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Benny Diction

'THE PEACE EP' COMIN SOON FROM THE PUNNING CLAN!!!

About Me

BENNY DICTION THE PENSIVE ECCENTRIC aka BENNY DICKENS aka PRINCE SILLY UN aka YA MAMMA'S BUTLER aka GRANDFATHER CLOCK aka THE JOHN SMITH'S SIPPIN WORDSMITH aka THE CURLY HAIRED DEMON aka BENEVOLENT Aka COLONEL SLANDERS aka SALVADOR GNARLEY aka BENNY BATTENBURG aka THE MYSTERY WORSHIPPER aka FREDDIE MERKERY... ...raps and makes beats as part of trio THINKTANK with long-time schoolfriends D-FINE (LYRICS/BEATS) and sick Peak Distict-based producer DJ SIMON B (BEATS/CUTS)... ...and is also a member of hip-hop "supergroup" THE PUNNING CLAN with OSCILLATE (RHYMES), RO JISTA (RHYMES/BEATS), LOUIS CYPHER (RHYMES), 2WOTOES (RHYMES/BEATS) and TONY SKANK (RHYMES). UPCOMING PROJECTS . . . solo "HARD GRAFT, ARTS & CRAFTS AND HEARTY LAUGHS" EP/mini-album . . . PUNNING CLAN "PEACE EP" . . . DJ RASP "RASPUTIN SESSIONS VOL. 1" mix . . . BENNY DICTION & 2WOTOES "DICTOETORSHIP EP" . . . BENNY DICTION & RO JISTA "STRAY MATTER" . . . THINKTANK "PARA/NORMAL EP" . . . BENNY DICTION & DYLEMMA "DICTIONDYLEMMA EP" . . . OSCILLATE & BENNY DICTION EP TBA . . . Not to mention guest vocals/beats on projects by the various Punning Clan members and affiliates. CHECK THEIR PROFILES IN MY "TOP FRIENDS" LIST BELOW for some of that sick, low-budget ish. Don't be stingy. You probably haven't heard of me yet, but I intend to change that this year. I'm not gonna be one of these deluded deekheds and say "This is our year, whut WHUT!" but if you have an appreciation of good music and lyricism and you've heard me, want to hear me or, better yet, are willing to PAY to hear me, then God bless you. I do not plan on disappointing. At the same time, I'm a busy dude beyond all this music ish, what with teaching n that, and if things ever move a bit slow then it's out of time constraints, not laziness - I'll always write lyrics and put together a sick beat every now and then and if you hear it and you feel it, then respect to ya. If you "hate" (ahem), respect to ya still. To all those who've shown me love both on a musical and general level, cheers. To anyone I've ever spoke, smoked and caught joke with - peace. And if you've got a minute - check these viddys below for some live action (from our slot supporting the SOULS OF MISCHIEF!!!): 'THE OBSERVER' live at the Magnet (last ever Sunday Service) 'GIVE THANKS' at same gig THE PUNNING CLAN & DJ RASP JAM OVER A LOVELY RO JISTA BEAT DICTION, JISTA, SKANK & RASP @ HEAVY ROTATION'S HARO TRIBUTE GIG (24/08/07, LEMON LOUNGE)

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Member Since: 4/30/2006
Band Members: SEE TO THE RIGHT FOR BAND MEMBERS, PROJECTS, etc! For THE STORY SO FAR (pretty much), then read on: BENNY DICTION has been gigging and appearing at open mics in Liverpool since his arrival in the city back in 2001, when he used to solo under the name of MC FUNKTION. Although he penned his first verse back in 1997 ("We had to do a song about Christmas in music class so me and my mate thought we'd do a Christmas rap"), Ben didnt start writing properly until 1999, inspired by Golden Age names like DE LA SOUL and WU-TANG. In 2000, he formed a group with schoolmates DJ SIMON B and MC D-FINE which would go on to be called THINKTANK. The first time he rhymed before a "proper" hip-hop audience was as a 17 year-old at RODNEY P's Sheffield gig in 2001, an intimidating experience at the time but ultimately enough of a buzz to motivate him to carry on . . . When he came to Liverpool to study, he immediately became involved in the University HIP HOP SOCIETY, promoting and performing at society-organised nights such as Sunday Service, the longest-running night at the Magnet EVER (big up to SKETCHY BWOY). In early 2003 still under the Funktion moniker, he formed another group, FU-2, with Liverpool-based rhymer FUSE (now OSCILLATE), before taking a hiatus to teach in France. On his return, with a new AKA and Fuse now known as Oscillate, FU-2 became R.A.H (RHYMES AGAINST HUMANITY) . . . Although Oscillate has since returned to his hometown of Crouchend, N. London, Benny has retained his ties with the original North London specialist and there's still more to come from the dynamic duo. Recently, friendships with other Liverpool-based emcees RO JISTA and LOUIS CYPHER mean that Benny D I now rolls thick with the PUNNING CLAN, alongside new recruits TONY SKANK and 2WOTOES. Combined they are a force to be reckoned with! . . . Over the years, both solo and with either Sketchy, the 'Clan or the 'Tank, Ben has supported and performed alongside the likes of ASPECTS, PHI-LIFE CYPHER, BROKE'N'ENGLISH, KAMANCHI SLY, FOREIGN BEGGARS (all @ SUNDAY SERVICE) RONI SIZE (@ CHIBUKU), DJ FOOD, PETER PARKER, DJ WOODY (w/ KINETIC FALLACY @ CHEAP THRILLS) and spat in spots as far away as Bavaria (big up all my PASSAU peeps), but the biggest/best gig so far has to have been with SOULS OF MISCHIEF @ the last ever Sunday Service. You can watch videos of our slot there here on this page - BIG UP DJ RASP for the footage. EXTRA SPECIAL SHOUTOUTS go to TONY LOCO, ODDBWAR and the NO EXCUSES crew for putting the 'Clan on back when we first formed properly . . . Coming from a musical background (having played piano, violin, guitar and drums growing up), it also makes sense that Ben's ear for noise extends to beatmaking which, along with his freestyling and writing ability, is getting ever stronger . . . As well as ThinkTank and Punning Clan EPs, Ben intends to put out a SOLO EP ("HARD GRAFT, ARTS & CRAFTS & HEARY LAUGHS"), along with collabos with musician DYLEMMA (of Kinetic Fallacy) and fellow punners 2woToes ("THE DICTOETORSHIP") and Ro Jista ("STRAY MATTER"). After starting to work more closely with one of Merseyside's finest, DJ RASP, the Clan were also asked to spit on and host his throwback mix, "THE RASPUTIN SESSIONS VOL. 1", which will be available FREE as a PODCAST and on CD at gigs. Expect more from Rasp and the Clan. Besides all that, expect to hear Benny's beats and/or rhymes on releases from the other Punners and affiliates in the near future. You might even see him doing a drunken DJ set at a Merseyside venue near you (maybe). Hip hop ya don't stop.
Influences: De La Soul, D.I.T.C., Organized Konfusion, RZA, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface, Raekwon, Redman, Oasis, The Verve, Braintax, Jehst, Company Flow, Cannibal Ox, Juggaknots, Tame-Wizza, Roots Manuva, The Roots, TTC, Saian Supa Crew, Orishas, Common, Bill Withers, Super Furry Animals, Erykah Badu, London Posse, Pulp, MF Doom, Lootpack, Dilated Peoples, Tha Alkaholiks, Cage, Non-Phixion, High & Mighty, Sir Menelik, Pendulum, Reprazent, Jean Grae, Ty, Big Daddy Kane, Big Punisher, Big L, Notorious B.I.G., Rakim, Kool G Rap, KRS-ONE, Mindbomb, Microdisiacs, The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Massive Attack, Nate Dogg, Cappo, Scor-zay-zee, Love, PEP LOVE!!!!!!!, Murs Millionaire, The Byrds, Paul Simon, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, King Tubby, Soft Hearted Scientists, Jimi Hendrix, Duke Ellington, Lewis Parker, Digital Underground, Kanye West, Premier, Vadim, Pete Rock, Beck, A Tribe Called Quest, Little Brother, Beastie Boys, Styles of Beyond, Ras Kass, Planet Asia, Aesop Rock, Blak Twang (Dettwork SE-era), Simon B, D-Fine, the Punning Clan, Soft Hearted Scientists, world music, jazz, classical music, random psychedelia and prog rock, banjos, Aphex Twin, Leftfield, yer ma, sounds in general, the list goes on...
Sounds Like: Me.
Record Label: Punning Clan Productions
Type of Label: None