

PNC - Ambitionz Of A Writer (2Pac Beats freestyle)

ZSHARE DOWNLOAD

five

2008-03-03T03:10:00.000-08:00

One good sample, five good songs.

Donald Byrd - Wind Parade

Used in

2Pac - Defintion Of A Thug Nigga
Black Moon - Buck Em Down
Jewel - It's Not Deep Enough
Louie Knuxx - Fly
Organized Konfusion - Stray Bullet

DOWNLOAD - Wind Parade sampled tracks

auuuucklaaaaaands hotteeeessst muuuusiiiiic...

2008-02-28T00:58:00.000-08:00

As I was doing the promo rounds for Moonlight today, I heard an interesting story at Mai FM.

When asked what my favourite part of making the song was, I said something to the effect of 'when I got to sing some Roger Troutmans'. The production manager Dave Bridgman proceeded to tell me that all the talk-box stings on Mai are actually the one and only Roger Troutman. I was skeptical to say the least, and thought this was another 'Bizzy Bone is my cousin from Gisborne' urban legend.

His story was detailed though. He basically said that in 97' when they couldn't get the talk-box sound they wanted for their ad's, they tried totally in vain to connect with Troutman through Universal. He never heard back until the day they called him to say they had the drops, and it wasn't gonna cost them anything.

But, talking to the one Turk-Stunna of Late Night Hype, he reckons its most definitely former Mai presenter Mike Haru. Im lost, don't know who to believe. Is this common knowledge in Auckland music and radio circles? Or have I had my leg acutely pulled? If you know the true story, let a brotha know. In the meantime...

gutter black freesteez

2008-02-26T21:25:00.001-08:00

Outrageous Fortune is my [Katt Williams]sheeeeeeiiiiit[/Katt Williams]. One day when mucking around at Peter Money's place I asked him if he could have a bash at flipping the theme music. He grabbed the now classic Hello Sailor "Gutter Black" song and..

So I felt I should do my part and drop some rap lyrics upon it. Word to the Munter.

Download:PNC & P-Money - Gutter Black freestyle

NB: The homie Truce Lee's song Strictly For The Westside uses this sample too, so go check that.

classic shit

2008-02-24T20:55:00.000-08:00

Still recovering slightly from P-Money's birthday bash on the weekend. Today is his actual b-day so holla at him on one of his numerous social networking pages and drop a line why don't ya.

This was my jam of the night, though I doubt some can remember haha.

Billy Ocean - "Carribean Queen"

classic shit, but what the fuck is goin' on in this video LOL

"moonlight" video

2008-02-21T23:16:00.000-08:00

Yep, so here is the clip that was promised yesterday. Shouts to Jonathan Gerard on the direction tip...

we be bloggin...

2008-02-20T15:43:00.000-08:00

"We laptop niggas, thugs on the computer"

Yes, yes, hello folks and welcome to the official PNC blog. I lamed out for too long and haven't really had my own spot to unleash venomous rants and update on daily happenings. So, this will now be the spot for checkin' all the goings on of me myself and Irene.

To have a little personal celebration for the Slick Talk premiere I will be posting the video of my new single "Moonlight" at some point today. So stay tuuuned...

EDIT: clip didn't arrive so ahh, yeah... see you tomorrow!