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Naeem Juwan, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album ''YoYoYoYoYo'', which was produced by former group member Alex Epton (XXXChange). A harbinger of post-millennial alternative rap,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spank Rock: DTF DADT )〕 the duo became known for its mixing of disparate hip hop and club genres, including Baltimore club,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Everything Is Boring & Everyone Is a F---ing Liar Album Review )〕 Miami bass,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spank Rock Feeds his Serious Need for Speed )〕 electro music and rock. In 2007, Epton left the group to pursue his own production〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive: DJ XXXChange Is No Longer In Spank Rock )〕 while Juwan went on to release the Bangers & Cash EP (2007) with pop producer Benny Blanco. After a five-year contract struggle with his label Downtown Records,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spank Rock Biography )〕 Juwan released his sophomore LP Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar (2011) with a range of producers including Boys Noize, Le1f,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spank Rock feat. Big Freedia: Nasty )〕 XXXChange, and Squeak E. Clean.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Liner Notes for Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar )〕 == Biography == Juwan grew up in West Baltimore in a row home alongside five sisters and two brothers.〔("Spank Rock Biography" ), ''Resident Advisor''.〕 As a teenager, Juwan frequented clubs such as Paradox, where DJs played Baltimore club music. In high school, his older sister introduced him to Brooklyn-based producer J. Period, known for producing records by underground rappers Mos Def and Artifacts. J. Period mentored Juwan and helped him improve his skills as a rapper for some time. After moving to Philadelphia and dropping out of college, Juwan met fellow Baltimore native Alex Epton, who had studied composition at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and learned studio production as an intern at the DFA Records studio in New York.〔 Juwan and Epton started performing under the name Spank Rock together in Philadelphia and Phoenixville, where their reputation quickly increased. They later toured with Hollertronix and M.I.A.. They also toured with Beck in 2006.〔("Baltimore's Spank Rock: Unhinged but Hot" ), Porter, Christopher, ''WashingtonPost.com'', October 30, 2006.〕 Spank Rock's debut album ''YoYoYoYoYo'' was released in 2006 on the Big Dada record label. Their single, "Bump", was named Single of the Year by Xfm London breakfast DJ Lauren Laverne in 2006.〔Xfm DJs' Top 5s of 2006〕 In late 2007, Alex Epton aka XXXchange, left Spank Rock to pursue his own production while Naeem Juwan signed a deal with Downtown Records.〔("Spank Rock Goes Downtown: Will They Be the New Gnarls Barkley?" ), The Editors, ''The Daily Swarm'', June 20, 2007.〕 Spank Rock's first Downtown Records release came in the form of fall 2007's ''Benny Blanco & Spank Rock Present: Bangers & Cash EP'', a 2 Live Crew inspired 5 song EP.〔("Spank Rock's 2 Live Crew Inspired EP Revealed" ), Thompson, Paul, ''Pitchfork'', September 4, 2007.〕 Spank Rock also contributed a rap on the "Benny Blanco" remix of the track Heart Beat Rock; taken from Australian singer Kylie Minogue's 2007/8 Grammy nominated album "X". In 2010, MC Spank Rock was featured along with The View's Kyle Falconer on "The Bike Song" by Mark Ronson, which featured on Ronson's 2010 album Record Collection. He was also the touring rapper on the album's 2010 UK tour. In September 2011, Spank Rock released his second full length album, ''Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar'' on his own label, Bad Blood Records. Pitchfork.com premiered the first single from the album, titled "Energy," produced by Boys Noize,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Energy )〕 and later selected the single "Nasty" as Best New Track. Rolling Stone premiered the album in September 2011 on their website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive Stream: Spank Rock's Rowdy New Album )〕 The album featured production from Boys Noize, XXXChange, Sam Spiegel, and Le1f, as well as appearances by Santigold and Big Freedia.〔 After the release of his album, Spank Rock was one of the faces of Alexander Wang's 2011 T collection, along with Santigold.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exclusive: Santigold And Spankrock For T By Alexander Wang )〕 In 2012, Spank Rock released a second EP, "E. I. B. A. E. I. A. F. L. Remixes", a collection of various producers' remixes of tracks from his sophomore LP. In 2012 Naeem Juwan co-wrote the Boys Noize-produced track "Look at These Hoes" from Santigold's LP Master of My Make-Believe.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Look at These Hoes' liner notes )〕 In 2014, Spank Rock released his third EP, "The Upside," on his own Bad Blood Records and Boysnoize Records, with production contributions from Miami-based bounce producer Kid Kamillion, German electronic dance producer Boys Noize, Don Loemax and Damian Taylor. The EP premiered on December 9, 2014 following a premiere stream of the entire EP on Dazed & Confused.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stream Spank Rock’s ‘The Upside’ EP )〕 Lead single "Gully" was remixed by Brodinski and Switch, and has received extensive play on BBC Radio 1.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spank Rock profile on BBC One )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spank Rock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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