STINK TANK™ was formed in the summer of 2006 by producer Man Mantis and MC Dudu Stinks. Inspired by the creativity and originality of acts like De La Soul, The Roots, Wu Tang Clan, MF DOOM and Madlib, the two sought to create a conceptual statement on the current state of hip hop, using multiple characters (all portrayed by D. Stinks) to create a microcosm of players, haters, gangstas and wankstas. After two years of dedicated studio work, their debut ...
In 2005, dumate (always with a lower-case D) landed on the scene with their first self-released album, dumate Rite: The Known Knowns, which received widespread critical acclaim. In the four ensuing years, core members Dudu Stinks and drummer Jah Boogie (Demetrius Wainwright) continued to tighten up their live show while expanding both their sound and their roster. Now including bass virtuoso Bobby Peru (Nick Moran), multi-talented producer/MC Dialect Lyrical One (Bradley Thomas), and Madison’s 2009 Beat Battle Champion ...
The ever-prolific Man Mantis journeys into the realm of neo-soul on vocalist K.Raydio’s debut album.
Featuring updates on damn near every single artist on the World Around roster. What have we been up to? Long story…
Much to our surprise, J. Dante recorded an album with his cousin, producer and vocalist Dawnsson last week. And here it is.
Congratulations and respect to our boys, who took home Urban/R&B Album of the Year at the 2010 Madison Area Music Awards!
Man Mantis and J. Dante want to take you to a Whole New World on April 16th.
Six years of home-brewed recordings. Sixteen tracks. One hell of a debut album.
Ring in the New Year with this free 18-track compilation featuring upcoming material from the World Around posse.
Whether he’s donning the mantle of director or producer, Man Mantis has the cure for what ails you.
Take Man Mantis, DLO, Dudu Stinks and some found footage, and you’ve got a recipe for an awesome video.
Madison’s new hip hop publication, 608 Magazine, has got our home team on the cover. This is quite awesome.
Simple and fresh. These new dumate shirts, previously only available at shows, can now be ordered online.
Drums + Bass + MPC + 2 Emcees = dumate. This album is awesome.