…Dipolomew (Dip-ah-luh-myoo) and Stan Steam (Dip -n- Steam/DNS a.k.a. Do Not Sleep) are a duo who have set out to bring a new level of skill back to the game of MCing. A few years ago, when a group of MC's from the Midwest looking to capitalize on the music scene in Atlanta found themselves in the same circles & spittin in the same cyphers, they decided to form Galaxy High, who eventually recorded the instant college classic "Friday Night Sessions" album, produced by Illastrate. Dipolomew (a.k.a. Dip) and Stan Steam (a.k.a. General Hotspit), two veteran's of the mic, decided the chemistry of their voices on wax was undeniable. DNS was born.Long before they ever became a duo, both were respected mc's in their own right. Steam hails from Indianapolis where he gained legendary status as a top-of-the-food-chain battle m.c., eventually expanding his rep as far south as Savannah, GA. Dip spent a broken childhood split between Hammond, IN and Chicago, IL, fifteen minutes away...and the uniqueness and personality born from that Big City/Small Hood upbringing is evident in his rhymes.With their full-length debut project as a duo, Do Not Sleep!! (iTunes, CDbaby.com) the hitting lyrical flow of tracks such as "GUM" (Grown Up Music) and their high energy hit "Man the Myth", DNS wanted to announce their arrival to the world.They soon achieved just that. Broken beat legend Daz I-kue of the U.K. group Bugz in the Attic took notice, eventually producing the remix to “GUM,†which became so popular as an underground banger it was picked up by Philly tastemaker DJ Junior and released as a 12†vinyl and digital single on Recordbreakin Music. With HEAVY support from Gilles Peterson (BBC Worldwide), Benji B (BBC Deviations), Garth Trinidad, Carlos Nino, Bugz in the Attic, Karl Injex, Tyler Askew, Eavesdrop Radio, etc. it quickly sold out in many outlets around the world including Japan, the U.K.,
Netherlands, and Australia. Hmmm, must not be your normal Hip-Hop!!!!DnS's live show was reviewed here:propellerskies.com/2006/07/dip-n-steam-play-apache-cafe
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