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 rapper/producer

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 Danny!

Danny!

Danny!, also known as D. Swain , is an American rap performer and record producer from Columbia, South Carolina, a former student of the Savannah College of Art & Design and, previously, a recording artist for Definitive Jux Records. L.A. Weekly has called Danny! "the best new artist that Def Jux...

 released Behind The Beats, Vol. 2 on October 23, 2007 (see 2007 in music

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) under his Badenov Records/1911 Music imprint. It is the second promotional album in his Behind The Beats series, which is made up of snippets from twenty songs from Danny's catalogue followed by a snippet from its sample playing directly afterwards. Like Vol. 1 before it, the album cover for Behind The Beats, Vol. 2 depicts beets being prepared for consumption, presumably a play on the homonymous title. Both installments of Behind The Beats were mixed and compiled by Danny himself, and are both extremely hard to find due to a limited number of copies being pressed.

Interestingly, Danny released both Behind The Beats discs under his real name, Daniel Swain, which is the same name he uses when releasing his instrumental albums.

Track listing

1. "It's Okay"
2. "I'm Back"
3. "Check It Out (remix)"
4. "The College Kicked-Out
   The College Kicked-Out
   The College Kicked-Out is the debut album from American rapper/producer Danny! . Originally slated for an October 12 release date, The College Kicked-Out finally saw the light of day on November 2 after being delayed by bootlegging....
   
   Intro"
5. "Strange Fruit"
6. "F.O.O.D."
7. "Rhyme Writer Crime Fighter"
8. "Clap Back"
9. "No Guarantees (remix)"
10. "I Only Wanna Be With You"
11. "You Owe Me"
12. "Now You're Back"
13. "I'm Movin' Out"
14. "Regrets"
15. "Temptation"
16. "Fullaschidt (remix)"
17. "It Changes"
18. "Can't Wait"
19. "Give Me A Chance"
20. "Fly, Pt. 2"