BRRAAAPPP BRR. Where di party at tonight?! Catch South Rakkas Crew along with Mad Decent at Fortune Sound Club. Most innovative Dancehall you can find. And if I haven’t convinced you to come out tonight, their new album sure as hell will. Download The Stimulus Package (via Mad Decent) here.

“South Rakkas Crew (SRC) was founded by producer Dennis ‘Dow Jones’ Shaw in late 2002. After managing Riprock n Alex G Entertainment, Orlando’s premier ‘Pop’ production house, Dow Jones teamed up with Alex G creating what is proving to be one of the hottest Dancehall and Electro music production teams today.

SRC gave the world Riddims like: Clappas, Red Alert, Bionic Ras, Chinkuzi, etc. They have produced Dancehall music’s biggest artists including Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Bounty Killer, Capleton, Lady Saw, Mr. Vegas, Ce’Cile, Mr. Easy, Sizzla, T.O.K., and the list goes on. They have become known as Dancehall’s most innovative producers, bringing a fresh new sound which the top European DJ’s have titled Electro-Dancehall. Dow Jones has another alias, “King of the cut,” given to him by some of Jamaica’s biggest producers, for South Rakka’s ability to ‘chop up’, and rearrange songs creating new and exciting mixes.

Although the team is based in Los Angeles, they hail from Southern Canada. Growing up in Toronto, and Mississauga Ontario has given them an edge, explains Dow Jones. “I was born in Jamaica but grew up in Canada. Alex G and I grew up in a very multicultural environment. We have been exposed to many genres of music. At different times in our lives were were into Top 40, Reggae, Pop, Hip Hop, Disco, House, Dancehall, Bass, Freestyle, Dance, R&B, Jungle, New Wave, Rave, Rock, Salsa, Merengue, Electro., etc. This is what gives us our sound.” This ‘sound’ has earned South Rakkas Crew high accolades in the remix world as well, and from a very eclectic list of artists, including: Bob Marley, Duran Duran, DJ Shadow, Lily Allen, Beck, T.O.K, Mr. Vegas, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Bounty Killer, T-Pain, R. Kelly, Twista, Good Charlotte, Shakira, Alicia Keys, and Chris Brown.

South Rakkas Crew recently released a critically acclaimed EP called ‘South Rakkas Mix Up’ featuring Dancehall’s top DJs on their unique blend of Electro and Dancehall. The single from this EP called ‘Mad Again’ has spawned its own EP (single) release featuring remixes by Fake Blood, Boy 8 Bit, Diplo, Jokers of the Scene, Drop the Lime, DJ Sega and more. Both these releases are under Diplos, Mad Decent label distributed by The Lab in NYC.

So what’s next for SRC? “We started touring in the summer of 2007; immediately spinning in some of the planets hottest clubs like Fabric in London (UK), and Studio B in Brooklyn (US) alongside world class DJs such as Sinden, Switch, Surkin, A-Track, Diplo, etc. We have since toured in: Canada, Sweden, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, and Australia.” SRC is currently planning a tour in New Zealand, China, and South America in early 2009; continue on the same path, releasing great records and bringing it to the people.”

via Fortune Sound Club

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