Rapper's Delight: Young Duece

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Hip hop duo Young Duece has been busy writing music and producing beats for the last five years. What do they have to show for it, you ask? Just four full length albums, five mixtapes and a production company with over a hundred beats for sale. Featuring Kidd Flow and PJ, Young Duece’s talent level is extensive. PJ not only writes and makes beats, but he also focuses on the final production side of the music as well. Kidd Flow contributes his creative spin that helps to define Young Duece’s style, and also takes care of the web design and album artwork. They’ve shared the stage with Nappy Roots and Afroman, they’ve been featured on Talib Kweli’s Blacksmith Community Mixtape, and now Young Duece has found success at OurStage as well. After lingering in the Top 20 of our Best of Urban chart for eight weeks, peaking at the fourth, we think they’re worth a listen.

Their most recent release, The REmixtape 2, is a twenty-track journey with innovative beats and well-crafted lyricism. It will take you from a jazzy brass sample to a dirty dubstep wobble and all the while deliver hard hitting heartfelt truths (with style). It’s available for free on their Web site so you really have no excuse not to download it.

If you’re an artist yourself, you might want to check out Nu Theory Productions. Owned by Young Duece, this production company offers a variety of beats for purchase, some of which have been used by national artists and films. In case you’re still not sold on Young Duece, here’s a track that will change your mind: