Manny Black

DJ/Producer/Emcee
A revolutionary producer, emcee, DJ, and poet, Manny Black has constructed a career of going against the grain and created a sense stylishness unlike any other musician in the Bay Area. Manny’s diverse musical background and multiple sonic interests are the foundation from which all his life experience is translated. Originally from Seattle, Manny played trombone in various school bands were he traveled throughout the Northwest and Canada. After spending summers in Fairbanks, Alaska, playing football and scratching with old records in his Grandad’s spare bedroom, Manny began DJing house parties and school assemblies, often times with a turntable, a mixer and a tape deck! The cultural influence of Jimi Hendrix, KRS-ONE and Public Enemy, the smoothness of Kane and Kwame, combined with the rhythalism of DJ Quik and Prince, helped him develop his lyrical skills on the microphone, hence his unforgettable and differential rap cadence. The style began to blossom and soon he was “in the mix” both on the turntables and on the lyrical plane.

After numerous visits to East Oakland in the early 1990’s, MB decided to attend college in the Bay Area, the experiences and happenings in the Bay led to the collaborattion with four musicians and formed a live hip-hop band, playing venues such as The Great American Music Hall (SF) for nearly three years. As a DJ, Manny Black brings his eclectic mix of old and new hip hop, soul, and R&B and sprinkles the Bay Area club, bar, house party, and open mic scene with sonic gems. His first mix CD, “DJ Manny Black Presents: The Product” (2003) still receives nothing but love and can be heard in folks car stereos, Discmans and boomboxes around the United States, South Africa, and abroad.

MB continues to produce fantastic, revolutionary hip-hop that reaches an even more multiracial, multicultural audience by continuous collaboration and takes pride in strengthening his alliance with humanity and continues to collaborate with ground-breaking artist whose creatively and soul force shatters the music industry’s standards of artistry and innovation.

Krownprence the Iceflame

Emcee

Krownprence the Iceflame, is one the most lyrically-gifted Bay Area underground rap artists. Chicago-born and Las Vegas-bred, Krownprence has unleashed his microphone chemistry over countless tracks since the late nineties. His passion for basketball and education brought him to the Bay Area, while his dedication to evolution and music have allowed him to remain a legend. As an artist, he both experiences and contributes to the rich musical landscape of hip-hop. A true social scientist, Krownprence is able to provide a description of life so imaginative, so cosmic, that as a listener, you are moved!