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Artist
Frank N Dank
12+ albums
about
When you’re the protégés of arguably the most sought after hip hop producer not named Pharrell or Kanye (read: Jay Dilla) the stakes is high. Over the last four years, global rap enthusiasts have reached orgasm via Detroit-bred Frank and Dank 12” singles. That’s not debatable. But what’s their formula? Well, for starters, they’re uninhibited like Paris Hilton on them bootleg love tapes, but in the musical sense. Yep, there’s a reason their “Take Dem Clothes Off” (ABB) single generated international DJ and chart accolades without a video or CD release. Two, you’ll never ever hear F&D rhyme over throwaway beats ‘cause Dilla’s got their back and genuine hip hop heads need to be kept happy. Legions of rap purists from the USA to Ukraine continually jones for the piles of Jay Dilla-produced Frank and Dank 12” singles; from “Everybody Get Up” (Fat Beats), “Love Is A Thing of The Past” (Fat Beats), “Push” (Groove Attack), and UK group Spacek’s “Eve” remix, to the b-side track “Move” from Dilla’s anthemic NWA re-tool “Fuck the Police”. Three, undeniable rhyme chemistry built up over 20 years of friendship sure as hell don’t hurt on the mic. “Pause” from Jay Dilla’s popular 2001 Beat Generation series album Welcome 2 Detroit perfectly demonstrates why Frank is the Yin, to Dank’s Yang. And lastly, because F&D rhyme about female attraction (often) and clandestine street activities (honestly), they tend to get respect from the thugs who buy 50 Cent or Jay-Z records. Unlike the growing
