Black Panther

Black Panther

Black Panther has produced for some of the most talented and popular
underground hip hop stars including Jean Grae, Dead Prez, C-Ray Walz, Oktober
Zero and others.

Panther was born Michael Hill in Fort Green, Brooklyn surrounded by the
undeniable energy of artists such as Spike Lee, Chris Rock and Rakim

As a youth, he embraced many different forms of music. You could hear the
variety coming from his portable turn table in the basement from the hip hop
sounds of UTFO and Roxanne Shante to the rock sounds of Rod Stewart and Rick
Springfield. The day the his brother brought home Run DMC’s record “Sucker
MC’s” Black Panther’s life changed forever.

In the late, 80's and early 90's, influenced by Ralph McDaniel’s Video Music Box,
Panther found his way on to the hiphop scene as a dancer, appearing in a few
music videos including “Good For We” by a London group called D-Influence,
another from Mark Walberg’s alter ego Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and
Wu-Tang affiliate, Shyheim’s “On & On” video.

In time, Panther found himself back to his true passion behind the turntables
making music and Michael Hill became DJ Black Panther. He began producing,
promoting and selling underground mixtapes. He had released a total of 20 when
in 1996 DJ Honda, a popular Japanese deejay purchased three hundred of his
double mixtapes to sell in Japan. Panther invested the money from that sale in an
MPC and launched his career as a producer.

In 2003, Black Panther released his debut album, “The Darkest Night Ever” on
Third Earth Music Label. The album featured his amazing production with
appearances by MURS, L.I.F.E. Long and Pumpkinhead and more. The album
received positive feedback and publicity for Panther’s production skills.

Between 2004 and 2006 he continued to produce standout songs including the
underground hit “Digamello” which appeared on Oktober Zero’s “Projeckt
Building” album as well as "Camouflage" for C-Ray Walz and “American Hunger”
for M F Grimm.

Black Panther is set to return with his much anticipated second album, “My
Eternal Winter” which will be released on his own label Manekineko Pro with
distribution from HBD/Koch. This album is sure to make Black Panther the
producer to watch for in 2007.

Websites:

Black Panther on Myspace.com
Manekineko Pro

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