In a shocking move for independent Hip Hop, Kidz In The Hall [click to read] debuted their video “Drivin’ Down The Block” [click to view] on MTV‘s TRL on May 1st. Today, “Drivin’ Down The Block” reached #6 on the sought after chart for Pop music. The video, which parodies the 1980 Kurt Russell film Used Cars, is the first single from the duo of Naledge and Double-O on their Major League/Duck Down release The In Crowd.
The album releases on May 13. This position, which is Duck Down‘s first ever appearance on the video countdown, may mean a wider audience for the duo who debuted in 2006 with School Was My Hustle on Rawkus Records.
The group’s manager, Dan Solomito, told industry friends, “This is remarkable news but we’re not content. Lets get it to number
#1, and show the world that independent music is alive and kicking!” Citing groups like Panic At The Disco, Chris Brown and Danity Kane as competition, he urged fans of Hip Hop to vote for the single to be propelled further into seemingly uncharted territory.
