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IGN.com: FUNK FOR A NEW GENERATION
June 5, 2006 - In the midst of an experimental era of hip-hop, the precarious divide between singer and emcee becomes more muddled by the day. Backed by top tier production from resident veteran Madlib, Stones Throw funk-hopper Dudley Perkins hopes to be the next hybrid success. Dudley is a music journalist's nightmare, rendering useless most of the neat and clean adjectives that can usually be copied and pasted from artist to artist.
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THE MESSAGE UNI VERSA | G&D
Amazon.com
TIME (12" SINGLE) | G&D
iTunes | Fatbeats
Dudley Perkins - Money the video. Click to play from iFilm.
Declaime with Grand Agent Live in Bonn, Germany
T. Biggums - Oh No feat. Dudley Perkins & Georgia Muldrow
Dudley Perkins & Georgia Muldrow - Beautiful Mind
Dudley Perkins - Testin' Me
BET.com: DUDLEY PERKINS - DIVINE MESSENGER
April 17, 2006 - To use the title of a famous Thelonious Monk composition as an analogy, Dudley Perkins epitomizes Ugly Beauty. As a singer and MC, Perkins' voice isnt pretty in the strict, conventional sense. Some would argue that he cant sing at all. Nevertheless, hes able to captivate hearts and engage imaginations as he sings about inner-city strife and chasing out personal demons.
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NPR.org: A BEAUTIFULLY UGLY MESSAGE TO GOD
April 18, 2006 - The title of Thelonious Monk's "Ugly Beauty" provides the best means of describing Dudley Perkins's artistry: Navigating between a shrill falsetto and a croaking tenor, Perkins often lands on notes that more surefooted crooners avoid. His sense of melody seems hazy at best, and his rhythmic gait can get shaky. Nevertheless, Perkins possesses one of the most emotionally potent voices in R&B.
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