3rd Party is the independent alternative to the bling bling era. "Separation of Powers" is a blended album: 16 tracks expertly mixed by DJ Center ('06 URB Next 100, Giant Step). Solos from Farbeon, Hired Gun, Rabbi Darkside and new 3rd Party joints.

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#		Title	Length	Sample
1		Hear Here	1:49
2		Playback	4:19
3		First Bell	2:27
4		The Next	2:34
5		Slow Down	3:14
6		Best Minds	3:23
7		Thought Bubbles	3:54
8		The Road-featuring Core Rhythm, Baba Israel	3:36
9		Same Old Paradigm	3:08
10		What Makes the Man	2:17
11		U.S. is Gangsta	3:02
12		A.S.U.	3:33
13		Never Thought	3:52
14		Bailamos	5:24
15		Dangerous-Featuring Ann Enzminger	3:22
16		Live Right-Featuring Mista Mayday	4:29
17		Let it Be	5:09

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On the heels of their critically acclaimed debut, 3rd Party is dropping their first full-length endeavor: "Separation of Powers." Always pushing boundaries, this 60-minute record is a blended album, putting a truly artistic spin on the idea of the mixtape. Expertly blended together by DJ Center ('06 URB Next 100, Giant Step), "Separation of Powers" flows effortlessly from beginning to end, from politics to love to work, from producer to producer, from emcee to emcee.

"Separation of Powers" features
*16 brand new tracks: 4 from 3rd Party and 4 solo joints each from Farbeon, Hired Gun, and Rabbi Darkside
*Tracks from 9 different producers
*Guest appearances from Baba Israel, Core Rhythm, Ann Enzminger, Mista Mayday
*A seamless journey through jazzy-funky-boom bap. Emotional, powerful and poetic Hip Hop at its finest.


3rd Party
(Farbeon, Hired Gun, Rabbi Darkside)

Breathing life and meaning into Hip Hop culture,
3rd Party is a simultaneous return to the golden era and leap into the future. Genre-bending music and mind-bending lyrics fuse to create something distinct, unique, progressive and positive.

Their debut release, Pressed For Time (4 stars, URB Sept. 05), has led to appearances at a number of national festivals and universities, where their energetic and engaging stage show has won them an international following.

Their long-running monthly residency at the
Bowery Poetry Club in NYC has spawned collaborations with a range of musical legends, from Wordsworth to DJ Rob Swift to The Last Poets.

This collective of artists/educators splits their time between youth development work, political activism and Hip Hop creativity, united by their music.


DJ Center
(Giant Step Records, 06 URB NEXT 100)

Meet the most talked-about, sought after DJ in NYC. This trans-Atlantic sound system smasher has been on fire as both DJ and producer, finding distribution for his top-selling mixtape Feeling What Im Feeling with Giant Step Records, while also shining as a beatmaker, remixing for Si Se, among others.

DJ Center has a radio show on the Giant Step Jukebox entitled Music Lounge Radio (www.giantstep.net), updated bi-weekly.
Check him out as he continues to fly sky high.