Duck Down Music Inc is a New York City based

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...

, talent management, music-marketing, and consulting company founded by Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman and Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake in 1995. In Duck Down's 20-year existence, the Company has released over 40 albums and sold more than 3 million collective copies worldwide. Home of established hip hop artists such as

Boot Camp Clik Boot Camp Clik is an American hip hop music, hip hop Supergroup (music), supergroup from Brooklyn, New York City, which is composed of Buckshot (rapper), Buckshot (of Black Moon (band), Black Moon), Smif-N-Wessun (Tek (rapper), Tek and Steele (rap ...

Pharoahe Monch Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972), better known by his stage name Pharoahe Monch, is an American rapper from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. He is known for his complex lyrics, intricate delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhym ...

, Black Rob,

9th Wonder Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975),
better known as 9th Wonder, is a KRS-One Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from New York City. He rose to prominence as part of ...

B-Real Louis Mario Freese (born June 2, 1970), known by his stage name B-Real, is an American rapper. Since 1991, he has been one of two lead rappers in the hip hop group Cypress Hill, along with Sen Dog. He has also been a part of the rap metal band ...

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have multi-platinum and platinum albums. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast and 1990 ...

, The Away Team,

Statik Selektah Static may refer to: Places *Static Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica United States * Static, Kentucky and Tennessee * Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming ** Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak Science and technology Physics * Static ...

, Random Axe,

Promise A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity ...

, David Dallas, Marco Polo, Ruste Juxx,

Torae Torae L. Carr (born March 18, 1977), known mononymously as Torae, is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. He has released a number of solo albums and collaborative works, and operates the independent record la ...

Blue Scholars Blue Scholars is an American hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, created in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and MC Geologic (George Quibuyen), were students at University of Washington. The name "Blue Scholars" is ...

Special Teamz Special Teamz is an American hip hop group made of Boston rappers Edo G (formerly of Da Bulldogs), Jaysaun (formerly of the Kreators) and Slaine (of La Coka Nostra). All three members are of different racial backgrounds: Edo G is African-Am ...

( Slaine of La Coka Nostra,

Ed O.G. Edward Anderson (born November 27, 1970) is a hip-hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts, better known by his stage name Edo G. Edo is the seniormost hip-hop artist from Boston (if not from anywhere in Massachusetts), in the sense that he was ...

, Jaysaun, DJ Jayceeoh) and

Kidz in the Hall Kidz in the Hall is an American hip hop duo from Chicago, Illinois. History Group members Jabari Evans (Naledge) and Michael Aguilar ( Double-0) met in 2000 during a talent show at the University of Pennsylvania. They began recording songs, ...

History

''Duck Down'' (whose name derived from

Boogie Down Productions Boogie Down Productions (BDP) was an American hip hop group originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, five months after the release of BDP's debut album, '' Criminal Minde ...

' 1992 hit single of the same name) was originally established as a management company in 1994 to manage the careers of Buckshot's group Black Moon and Smif-N-Wessun. In 1995, co-owners Drew "Dru Ha" Friedman and Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake launched Duck Down Music. After successful debut releases from Black Moon (''

Enta da Stage ''Enta da Stage'' is the debut album by American East Coast hip hop group Black Moon, released on October 19, 1993, through Nervous Records. The album was produced by Black Moon member DJ Evil Dee along with Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz. ''Enta da ...

'') and Smif-N-Wessun ('' Dah Shinin'''), Duck Down entered into a label distribution deal with

Priority Records Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, Ice-T, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Big L, Silkk the Shocker and Westside Connection. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death ...

, at the time EMI's top hip hop label, which was home of N.W.A and

Master P Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...

No Limit Records No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mi ...

. Within the first year of the deal, Dru Ha & Buckshot introduced its two newest acts simultaneously: Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. merging the two groups, forming a quintet, which they dubbed the Fab Five. At Priority/EMI, Duck Down eventually brought over the rest of its core roster, which consisted of the Boot Camp Clik, members: Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, and O.G.C.. They released nine albums with Priority Records between 1995–2000. In 2002, Duck Down entered a new physical distribution partnership with

Navarre Corporation Navarre Corporation was an American public distribution and publishing company founded in 1983 by Eric H. Paulson. The company was headquartered in New Hope, Minnesota. Navarre owned three subsidiary companies: a software publisher, Encore, I ...

for their CD and DVD products in the U.S. and Canada. Duck Down retained its Digital Distribution rights and has its own direct deal with iTunes. Duck Down produces, manufactures and markets its products independently. In 2005, Duck Down released ''

Monkey Barz ''Monkey Barz'' is the debut solo studio album by American Brooklyn-based rapper Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah. It was released on June 13, 2005 through Duck Down Records as a part of the label's "Triple Threat Campaign", followed by Buckshot's '' ...

'' (Sean Price's solo debut), '' Chemistry'' (a collaborative album between Buckshot & producer 9th Wonder) and '' Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded''. Collectively, the three albums cover Artwork was created by clothing designer

Marc Ecko Marc Louis Ecko (né Milecofsky; August 29, 1972) is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and artist. He is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of fashion company Ecko Unlimited. He also founded '' Complex'' magazine in 2002. Earl ...

and marketed under the campaign: "''Triple Threat''". In 2007, Duck Down switched distribution to

Koch Records MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had ...

(now

E1 Music MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had ...

) and began expanding its roster as they released albums from

's 2007 '' Stereotypez'', Kidz in the Hall's 2008 '' The In Crowd'' and 2010 '' Land of Make Believe'', as well as Cypress Hill's front man B-Real's 2009 solo LP ''

Smoke N Mirrors ''Smoke N Mirrors'' is the debut solo album by American rapper B-Real of Cypress Hill. It was released on February 24, 2009 through Duck Down Records with distribution via Koch Entertainment. Production was handled by Jay Turner, Scoop DeVill ...

'' and KRS-One & Buckshot's 2009 ''

Survival Skills Survival skills are techniques that a person may use in order to sustain life in any type of natural environment or built environment. These techniques are meant to provide basic necessities for human life which include water, food, and shel ...

'' - represented a few examples of albums showing the labels growing diversity. In 2011, in addition to releasing Pharoahe Monch's '' W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)'' album, Duck Down Music formed 3D, a music-marketing and consulting firm with its own distribution network that's experienced in navigating the indie landscape. Executing a strategy where 3D provides General Management for Artist-owned indie sub-labels such as

Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene (; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def in 1997, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's musical career continued with ...

's Javotti Media ('' Gutter Rainbows'') and Blue Scholars. This allowed artists to tap into 3D's expertise, relationships, and networks, while retaining control of their projects and ownerships of their masters. Expanded services from 3D are a Music Supervision Department that places clients songs in film, TV, and video games and creation and sales of Artist Merchandising. 2012, saw the releases of

Sean Price Sean Duval Price (March 17, 1972August 8, 2015) was an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. He was one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruck, along with partner Rock. Early life and educat ...

’s highly anticipated '' Mic Tyson'' album, Skyzoo’s '' A Dream Deferred'',’ 9th Wonder & Buckshot's 3rd collaborative album and releases from acts Murs &

Fashawn Santiago Leyva (born October 19, 1988), known by his stage name Fashawn, is an American hip hop recording artist from Fresno, California. He first gained major attention after releasing his debut album ''Boy Meets World'' in 2009, which was pro ...

and

De La Soul De La Soul () is an American hip hop trio formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternat ...

’s Plug 1 & Plug 2. 2012 also saw the launch of Duck Down Visuals, a production division dedicated to documenting various artists and the lifestyle of their music through self-produced visual shorts. This included several viral Sean Price skits, profiles on up and coming acts;

Freddie Gibbs Fredrick Jamel Tipton (born June 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, is an American rapper from Gary, Indiana. After initially being signed to Interscope Records in 2006, Gibbs recorded his debut studio album under the labe ...

Ab-Soul Herbert Anthony Stevens IV (born February 23, 1987), better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Raised in Carson, California, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, where ...

etc., and special series like Verse Unheard. In 2013, Duck Down Music was retained as project management for

's latest album, '' Prisoner of Conscious'', distributed by EMI Label Services. Overseeing album deliverables, allocation of budget, co-op approvals, international distribution & overall marketing. Duck Down Music's 3D Division was also retained to consult for Cinematic Music Group assisting with Joey Bada$$ project management services with their distributor

RED Distribution RED Music, stylized RED MUSIC, formerly RED Distribution, LLC (Relativity Entertainment Distribution) was a Sony-owned sales and marketing division that merged under The Orchard in 2017. RED previously handled releases for more than sixty in ...

Music licensing

As of 2011, Duck Down has placed its artists' songs and original compositions on several notable TV shows ( ESPN's Men's College Basketball programming, ESPN's ''SportsCenter'', HBO's ''

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'' & '' Entourage'',

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

's ''

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'' & '' Station Zero'', '' CSI'',

The History Channel History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Dis ...

's '' Gangland'', VH1's ''

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'', and more). Other promotions include video Game placements (

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's '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'', '' Tony Hawk: Ride'', '' Madden NFL 09'', '' NBA 2K11'',

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' '' Midnight Club: Los Angeles'' and more), movie placement ('' Limitless''), and national brand campaigns (

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Notable marketing campaigns

Duck Down's artists have previously aligned with several notable brands for their lifestyle and grassroots marketing campaigns such as Scion,

Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atla ...

Microsoft Zune Zune is a discontinued line of digital media products and services marketed by Microsoft from November 2006 until its discontinuation in June 2012. Zune consisted of a line of portable media players, digital media player software for Windows P ...

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, VTech,

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, and more. In 2010 and 2011, Duck Down partnered with

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to present a unique opportunity for aspiring producers and MCs. This involved an open call for submissions for original sample-free compositions for a chance to receive placement in the

NBA 2K ''NBA 2K'' is a series of basketball sports simulation video games developed by Visual Concepts and released annually since 1999. The premise of the series is to emulate the sport of basketball, and more specifically, the National Basketball ...

's game soundtrack (NBA 2K11 and NBA 2K12) and a trip to NYC to perform at Duck Down's

CMJ CMJ Holdings Corp. is a music events and online media company, originally founded in 1978, which ran a website, hosted an annual festival in New York City, and published two magazines, ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' and ''CMJ New Music Report''. Th ...

Showcase. For NBA 2K12, the winners were the music producer/composer Alex Kresovich for his instrumental "The Return" (

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) and the rap group D.J.I.G. (

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between the

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and

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. *

(Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C.) *

* Black Moon * Black Rob *

* Bodega Bamz *

9th Wonder Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975),
better known as 9th Wonder, is a MC), Dopey Rotten (MC), Jay Reaper (MC), Dr. Diggles ( DJ), Peter Songolo (

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)) *

KRS-One Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from New York City. He rose to prominence as part of ...

* Marco Polo *

* Representativz *

* Team Facelift * The Away Team * De La Soul's Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present First Serve

Discography

;1996 *

Heltah Skeltah Heltah Skeltah was an American hip hop duo which consisted of rappers Jahmal "Rock" Bush and Sean "Ruck" Price. The two were also members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C. Biography H ...

- ''

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'' * O.G.C. - '' Da Storm'' ;1997 *

- '' For the People'' ;1998 * Cocoa Brovaz - '' The Rude Awakening'' *

- ''

Magnum Force ''Magnum Force'' is a 1973 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film ''Dirty Harry''. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on '' Ra ...

'' ;1999 * Black Moon - ''

War Zone War zone or warzone may refer to a zone of war, or to: Film and television * ''The War Zone'', a 1999 film starring Ray Winstone * ''War Zone'' (film), a 1998 documentary about street harassment directed by Maggie Hadleigh-West * "War Zone" (' ...

'' * O.G.C. - '' The M-Pire Shrikez Back'' * ''Various Artists'' - '' Duck Down Presents: The Album'' *

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- ''

The BDI Thug ''The BDI Thug'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Buckshot. It was released on October 26, 1999 via Duck Down Records. Production was handled by Mark "Boogie" Brown, Baby Paul, Chris Ward, DJ Akshun, Just Blaze, Lord Jamar, Mast ...

'' * Representativz - ''Angels of Death'' ;2000 *

- '' Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits'' ;2002 * Boot Camp Clik - '' The Chosen Few'' * ''Various Artists'' - ''

Collect Dis Edition ''Collect Dis Edition'' is a 2003 compilation album released on Duck Down Records. The compilation features a number of singles recorded by Boot Camp Clik members and affiliates between 2000 and 2002, as well as past collaborations. Track listi ...

'' ;2003 *

- ''

'' (expanded re-released version) * Black Moon - ''

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'' ;2005 *

- ''

'' *

9th Wonder Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975),
better known as 9th Wonder, is a Chemistry'' * Smif-N-Wessun - '' Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded'' * Black Moon - '' War Zone Revisited'' (expanded re-released version) ;2006 *

- ''

The Last Stand Last stand is a position against overwhelming odds. Last Stand or The Last Stand may also stand for: Film and TV Film * ''The Last Stand'' (1938 film), an American film directed by Joseph H. Lewis * ''The Last Stand'' (1984 film), a film about ...

'' ;2007 *

- '' Jesus Price Supastar'' *

- '' Still For the People'' (''For the People'' re-release) * Boot Camp Clik -''

Casualties of War ''Casualties of War'' is a 1989 American war drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Rabe, based primarily on an article written by Daniel Lang for ''The New Yorker'' in 1969, which was later published as a book. The film sta ...

'' *

- '' Stereotypez'' * Smif-N-Wessun - '' Smif-n-Wessun: The Album'' ;2008 *

9th Wonder Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975),
better known as 9th Wonder, is a The Formula (album), The Formula'' *

- '' The In Crowd'' *

- '' D.I.R.T.'' * DJ Revolution - ''Kings of the Decks'' * Ruste Juxx - ''Indestructible'' ;2009 *

-''

'' *

& Marco Polo - ''Double Barrel'' * Steele of Smif-N-Wessun - ''Welcome to Bucktown'' *

- ''OOF! EP'' * Blue Scholars - '' Bayani Redux'' *

- '' Survival Skills (album)'' *

Skyzoo Gregory Skyler Taylor (born December 24, 1982), known professionally as Skyzoo, is an American Songwriter and rapper. He has released a number of notable solo and collaborative albums, including '' Cloud 9: The 3 Day High'' with 9th Wonder in ...

- '' The Salvation'' ;2010 * Steele of Smif-N-Wessun - ''AmeriKKKa's Nightmire Part 2: Children of War'' *

- '' Land of Make Believe'' * Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - '' The eXXecution'' * Marco Polo - ''The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo'' * ''Various Artists'' - ''15 Years Of Duck Down'' *

Illmind Ramon Ibanga, Jr. (born August 28, 1980), known professionally as Illmind (often stylized as !llmind), is an American record producer, songwriter, and educator. As of 2012, he lives in Brooklyn, New York. Illmind has co-written and produced hip ...

- '' Live from the Tape Deck'' ;2011 *

- '' Awakening'' *

- '' W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)'' *

Random Axe ''Random Axe'' is the only studio album from the American hip hop group Random Axe, released June 14, 2011, on Duck Down Music Inc. The group was composed of hip hop producer Black Milk and rappers Guilty Simpson and the late Sean Price. The ...

(

Guilty Simpson Byron Dwayne “Guilty” Simpson is an American rapper and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan whose recording career spans more than 20 years. He is signed to Stones Throw Records, and is known for being one of the late producer J Dilla’s fav ...

, and

Black Milk Curtis Eugene Cross (born August 14, 1983), better known by his stage name Black Milk, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Career In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dan ...

) - ''

'' *

Pete Rock Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, and is often mentioned alongside DJ P ...

& Smif-N-Wessun - '' Monumental'' * Black Rob - ''

Game Tested, Streets Approved ''Game Tested, Streets Approved'' is the third and final studio album by Black Rob, released on July 26, 2011 through Duck Down Music Inc. The album managed to peak at number 44 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Background The album w ...

'' * The Away Team - '' Scars & Stripes'' * David Dallas - '' The Rose Tint'' *

- ''

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'' *

- ''Occasion'' ;2012 *

's Plug 1 & Plug 2 - ''

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'' * Ruste Juxx & The Arcitype - ''V.I.C. (Victorious Impervious Champions)'' * Murs &

- ''This Generation'' *

- '' A Dream Deferred'' *

- '' Mic Tyson'' *

9th Wonder Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975),
better known as 9th Wonder, is a The Solution (Buckshot and 9th Wonder album), The Solution'' ;2013 * P-Money - ''

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'' *

- ''

Extended Play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

'' * Smif-N-Wessun - '' Born and Raised'' * Dope D.O.D. - ''Da Roach'' ;2014 *

& P-Money - ''Backpack Travels'' *

- ''What Goes Around...'' ;2015 * Bodega Bamz - '' Sidewalk Exec'' * Chelsea Reject - ''CMPLX'' *

- '' Lucky 7'' ;2020 * Ruste Juxx & Amadeus360theBeatKing - James Brown of the Underground

Mix CDs

*2002: Boot Camp Clik & DJ Peter Parker ''Search And Recover Part 1'' *2004: Smif-N-Wessun & DJ Revolution ''Still Shinin'' *2004: Sean Price ''Donkey Sean Jr'' *2004: Boot Camp Clik & DJ Evil Dee ''Search And Recover Part 2'' *2005: DJ Bucktown ''Blastin' Off Vol. 1'' *2005: Boot Camp Clik & DJ Tony Touch ''Best of BCC Freestyles'' *2005: DJ Logic (DJ Master Nash) ''Rap Center'' *2006: Black Moon - ''Alter the Chemistry'' *2006: Smif-N-Wessun ''X-Files Official Mix'' *2006: Boot Camp Clik & DJ Sherazta ''Search And Recover Part 3'' *2006: Steele ''America Nightmare'' *2006: Tek ''Famlee First Mix CD - Vol. 1'' *2006: Tek ''I Got This'' *2006: DJ Bucktown ''Blastin' Off Vol.2'' *2007: Steele ''Hotstyle Takeover'' *2007: Sean Price ''Master P'' *2007: Ruste Juxx ''Reign of Destruction'' *2007: Supreme ''The Perfect Weapon'' *2008: Rock ''Shell Shock'' *2008: ''Duck Down Hotline'' *2008: Ruste Juxx ''The Prelude Mixtape'' *2009: Naledge of Kidz in the Hall ''Chicago Picasso'' *2009: Steele ''Welcome To Bucktown'' *2009: Sean Price ''Kimbo Price'' *2010: Tek ''24KT Smoke'' *2010: Rock ''Rockin Out West'' *2010: Ruste Juxx ''Adamantine'' *2011: David Dallas ''The Rose Tint'' *2011: Skyzoo''The Great Debater'' *2011: ''The Best of Duck Down Music 2011'' *2012: Skyzoo ''Theo Vs. J.J." *2020: Ruste Juxx & Amadeus360TheBeatKing ''James Brown of the Underground''

References

External links

Duck Down Website

Duck Down YouTube

Duck Down SoundCloud
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