Dru Down

Dru Down
Background information
Birth name	Darnel Robinson
Origin	Oakland, California
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1984 - Present
Labels	C-Note Records Relativity Records Pimp On Records
Associated acts	Luniz, The Regime

Darnel Robinson, better known by his stage name Dru Down, is an American rapper from Oakland, California.^[1]

Music career

His song "Ice Cream Man" from the album Explicit Game was a minor underground hit but he earned airplay with "Pimp of the Year" (sometimes played with more radio-friendly lyrics under the name "Mack of the Year") from the same album. He also had a minor mainstream hit with the title track of his next album, Can You Feel Me, and he performed with Spice 1, E-40, Richie Rich, Shock G, Yukmouth, The Luniz, and other Bay Area rappers. He also collaborated with his Bay Area friend 2Pac on "All About You". Dru Down also plays a part in the 1996 movie Original Gangstas and in 2001 he released a movie of his own named Hip Hop & Porn Stars. Currently Dru is signed to rapper Yukmouth's Smoke-A-Lot Records and owns his own record label entitled Pimp On Records.

Dru Down is a member of The Regime, a large collective of rappers including Yukmouth, Tech N9ne, Messy Marv, BG Bulletwound, Dorasel, Grant Rice, Tha Realest and Gonzoe among others.

In November 2008 Dru Down launched his official website for his label Pimp On Records

Discography

Albums

• 1992: Fools from the Streets
• 1994: Explicit Game
• 1996: Can You Feel Me
• 2001: Pimpin' Phernelia
• 2002: Gangsta Pimpin'
• 2006: Cash Me Out (With Lee Majors)

Singles

• 1994: "Pimp of the Year"
• 1994: "Ice Cream Man" (feat. Luniz)
• 1995: "No One Loves You"
• 1996: "Can You Feel Me"
• 1997: "Baby Bubba" (feat. Bootsy Collins)

Guest appearances

References

External links

• Official Website
• Dru Down at MySpace