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Combining old-school rhyming with soulful beats, the Washington, D.C., duo
Panacea have drawn comparisons to revered hip-hoppers like
the Roots,
Gang Starr, and
A Tribe Called Quest. Producer K-Murdock was born and raised in D.C. and had worked with R&B singers
Bilal and
Raheem DeVaughn before hooking up with Philadelphia MC
Raw Poetic. With
Poetic's easygoing flow fitting perfectly over Murdock's soulful beats, the two decided to become a team. When
Poetic made the move to D.C.,
Panacea was born and in 2003 they announced their arrival with the debut EP
Thinking Back, Looking Forward on the Los Angeles-based Glow-in-the-Dark label. In late 2005, Glow-in-the-Dark announced they had signed a deal to co-release the duo's first full-length with the cutting-edge Rawkus label. Ink Is My Drink landed a year later, with "Starlite" as its leadoff single. ~ David Jeffries