“A Tribe Called Quest meets Final Fantasy” — Panacea’s Myspace

Two of my favorite things.

Panacea is a hip-hop duo out of DC consisting of K-Murdock (Maryland) and Raw Poetic (Northern VA & Philly). Of course you know that I’m a big supporter of all hip-hop in DC, VA and NC. I’m still not ready to say hip-hop overall is in a renaissance, but Rawkus definitely in the midst of one. Panacea’s The Scenic Route is a dope record and worth the check. I remember their cd from 2006, Ink In My Drink and I thought that was phat as well. It is mentioned that they’ve been compared to legendary hip-hop groups A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Outkast, Gangstarr and Pete Rock & CL “Make My Beats” Smooth. Which isn’t far off at all. The beats are definitely reminiscent of Outkast’s spaceship vibe and the flow will remind you of Black Thought. If you don’t agree, you’re lying. If you have similar examples, you’d still be right.

The following track can be heard on their myspace page. But I provided the mp3 because some of you are so feenin’ for fellow DC’er (?) Raheem…I see you in my blog stats!
Panacea - “Flashback To Stardom” (feat. Raheem DeVaughn)