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Last Updated: 12/11/2009

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Status: Single
City: Pelham, New Hampshire & Boston
State: Massachusetts
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/28/2006

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 

Current mood:  amorous

Don't forget! This Saturday, April 25th is the second installment of The Come Up. This time Big Digits is headlining alongside Brek.One, Ghostdad and I. Main Fader will also be providing his own brand of mind bending visuals and lighting.

And, of course, our good friends at Pabst Blue Ribbon are providing us with some kegs! FREE BEER for the first hour (9-10 pm) and only $2 a cup after that!

RSVP ON FACEBOOK!


YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS. There has been a good times void in JP since the Milky Way's closing. Let's revitilize the hood!

Only $7 to get in. 9 pm - Midnight @ Spontaneous Celebrations in JP (45 Danforth Street, directions here.) There will also be an exclusive after party. We're giving the address out at the party! See you on Saturday!



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Thursday, October 23, 2008 

So it's been a long time coming, but A MAJOR MINORITY is finally here! This is Black Element's debut album and it's available for free.

I put a lot of work into this album, including the beats for four tracks ("The Stickup Kid," "It's All Relative (Family First)," "Can't Call It" and "Headaches") as well as one little interlude jawn. The album as a whole is dope, and has been getting a lot of coverage on hip-hop websites like Okayplayer and 2DopeBoys.com.

Download It

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Friday, October 17, 2008 

DOWNLOAD NOW

So Rhymehouse.com contacted me last month asking me to pull together a mixtape showcasing some of the up and coming artists they cover on their blog. The result is the Under the Radar 08 Mixtape.

I've got a few tracks on there including the intro, Black Element's "Can't Call It,"and Jelani's "Pain."

The mixtape also has some of my favorite hip-hop artists on it such as Akrobatik and Guilty Simpson among others.

You can download the mixtape by clicking the image above. Check out some of the shit that's flying under the radar these days.

Cheers,
Durk

1. Ryan Durkin- Intro
2. Akrobatik- A to the K ft. B-Real
3. Buff1- Beat the Speakers Up
4. Doomtree- Drumsticks
5. Major League- Fly With the Time ft. Streets Buchanon
6. Oddisee- All Because She’s Gone ft. Phonte
7. Outasight- Good Evening
8. DJ Revolution- Funky Piano ft. Crooked I, Bishop Lamont, and Styliztik Jones
9. Analogic and Rashid Hadee- Explode
10. Elzhi- Motown 25 ft. Royce 59
11. Jelani- Spotlight
12. eMC- Git Some ft. Sean Price
13. Black ELement- Can’t Call It
14. The Gent$- Cold
15. Shawn Jackson- Strategies ft. Guilty Simpson
16. Supastition- Word Has It
17. Black ELement- Quiet Nights ft. Jelani
18. Presto- Pour Another Glass ft. Blu
19. Jelani- Pain
20. Moe Pope and Headnodic- Woah
21. Living Legends- Luva Changer
22. Nicolay and Kay- The Lights ft. Myth, S1, and Nicole Hurst
23. Reks- How Can It Be
24. Soul Cannon- Hands High
25. S1- Who Stole the Music (Durkin Edit) ft. Knessecary, Bavu Blakes, and Glenn Reynolds
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Friday, September 26, 2008 
Thanks to my man 6th Sense my remix of Jelani's track "Let's Dance" is on the Motivation 2 mixtape.

This is a mixtape put together by Mick Boogie, DJ Benzi and Neoteric, and the shit is hosted by none other than Lil Jon!!!!!!1234

Also, my friends at Fully Fitted have a killer track on there called "Roll It". Overall, a great tape. Too bad right now its posted as one long mp3... I'll post a a version thats tracked out if possible.Cheers!

DOWNLOAD THAT SHIT

Tracklisting:

BENZI/MICK BOOGIE/NEOTERIC "MOTIVATION 2" (HOSTED BY LIL JON)
001. Lil Jon "Introduction"
002. Biggie Smalls "Juicy (Benzi Refix)"
003. Pitbull & Lil Jon "Krazy"
004. Felli Fel, Ludacris, & Akon "Buck In Here (Villians Remix)"
005. T-Pain "Can't Believe It (B-Flat Remix)"
006. Chromeo "Fancy Footwork (Crookers Remix)"
007. ATB "Til I Come"
008. David Guetta "Love Is Gone (Mano Remix)"
009. Donnis "Party Works (1 Fish 2 Fish Remix)"
010. Kid Cudi "Day N Nite (B-Flat Remix)"
011. Nacho Lovers "Acid Life"
012. Marvin Gaye "Give it Up (Sizzahands Remix)"
013. Prince "1999 (Rock-It Scientists Remix)"
014. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke "Be (Riz Remix)"
015. Paul Johnson "She Got Me On (Neoteric Edit)"
016. Skepta "Rolex Sweep"
017. Bangers & Cash "Digital Pussy (Kid Color Remix)"
018. The Supremes "Keep Hangin On (Emynd Remix)"
019. John Legend & Andre 3000 "Green Light (Diplo Remix)"
020. Thunderheist "Jerk It (Nacho Lovers Remix)"
021. Surkin & Chromeo "Chrome Knight"
022. Tag Team & Jay-Z "Whoomp There It Is (League Crew Remix)"
023. EPMD "Run It (Sinden Remix)"
024. Thundercatz "3am (Klever Remix)"
025. Busta Rhymes & Chic "Dancing King (Terry Urban Remix)"
026. Treasure Fingers & 6th Sense "Cross The Dancefloor (Curses Remix)"
027. Jelani "Let's Dance (Durkin Remix)"
028. Kickdrums & Prydz "Love Is A Drug (Apt One Remix)"
029 Mstrkrft & Marky "Bounce (Mansion Remix)"
030. Fly Union "Jackin My Fresh (Mick Boogie Mix)"
031. Idle Warship "Steady"
032. Kardinal Offishall & JDavey "Digital Motown"
033. Kanye West "Homecoming (Discotech Remix)"
034. Fully Fitted "Roll It"
035. Fake Blood "Mars (Player Player Remix)"
036. The-Dream "I Luv Your Girl (Chaise Remix)"
037. Goldrocc & Svelt St. "The Right Way"
038. Rye Rye & Krames "Get Familar"
039. Will.I.Am & Kanye West "Impatient Boy (Benzi Refix)"
040. Clipse "Fast Life (Bird Peterson Remix)"
041. Clipse "When The Last Time (Risk One Remix)"
042. Busta Rhymes & Pharrell "Light Your Ass (Switch Remix)"
043. Earth Wind & Fire "Groove Tonight (Redhead Kingpin & The FBI Remix)"
044. Pilot "Magic (Mykill Remix)"
045. Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz "Deja Vu (Bomberman Remix)"
046. DJ Kool "Keep Making Noise (Nadastorm Remix)"
047. Smoke & Mirrors "Insane"
048. Trackademiks "Enjoy What You Do (Flosstradamus Remix)"
049. Tittsworth & The Federation "Drunk As What (Top Billin Remix)"
050. Enur "Calabria (Deeq Remix)"
051. Groove Armada "Get Down"
052. Bel Biv Devoe "Poison (Gant-man Remix)"
053. 504 Boyz "I Can Tell (Top Billin Remix)"
054. Lil Wayne "The Beat Build (Bird Peterson Remix)"
055. Lil Jon "Outroduction"

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 

Thanks to my friend Sean, I was introduced to a guy named Jim who runs a Boston-focused music/lifestyle blog called That Hottness. We were both really drunk when we first met, so it took a while for us to actually link up.

Anyway, Jim got in contact with me a few days ago, and I did a little interview for the blog. I also gave him a couple of mp3s. It's a really great site. Most blogs suck, but this guy actually has his shit together and is covering a lot of interesting Boston-based music, art and culture. Definitely worth poking around on That Hottness.

Cheers, Durk

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Monday, August 25, 2008 

New Song With Black Element
(Oh Shit We Goin) Down

Here's a new track I produced for Black Element as part of his Missing Elements series.He's releasing exclusive new songs every Mon, Wed & Fri up until the release of his album A Major Minority on September 18th! I have a bunch of bangers on that album too, so stay tuned...

Download it Here
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 
I regret to inform you that Fuzzy Coconuts has been canceled by The Cambridge Licensing Commission and the Cambridge Police. The American Legion I paid to host the event turned out to not have the proper liquor or entertainment licenses to hold events like mine on their property. They only informed me of this last week after running into trouble with another outdoor dance party. While they were willing to try to make it work with the city, I had to do all the leg work.

Over the last few days I did everything I could to save the event. I applied for special liquor and entertainment licenses at Cambridge City Hall and appealed directly to the Cambridge police, but it wasn't enough.

Thanks to everyone who supported this event. The sheer number of people who were willing to come amazed me. I know this is a disappointment, but I am not giving up on throwing parties like this. As long as y'all are still looking for an alternative to the usual bars and clubs, I will keep working on something different.

Cheers,
Ryan Durkin
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 
So my man Jelani's free digital album got released today. I have a track on there called "Pain." Download the album here:

Wait, You Can Rap?!?!

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 
So I played at DJ Ghostdad's Do It Again night in Cambridge this past weekend. Long story short, we rocked that shit tag team style, I drank a bunch of Grape Crushes and spent all my hard earned pay, and in the last half hour a bunch of skinheads and jamaicans showed up after a ska show and we played reggae and dancehall for them. Oh yeah and everyone was dancing in the street.

Photos here: http://flickr.com/photos/ghostdad/sets/72157605655581310/
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008 

Current mood:  grateful
Who Said Gangsters Don’t Dance?!?! is getting a little local press here in Boston. Isabelle Davis of The Weekly Dig did a writeup of my Jay-Z remix EP in their first April issue of 2008."

"He lives in Mission Hill and used to be a mailman. He makes music using samples and it does not sound anything like Greg Gillis or Kanye West. He has taken Jay-Z’s semi-not-really-but-it-is-autobiographical soul-sample heavy American Gangster and made it synthtacular and club ready."

View the article here


Thanks, Dig.





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