Percee P

PERCEE P & LORD FINESSE

RESONANCE MAGAZINE

NOBODY CAN ACCUSE Rhyme Inspector Percee P of jumping in too early. After growing up at the epicenter of hip-hop, then recording with a dizzying array of artists for nearly two decades, the rapper is just now releasing his first full-length solo album with beats and production handled by the equally revered and insanely inventive Madlib. The first single from the album, "Put It on the Line, " has circulated among vinyl addicts for the past year. It's a staunch reminder of how hard Percee hits: "I'm a sweet lover, but don't sleep, brother. " No other MC has waited as long to record a debut, but what Percee's done in the meantime has made him a legend.

To appreciate how far the rapid-fire MC has come, one must understand the hip-hop environment as it was during the early 1970s. When DJ Kool Herc set up equipment at New York City parks to play music for the neighborhood in 1973, the pre-school-aged Percee was witness to the beginnings of what would become the dominant pop music of today. "When he did that, " Percee explains, "it inspired [Grandmaster] Flash, [Afrika] Bambaataa and [Grand Wizard] Theodore to do the same around their way. " These names, along with Jazzy Jay, Ricky Dee, the Starlight Crew, Disco B and the Fabulous 4 may be unfamiliar to younger hip-hop fans, but at the time they were superstars for their performances in nightclubs and at outdoor parties. "They weren't on vinyl, but they'd already made a name for themselves. "
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IMPOSE MAG.

Fourteen years of guest spots, sporadic 12" records and setting tapes outside of Fat Beats equals the definition of "Perseverance."

He got his first shine on record in 1996 on "Yes You May" with Lord Finesse and A.G. Before that, he battled Finesse in 1989, and before that he rhymed in the streets, honing his craft. But even with the credibility of hanging with the Diggin' in the Crates crew on records and battles, 2006 will mark Percee P's first official album. Fourteen years of guest spots, sporadic 12" records and selling tapes outside of Fat Beats equals the definition of perseverance, or as the Rhyme Inspector puts it, Perseverance.

If you've ever heard a Percee P guest appearance, chances are his rapid delivery of "lung collapsing lyrics" had you fiending for another hit, or at least hitting the rewind button to catch a clever line again. Over the years he's collaborated with Big Daddy Kane, Jedi Mind Tricks, Jurassic 5, Vakill, Aesop Rock, Edan and Kool Keith. Each time, he's proven his worth through spitfire rhymes like "I can get Madonna / Money and threats are minor / Bet you'll find ya / Bitch with a wet vagina and my cassette behind her."
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RIME MAG.

"Perc is nice, worth the price, every verse entice / one of the most praised men to surface twice on the earth since Christ / ideas I lay are light years away from what's here today / all my peers I slay, stand back, two grand, rip you and your whole crew, man / the true fans know who can bring heat like in the Sudan, black"

BIRTHPLACE: Brooklyn, New York

AGE: 35

AREA YOU REPRESENT: Patterson Projects, South Bronx, New York

YEARS ON THE MIC: I've been emceeing since 1979. I started by watching my uncle and my oldest brother, and all the crews that used to rock at 18 Park in front of my building and the surrounding areas.
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