Spank Rock is American rapper Naeem Juwan. His style is generally described as a mix of underground hip hop, party rap and electro.

Biography

Spank Rock began performing in Philadelphia, where their reputation quickly increased. They later toured with Hollertronix and M.I.A.; they also toured with Beck in 2006. Their lineup consists of Spank Rock (Naeem Juwan) with any of producer Armani XXXchange (Alex Epton), Chris Rockswell (Chris Devlin), Ronnie Darko (Ronald Rubarth), and rapper-singer Amanda Blank (Amanda Mallory). Chris Rockswell and Ronnie Darko (Devlin & Darko) are also part of Baltimore Bass Connection (BBC), among other acts such as Pase Rock. Spank Rock's debut album YoYoYoYoYo was released in 2006 on the Big Dada record label. His most recent release, a 5 song EP "Bangers & Cash" made in collaboration with producer/DJ and former Disco D intern, Benny Blanco, was inspired by the booty bass sounds of 2 Live Crew. Spank Rock is soon to record his second full length album.Their single, "Bump", was named Single of the Year by Xfm London breakfast DJ Lauren Laverne in 2006.Xfm DJs' Top 5s of 2006 "Bump" was also played at the beginning of an episode of Entourage.On January 13th, 2007, Spank Rock appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. They performed their songs "Sweet Talk" and "Rick Rubin".In the video game Carbon, their song "What It Look Like" appears.Additionally, in Madden NFL 07 Backyard Betty is featured.On May 8th, they opened for Björk at the Apollo Theatre in New York.YoYoYoYoYo was named by Thom Yorke as one of his favorite records of 2006 in his ITunes Celebrity Playlist.On November 8th, 2007, they performed at the mtvU Woodie Awards show in New York City.

Discography

Albums

• Rick Rubin EP (2006)
• Sweet Talk EP (2006)
• YoYoYoYoYo (2006)
• Benny Blanco & Spank Rock Present: "Bangers and Cash" (2007)

Singles

• "Put That Pussy on Me" (2005)
• "Rick Rubin" (2006)
• "Sweet Talk" (2006)
• "Bump" (2006)

Other Releases

• Fabric Live 33 (2007)

External links

• Official website
• Spank Rock on MySpace
• Fabchannel.com - Free video recording of a show at Melkweg, Amsterdam
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - Spank Rock (Big Dada, Baltimore)
• Ignore Magazine article - interesting interview / critical analysis of the group
• Flavorpill.net video following Spank Rock on stage and in the studio
• Producer Alex Epton discusses the method behind the madness
• Review of MC Spank Rock's Bangers & Cash EP
• Review of MC Spank Rock's Bangers & Cash EP at Prefix
• [1]
• Review of "Bangers & Cash" EP at Impose Magazine
• "A Drink with Spank Rock": Blender.com interview with Spank Rock

Interviews

• [2] An interview with the English based, UKHH.com.
• Interview with SYN 907 Melbourne
• An interesting interview with Australian arts, music, culture website, Lost At E Minor.

References

American hip hop groups