Denmark Martin Vessey (born August 28, 1984) is an American rapper and record producer from

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. He is also a member of hip hop duo Crown Nation with

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. He was named after

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, leader of a slave revolt planned in 1822 in

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; it was interrupted before any actions took place. He is also a member of the west coast collective Dirty Science.

Career

Vessey grew up listening to

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, and

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. Denmark and Quelle formed Crown Nation in 2006, and in 2008, the duo relocated from

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and released the crew’s debut LP ' a year after. Denmark released his debut solo EP titled ''I'd Rather Be Making Bread'' via No Love City in 2012, and he collaborated with Chicago-based producer Steven Scud One for the full-length ''Cult Classic'' which was released through Dirty Science record label in 2013 and was rated 3.5 of 5 stars according to ''

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''. He dropped his eleven-track self-released album ''Life, In My Direction'' on the same year, and his second EP '' Martin Lucid Dream'' in 2015, which was ranked number 34 on ''

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'' magazine's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2015. Both Crown Nation members appeared on the track "The Forgotten (Don’t Look Away)" from ''Hip Hop After All'' album by European rapper/producer

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. Following Denmark's instrumental release of ''The Gift, Vol. 9'' with DJ House Shoes on Street Corner Music, he teamed up with

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-based producer Gensu Dean (who worked with

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and

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) for the 2016 full-length album ''Whole Food'' on

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. On January 31, 2017, he collaborated with another Chicago rapper/producer DRXQUINNX and producer Azarias as Doppelganger to release the group's debut self-titled EP. Later that year, Denmark again collaborated with Azarias under the name Buy Muy Drugs, and the duo released a self-titled LP on September 15, 2017. Denmark has worked with and provides music for some of

’s most respected artists, such as

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Slutbag Edition'' (with

, as Crown Nation) (2009) * ''Life in My Direction'' (2013) * ''Cult Classic'' (with Scud One) (2013) * ''The Gift'' (with House Shoes) (2015) * ''Whole Food'' (with Gensu Dean) (2016) * '' Buy Muy Drugs'' (with Azarias, as Buy Muy Drugs) (2017) *''The Bridge'' (with Wolphonics and Asha Griffith) (2018) * ''Bullies'' (with DrxQuinnx and Azarias, as Bullies) (2019)

Extended plays

* ''I'd Rather Be Making Bread'' (2012) * '' Martin Lucid Dream'' (2015) * ''Doppelganger'' (with DrxQuinnx and Azarias, as Doppelganger) (2017) * '' Sun Go Nova'' (2018) *''Class Act'' (with Soul Theory) (2019)

Mixtapes

* ''Don't Drink the Kool Aid'' (2013)

References

External links

BandCamp
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