Saturday, July 30, 2011

Panacea - Ink Is My Drink (2006)

MC Raw Poetic (left) and producer K-Murdock (right)

I've actually been meaning to school y'all on Panacea for awhile. Composed of MC Raw Poetic and producer K-Murdock, Panacea is a breath of fresh air in hip-hop. Raw Poetic is seriously talented MC, heavily involved in spoken word and poetry. His emotional and introspective lyrics are a match made in heaven with the the beautifully laid beats. K-Murdoch essentially creates hip-hop beats that haven't been made before, incorporating funky and soulful samples with a sort of eclectic space-age vibe; hard to describe. 

This technically their second album, but the very first that got big exposure. They were chosen to be on Rawkus Records' re-emerging music label (don't you miss the 90s?). Dope project. They've about 4 more equally dope projects after this, let's get started!

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