Dudley Perkins began rapping in 1987, though his debut for most hip-hop fans took place in 1995 when he was featured on a track from
tha Alkaholiks' Coast II Coast (as
Declaime). Affiliated with the group of rapper/producers who made waves later in the decade as
Lootpack (including
Quasimoto and
Wildchild),
Perkins wrote a few songs and, with
Quasimoto at the boards, recorded an ode called "Flowers." After Stones Throw mogul
Peanut Butter Wolf heard the acid-soaked R&B jam, he released it on 7" as part of the label's
Jukebox 45's series; soon after, it became a favorite of DJs and tastemakers including
Gilles Peterson. The full-length A Lil Light followed in mid-2003, with
Expressions coming out in 2006. A year later, The Message Uni Versa appeared as a
G&D release, the "G" being producer/musician/vocalist
Georgia Anne Muldrow. The two would use their full names for the 2008 release Beautiful Mindz, then the
Perkins album Holy Smokes appeared in 2009 with
Muldrow handling all the production. Holy Smokes would come courtesy of SomeOthaShip, a label formed by
Muldrow and
Perkins.
SomeOthaShip was also the title of their collaborative 2010 album, which was followed in 2013 by another
G&D effort, this one titled
Lighthouse. The solo album Dr. Stokely also arrived in 2013 with both
Madlib and
Muldrow on production. ~ John Bush