| Item Summary | New York City may be the birthplace of hip hop, but some may say Detroit is where it currently lives. Long known for its roots in R&B and Soul, the city of Motown has more recently bred some of today's hottest hip hop performers such as J Dilla, Eminem, eLZhi, Black Milk and Guilty Simpson. Enter The Regiment, and their latest album The Panic Button.
"The definition of a Panic Button is 'a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency'. This album plans to do just what its title infers. According to hip hop fans, the state of hip hop has been called everything from mediocre to outright dead. It's in a state of emergency. We plan to deliver a hip hop musical masterpiece so crowd-pleasing; it will serve as the metaphorical equivalent of the Panic Button." – The Regiment
The Panic Button features guest appearances from Kev Brown, Finale, Boog Brown and Substantial as well as amazing vocal performances by singer Vincent J. Kelley. Production is provided by Soulution, Apollo Brown, Kev Brown, Newstalgia, Soulgate, Beat Butcha and BEATNICK DEE.
ABOUT THE REGIMENT
Modern day hip hop has become a battleground where false messiahs of materialism have often gained the upper hand, but MCs OSI and IseQold of The Regiment are the positive force for change in music. Based in Detroit, OSI and Ise defined the Regiment as something more than just two men. A regiment is comprised of a number of people fighting for a common cause, and when the cause is something as vast as hip hop itself, there's no way two individuals alone can get the job done. OSI and IseQold now lead The Regiment, a collective of fans and music lovers who want more from their music and are willing to join the battle. Dealing with the everyday struggles of trying to make it in a sometimes brutal world, The Regiment leaves the gold plated fantasies to others. Taking cues from artists diverse as KRS-1 and J-Dilla, The Regiment lyrically mixes the uplifting as well as the painfully truthful with production that hankers back to the days when hip hop wasn't a dirty word, when people of all ages could listen and enjoy musical truth. | | Front: | Back: |  |  |
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