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  Review Date: July 24, 2008
  Website: Danny! Website
  Label: Badenov Records/1911 Music

Danny! “And I Love H.E.R.” Album Review
“Like them young boys say, let’s keep it real” (credit Eddie Murphy in Life) - the game is overly saturated. Saturated with 60% of wack emcees and producers; 20% lukewarm ones; 15% of those who are “almost there but often overlooked”; and 5% of the hottest, highly promoted the movement has to offer. After listening to Danny!’s “And I Love H.E.R.,” I’m not quite sure where he believes he fits in (not that he should box himself in). But the bottom line is that Danny!’s talent sits at the top 5%, but his name lags behind; and I believe the game is partly at fault. (more…)

PEACE. Every year, Hip-Hop Linguistics creates two lists. One list contains the top hip-hop albums from major mainstream, underground and independent record labels. The other list contains the top hip-hop albums from minor independent labels and unsigned hip-hop artists. The first list contains artists you’ve likely heard of, while the second list contains artists you’ve probably not heard of.

This is that second list - our favorite hip-hop albums from cats you’ve probably never heard of. The list below represents the best albums underground hip-hop had to offer in the year 2007 from what we consider minor independent record labels and unsigned artists. We highly recommend checking them all out! (more…)

Danny!, Def Jux recording artist and winner of MTVu’s Best Music On Campus contest, released his video for “Fly, Pt. 2″ this week, the first single from his independent album “Danny Is Dead.” Check the video below:

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  Review Date: July 17, 2007
  Website:Danny! Website
  Label: 1911 Music / Badenov Records

Danny! “Danny Is Dead” Album Review
What would you do if you won a nationwide MTV rap contest, signed a record deal with one of hip-hop’s most respected and highest quality labels, and had a couple months to kill before beginning work on your soon-to-be-world-famous album? I know what I’d do homie. I’d jump a flight to Hawaii, get me a nice tan, sip Mai Tais on the beach during the day, and spend the evenings entertaining ladies who I would make sure knew I was on my way to becoming a star. Shit, who wouldn’t? (more…)

Danny Swain, who’s exceptional underground album “Charm” gained a spot on our best underground albums of 2006 list, was announced winner of mtvU and Definitive Jux Records’ Best Music on Campus Contest, which searched for the best hip-hop artist enrolled in college.

As winner, Danny has received a digital EP deal with Def Jux, a video premiere on mtvU, and a collaboration with Mr. Lif and other members of the Def Jux crew. (more…)

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  Release Date: March 14, 2006
  Website: Danny! Website
  Label: 1911 Music

Danny! “Charm” Album Review
I saw the most amazing documentary a couple weeks ago. It was a Frontline special called “The Persuaders,” and it was all about the world of marketing and advertising. The part that really intrigued me was a segment filmed in Times Square, New York, mainly due to the fact that I had spent the previous week in NYC and made the crazy walk through the busy, crowded streets of Times Square. While there, I remember being annoyed at all the people crowding the streets, and overwhelmed by all the ads, posters and billboards competing for my attention. (more…)