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“Pennsylvania Ave.” is the first single off Dirt Platoon’s widely anticipated “Deeper Than Dirt” LP set to drop September 15th on Brake Fast Records. “Pennsylvania Ave.” is an ode to Baltimore that garners a stamp of approval from “American Gangster” street legend Melvin Williams, who makes a cameo in the music video. The song provides an introspective look into one of Baltimore’s most respected neighborhoods as Brake Fast beatsmith Tom Delay, with the help of R. Taylor, brings “Pennsylvania Ave.” through your speakers as if you grew up there.

It was the early 90’s, when these young men dreamt and began their journey. Inspired by artists like Big Daddy Cane, Chubb Rock, and countless others, Dirt Platoon was formed in 1997. When asked about the concept for the group name, the response was very simple, “We felt like the state of hip hop was all gloss and floss, so we wanted to go left, when everyone else was going right.”

Comprised of two emcees, Raf and Snook, the group has become one of hip-hop’s elite in Baltimore. The Dirt Platoon sound conveys the lifestyle of Baltimore city through real hip-hop. Bringing that raw, gutter style that many artists lack today, their sound has an old school feel with new school flow and tactics.

Beginning in the late 90’s and continuing on through to the present millennium, Dirt Platoon put out a number albums including “Daily Routine”, “Moodswingz”, “The Introduction: Operation 410”, and “The Brute and The Brain”. Now linked up with Brake Fast Records for their next release, “Deeper Than Dirt”, you can expect more dopeness in 2010.